Tag: Daveed Diggs

Movie Review: NICKEL BOYS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 22, 2025

NICKEL BOYS Director: RaMell RossStarring: Ethan Harisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Daveed Diggs, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer-Prize for his novel “The Nickel Boys.” Whitehead is one of few authors to win the Pulitzer Prize twice. His other win was for “The Underground Railroad,” which was made into a limited series…
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Movie Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 24, 2023

THE LITTLE MERMAID Director: Rob MarshallStarring: Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem There may be a saturation of the Disney live action remakes of their beloved animated films. It’s hard not to be all in when the cast is as good as it is in The…
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Movie Review: SOUL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 18, 2020

SOUL Director: Pete Docter, Kemp PowersStarring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Daveed Diggs, Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Wes Studi Pixar has taken us to infinity and beyond and inside the mind of a young girl. Their new film Soul takes us deep within ourselves. Jamie Foxx lends his dynamic voice to…
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Movie Review: HAMILTON

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 1, 2020

HAMILTON Director: Thomas KailStarring: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos Despite Broadway being shuttered until January 2021 and national tours on hold for the foreseeable future, you can have a bit of Broadway history in your very own home as Hamilton will…
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Movie Review: VELVET BUZZSAW

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 10, 2019

VELVET BUZZSAW Writer/Director: Dan GilroyStarring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, John Malkovich, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen The seedy, mysterious, and cutthroat art world of Los Angeles isn’t quite prepared for the arrival of Vetril Dease. The catch is that Dease was an elusive artist no one ever heard…
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Movie Review: WONDER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 16, 2017

WONDER Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Daveed Diggs, Kadji Jeter, Mandy Patinkin The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio has taken schools by storm due to its sensitive subject of bullying and feeling accepted. Now we’re getting the big screen treatment with a pretty strong cast. Jacob Tremblay (Room)…
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