Tag: Adaptation

Movie Review: AMERICAN ASSASSIN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 14, 2017

AMERICAN ASSASSIN Director: Michael Cuesta Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar Dylan O’Brien is best known for his teen friendly roles in the YA genre whether it’s MTV’s Teen Wolf or The Maze Runner franchise. It’s evident that with American Assassin he’s ready to shed that innocent side of him…
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Movie Review: IT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 7, 2017

IT Director: Andy Muschietti Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff This seems to be the year of highly anticipated Stephen King adaptions. His works are highly cherished by his fans, so there is always a concern that the film won’t be able…
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Movie Review: THE DARK TOWER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 3, 2017

THE DARK TOWER Director: Nikolaj Arcel Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert, Fran Kranz, Jackie Earle Haley It was hard for me to not go into The Dark Tower with a little bit of bias. I consider myself a lifelong and devoted fan of Stephen King, yet this eight book series isn’t…
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Movie Review: FIFTY SHADES DARKER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 9, 2017

FIFTY SHADES DARKER Director: James Foley Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Kim Basinger, Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote, Luke Grimes, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora Fify Shades Darker? More like Fifty Shade More Boring. When we last saw Anastasia “Ana” Steele (Johnson) and Christian Grey (Dornan), they had broken up as Christian’s domineering ways…
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Movie Review: LIVE BY NIGHT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 12, 2017

LIVE BY NIGHT Director: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper, Robert Glenister, Sienna Miller, Titus Welliver, Remo Girone, Brendan Gleeson Author Dennis Lehane has had many of his novels grace the big screen like Mystic River, Shutter Island, and the Ben Affleck-directed Gone Baby Gone. The Affleck/Lehane collaboration…
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Movie Review: INFERNO

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 27, 2016

INFERNO Director: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Ben Foster, Omar Sy Tom Hanks returns for his third run as Robert Langdon, Harvard professor and “symbologist.” He’s studied the works of Da Vinci and the Illuminati and is now tasked with putting his knowledge of Dante’s Inferno to the test. Bertrand Zorbist…
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Movie Review: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 20, 2016

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK Director: Edward Zwick Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Aldis Hodge, Robert Knepper Tom Cruise is back for the second time playing Jack Reacher after we were first introduced to this literary character in 2012. We’re now seeing him going rogue. He is quick to tell anyone that he…
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Movie Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 6, 2016

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Director: Tate Taylor Starring: Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Rebecca Ferguson, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramírez, Laura Prepon, Lisa Kudrow It’s the fall release that book lovers have been waiting for as the Paula Hawkins page-turner finally gets the big screen treatment. Rachel Watson (Blunt) takes the train…
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Movie Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 29, 2016

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Director: Tim Burton Starring: Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Dickens, Chris O’Dowd, Allison Janney, Rupert Everett, Terence Stamp I go into each Tim Burton movie with the hope that it feels like the Tim Burton I grew up on. I want that gothic and morose look…
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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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