Tag: Jessie Buckley

Now on 4K, Blu-Ray: THE BRIDE!

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 21, 2026

THE BRIDE! One of the wildest movies of the year is The Bride! from writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal. When I say wild, I don’t mean crazy horror movie blood and guts or twists and turns. I say wild as it’s an explosion of ideas all stitched together like its namesake. Gyllenhaal hopes it feels cohesive and…
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Movie Review: THE BRIDE!

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 23, 2026

THE BRIDE! Director: Maggie GyllenhaalStarring: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Penelope Cruz, Jake Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal saw a tattoo of the legendary horror creature The Bride of Frankenstein and wanted to know more. She wrote and directed her vision of the character with The Bride. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein and the character…
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Movie Review: HAMNET

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 18, 2025

HAMNET Director: Chloé ZhaoStarring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Noah Jupe Chloé Zhao is the Oscar-winning director behind Nomadland, and now she’s back with Hamnet. It’s a breathtaking and heartbreaking story that’s one of the best movies of the year. It’s the late 16th Century in the middle of the…
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Movie Review: WOMEN TALKING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2022

WOMEN TALKING Director: Sarah PolleyStarring: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Sheila McCarthy, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand The power religion has over people can be hard to grapple. Some fear the unknown wrath of God which informs many of life’s decisions. Writer/director Sarah Polley’s new film Women Talking is loosely inspired on a…
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Movie Review: THE LOST DAUGHTER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 20, 2022

THE LOST DAUGHTER Writer/Director: Maggie GyllenhaalStarring: Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Ed Harris, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Paul Mescal, Peter Sarsgaard Maggie Gyllenhaal has given rich performances on screen both with HBO’s The Deuce and movies like Crazy Heart and The Kindergarten Teacher. Now she’s making for feature film directorial debut with The Lost Daughter. Gyllenhaal…
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Movie Review: THE COURIER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 18, 2021

THE COURIER Director: Dominic CookeStarring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Merab Ninidze, Jessie Buckley The Courier is inspired by the true events surrounding Greville Wynne, played here by Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s the 1960s and the Russians and Americans now have nuclear weapons. Greville Wynne is a husband, father, and a simple businessman trying to provide for…
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Movie Review: I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 10, 2020

I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS Writer/Director: Charlie KaufmanStarring: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Guy Boyd Charlie Kaufman seems to confound moviegoers with each of his movies making us question what’s real, what’s fictional, and what it all means in the end. These Kaufmanisms are on full display in his latest, I’m Thinking of Ending…
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Movie Review: JUDY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 2, 2019

JUDY Director: Rupert GooldStarring: Renée Zellweger, Rufus Sewell, Finn Wittrock, Jessie Buckley, Michael Gambon We may remember Judy Garland (Zellweger) as the talented young star of The Wizard of Oz but her life and career spiraled into a life of drugs and alcohol. She was only 47 and was going broke unable to pay for…
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