Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: GHOSTBUSTERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 14, 2016

GHOSTBUSTERS Director: Paul Feig Starring: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Ed Begley Jr., Zach Woods, Charles Dance There’s a line in the classic Ray Parker, Jr. theme song that states, “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts.” I’m here to say that you shouldn’t be afraid of this movie. This new…
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Movie Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 9, 2016

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS Director: Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud Starring: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Dana Carvey, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Bobby Moynihan, Ellie Kemper, Hannibal Buress, Steve Coogan Do you ever wonder what your pets are up to during the middle of the day when you are at work? Do…
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Movie Review: MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 8, 2016

MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES Director: Jake Szymanski Starring: Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Marc Maron, Kumail Nanjiani We’ve all been to that wedding where there’s some obnoxious family member or groomsman that’s had one too many drinks at the open bar and proceeds…
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Movie Review: THE BFG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 30, 2016

THE BFG Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Rafe Spall, Penelope Wilton There’s something nostalgic about seeing a Steven Spielberg film with the Amblin Entertainment studio logo playing before it starts. Spielberg and his crew composing of producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, trusty DP Janusz Kaminski…
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Movie Review: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 30, 2016

THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Director: David Yates Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, Christoph Waltz I like to throw Tarzan into the same category as say The Mummy and Hercules as age old figures that continually seem to have new adaptations coming to the big screen. We’ve seen Tarzan…
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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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