Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: MIDNIGHT SUN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 23, 2018

MIDNIGHT SUN Director: Scott Speer Starring: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard, Nicholas Coombe It seems like most YA movies fall into one of two genres –dystopian anti-government or romance. Midnight Sun falls in the second genre and is a remake of a Japanese movie from 2006. Bella Thorne, best known for The…
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Movie Review: TOMB RAIDER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 22, 2018

TOMB RAIDER Director: Roar Uthaug Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Hannah John-Kamen I should preface this review by stating that I am not a gamer. I’ve never played the “Tomb Raider” video games, but like many, I’m familiar with the character of Lara Croft given the…
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Movie Review: LOVE, SIMON

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 16, 2018

LOVE, SIMON Director: Greg Berlanti Starring: Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Alexandra Shipp, Logan Miller, Keiynan Lonsdale, Miles Heizer, Joey Pollari, Clark Moore, Tony Hale, Natasha Rothwell It’s a little shocking to think that it took until 2018 to finally have a teen movie whose lead character is gay. We have seen…
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Movie Review: A WRINKLE IN TIME

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 8, 2018

A WRINKLE IN TIME Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: Storm Reid, Deric McCabe, Levi Miller, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Pine, Michael Peña, André Holland Readers have cherished “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle for decades since its release in 1962. It was groundbreaking at the time for attempting…
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Movie Review: ANNIHILATION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2018

ANNIHILATION Writer/Director: Alex Garland Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac There will always be a debate as to whether you should read the book first before seeing the movie. In the case of Annihilation, I have never read the novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer.…
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Movie Review: GAME NIGHT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 22, 2018

GAME NIGHT Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Danny Huston When I think of game night, I think of a rousing game of Settlers of Catan with friends where I inevitably never seem to get the right resources…
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Movie Review: BLACK PANTHER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 15, 2018

BLACK PANTHER Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker We were first introduced to Black Panther, played exceptionally well by Chadwick Boseman, in Captain America: Civil War. Marvel has now given the character his…
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Movie Review: FIFTY SHADES FREED

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 8, 2018

FIFTY SHADES FREED Director: James Foley Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Brant Daugherty, Eloise Mumford, Tyler Hoechlin It’s all come down to this. The conclusion of a trilogy that has left us on the edge of our seat wondering how it will all end is finally here. This statement…
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Movie Review: 12 STRONG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 18, 2018

12 STRONG Director: Nicolai Fuglsig Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Austin Stowell, William Fichtner, Rob Riggle Chris Hemsworth has proven with a variety of comedic roles that he can successfully transition out of his work as Thor into other genres and stories. The catch is that he needs a…
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Movie Review: PADDINGTON 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 12, 2018

PADDINGTON 2 writer/Director: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Julie Walters If you’re looking for a family film to watch at home, watch the first Paddington film now streaming on Netflix. If you’ve already fallen in love with that movie, head out to theaters to check…
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