Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: FREE STATE OF JONES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 24, 2016

FREE STATE OF JONES Director: Gary Ross Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Sean Bridgers, Christopher Berry Matthew McConaughey continues his run of playing heavy, important roles that try to challenge him as an actor and make us forget about his rom-com days. In Free State of Jones, he takes on Civil War…
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Movie Review: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 24, 2016

INDEPENDENCE DAY RESURGENCE Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Jessie T. Usher, Vivica A. Fox, Maika Monroe, Judd Hirsch, Joey King, Brent Spiner, William Fichtner, Sela Ward In the age of reboots, sequels, re-imaginings, and everything in between, does it really come as a surprise that there is a sequel to…
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Movie Review: FINDING DORY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 16, 2016

FINDING DORY Director: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy, Diane Keaton, Idris Elba, Sigourney Weaver, Hayden Rolence, Dominic West It’s time to head back into the water with our favorite blue fish that suffers from short-term memory loss. As the opening points out, even as a…
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Movie Review: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 16, 2016

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring: Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul, Ryan Hansen I feel like Kevin Hart has just resigned himself to doing buddy comedies in the same way Liam Neeson has taken on the vengeful action flicks. You basically know what to expect going into…
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Movie Review: THE CONJURING 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 10, 2016

THE CONJURING 2 Director: James Wan Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Franka Potente, Lauren Esposito I love a good scary movie and director James Wan is no stranger at delivering a thrilling scare to his audiences. He directed the first film as well as Saw and Insidious to name a few.…
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Movie Review: ME BEFORE YOU

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 2, 2016

ME BEFORE YOU Director: Thea Sharrock Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Matthew Lewis, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Brendan Coyle Bring your tissues as you may need them for the latest tearjerker romance to hit the big screen. Me Before You is the extremely popular book by Jojo Moyes that was the target of many book…
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Movie Review: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 26, 2016

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Director: James Bobin Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall You can add Alice Through the Looking Glass to that growing list of sequels that are completely unnecessary and have nothing new to offer. Alice (Wasikowska)…
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Movie Review: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 26, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Evan Peters, Oliva Munn, Rose Byrne, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp I thought it would be a slam-dunk no-brainer that the casting of Oscar Isaac in the latest and final film in the new X-Men trilogy…
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Movie Review: NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 23, 2016

NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING Director: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Selena Gomez, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Lisa Kudrow Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is that sequel that you didn’t really expect to happen after the first film ended. This film is proof it still isn’t necessary despite the huge…
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Movie Review: THE NICE GUYS

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 20, 2016

THE NICE GUYS Director: Shane Black Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Murielle Telio, Ty Simpkins Porn and Ryan Gosling. No, it’s not that kind of movie. The year is 1977 and the porn scene in Los Angeles is just as hot as ever. It’s no secret that…
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