Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2018

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney RothmanStarring: Shamiek Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Bryan Tyree Henry, MahershalaAli, Zoe Kravitz, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, and Lily Tomlin Miles Morales (Moore) is a young kid who’s been transferred to new private school and has a hard time fitting in. While out late one night creating graffiti…
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Movie Review: MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2018

MARY POPPINS RETURNS Director: Rob MarshallStarring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth Mary Poppins is back on the big screen in an all new adventure thanks to Disney and director Rob Marshall (Into the Woods, Chicago). This new film takes place a couple of decades after the original…
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Movie Review: ROMA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 17, 2018

ROMA Writer/Director: Alfonso Cuarón Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Diego Cortina Autrey Roma is Alfonso Cuarón’s latest cinematic achievement following films like Gravity, Children of Men, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He wrote, directed, edited, and was his own cinematographer on it. It takes place in Roma, a middle class neighborhood…
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Movie Review: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 17, 2018

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Director: Josie Rourke Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, Gemma Chan In 1561, Mary Stuart (Ronan) returns to Scotland as a divorced Catholic woman now taking over the throne as the Queen of Scotland. There is a clash of royalty as her cousin, Elizabeth 1 (Robbie), is the…
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Movie Review: THE FAVOURITE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 7, 2018

THE FAVOURITE Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn Queen Anne (Colman) is in frail health, often bedridden with infections and other ailments. Sarah (Weisz), her lady in waiting, stands by in affection, not only for her but for a position of power. Sarah’s cousin, Abigail (Stone),…
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Movie Review: THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 6, 2018

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS Director: Joel and Ethan Coen Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, Brendan Gleeson The Coen brothers are known to be risk takers with every project they take on. They have turned their latest film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, into a collection of six…
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Movie Review: CREED II

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 27, 2018

CREED II Director: Steven Caple, Jr. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Russell Hornsby It’s been thirty years since Apollo Creed was killed in the ring by Russian athlete Ivan Drago (Lundgren). In this age of reboots and reunions, Creed II takes a similar approach to Rocky…
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Movie Review: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 21, 2018

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Directors: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Ed O’Neill, Alfred Molina Ralph (Reilly) and Vanellope (Silverman) have become very accustomed to living their lives inside the arcade in both of their video games. That all changes…
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Movie Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 15, 2018

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD Director: David Yates Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Turner Johnny Depp surprised audiences by popping up at the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as the powerful dark wizard, Grindelwald. He’s been imprisoned…
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Movie Review: INSTANT FAMILY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 15, 2018

INSTANT FAMILY Director: Sean Anders Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Julie Hagerty, Margo Martindale, Julianna Gamiz, Gustavo Quiroz, Isabela Moner Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne star as Pete and Ellie, respectively, who have a great life with a successful business flipping houses. The only thing they feel is missing is having…
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