Tag: franchise

Movie Review: CREED

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 30, 2015

CREED Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew Maybe after six films moviegoers would have guessed that the Rocky franchise was complete after Sylvester Stallone returned to the role for 2006’s Rocky Balboa. Here we are again with another film in the franchise, but this is considered…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 1, 2015

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS With the upcoming release of Spectre on November 6, I’ve been rewatching the entire franchise and listening to those beloved theme songs. Just like the movies themselves, the songs range from classics to downright questionable. Without further adieu here is my ranking counting down from the…
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Movie Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-ROGUE NATION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 31, 2015

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-ROGUE NATION Writer/Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon McBurney It’s been nearly twenty years and Tom Cruise is still laughing in the face of danger as he continues his successful run as Ethan Hunt. His core team, the IMF, is the target of…
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Movie Review: VACATION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 31, 2015

VACATION Writers/Directors: John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo It’s been 18 years since the last Griswold family vacation in 1997’s Vegas Vacation. There’s a reason for that as that film was extremely disappointing and put a nail…
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Movie Review: MINIONS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 10, 2015

MINIONS Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin Starring: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Saunders, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Katy Mixon The scene-stealers from the Despicable Me movies have received their own movie, and it’s a prequel! The minions are continually in search for a proper master that they can work for which…
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Movie Review: TERMINATOR GENISYS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 1, 2015

TERMINATOR GENISYS Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Matt Smith, J.K. Simmons, Byung-hun Lee James Cameron made a perfect sequel with 1992’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The two films that followed (2003’s Terminator: Rise of the Machines, 2009’s Terminator Salvation) received mainly negative reviews from fans and felt like…
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Movie Review: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 13, 2015

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 Writer/Director: Leigh Whannell Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell It’s almost certain that when a new horror movie performs well that a sequel will be made. It’s so rare when we exactly get a scare-fest that feels fresh and original. When the studios turn those hits into…
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Movie Review: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 15, 2015

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Director: George Miller Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough I first heard about Mad Max: Fury Road years ago when it first went into production. The big Mel Gibson franchise was getting a reboot without its star. Where have we seen that…
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Movie Trailer: VACATION

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 8, 2015

VACATION Writer/Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Chevy Case, Beverly D’Angelo, Chris Hemsworth The last time we checked in with the Griswolds they were in Vegas playing Keno. Vegas Vacation did not live up to expectations and basically killed the franchise. I…
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Movie Review: FURIOUS 7

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 3, 2015

FURIOUS 7 Director: James Wan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou The Fast and the Furious franchise continues at full throttle for its seventh entry. The film picks up directly after the post-credit sequence that happened at the end…
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