Category: Movie Reviews

  • Movie Review: MONEY MONSTER

    Movie Review: MONEY MONSTER

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    MONEY MONSTER Director: Jodie Foster Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito George. Julia. Jodie. All three Oscar winners are teaming up for a sharp edge of your seat thriller that feels all too realistic. George Clooney plays Lee Gates, a Jim Cramer type host of a cable show called Money…

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  • Movie Review: ELVIS & NIXON

    Movie Review: ELVIS & NIXON

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    ELVIS & NIXON Director: Liza Johnson Starring: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters If you’ve ever watched House of Cards, you have seen Kevin Spacey take control of the Oval Office. He’s back in familiar territory, but this time playing a very different president. In Elvis & Nixon, he’s…

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  • Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

    Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Rudd, Daniel Brühl, Tom Holland This is the thirteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The number 13 is typically an unlucky number for some,…

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  • Movie Review: MOTHER’S DAY

    Movie Review: MOTHER’S DAY

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    MOTHER’S DAY Director: Gary Marshall Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Margo Martindale, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Hector Elizondo, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Pine, Sarah Chalke, Jack Whitehall I hate watching bad movies, but I sure do love writing about them. Such is the case for Mother’s Day. Long-time comedy director Gary Marshall…

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  • Movie Review: GREEN ROOM

    Movie Review: GREEN ROOM

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    GREEN ROOM Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Patrick Stewart, Macon Blair I get the impression that Patrick Stewart doesn’t take himself too seriously, which is something I really admire about him. He’s a classically trained actor who has tackled everything from Shakespeare, Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men, and raunchy…

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  • Movie Review: DEMOLITION

    Movie Review: DEMOLITION

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    DEMOLITION Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Polly Draper, Heather Lind, Debra Monk Do you ever have one of those wretched days when the littlest thing because the item that pushes you over the edge? For Davis (Gyllenhaal), it’s the vending machine that is that item. His world is…

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  • Movie Review: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR

    Movie Review: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Nick Frost, Sam Claflin, Alexandra Roach, Rob Brydon I feel like it’s a little redundant these days with the fairy tale genre to claim that there’s “one story you haven’t heard yet.” That’s precisely how The Huntsman: Winter’s War…

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  • Movie Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK

    Movie Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    THE JUNGLE BOOK Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling In the past few years Disney has created “live action” versions of some of their animated classics. With each successful one come more rumored projects like Dumbo and Peter Pan…

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  • Movie Review: THE BOSS

    Movie Review: THE BOSS

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    THE BOSS Director: Ben Falcone Starring: Melissa McCarthey, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Peter Dinklage, Kristen Schaal, Cecily Strong, Kathy Bates, Tyler Labine, Margo Martindale, Cedric Yarbrough Melissa McCarthy and her husband/creative partner, Ben Falcone, are back with another loud-mouthed character that aligns with many of the other characters she has created recently. She plays Michelle…

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  • Movie Review: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!

    Movie Review: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!

    Paul McGuire Grimes

    EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! Writer/Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Justin Street, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Temple Baker, J. Quinton Johnson, Will Brittain You may remember me obsessing over Richard Linklater’s previous film Boyhood when it arrived in theaters in 2014 and became a big awards season contender. I also highlighted his…

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