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2021-04-01
01 April
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On April 1, 2021
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: FRENCH EXIT

FRENCH EXIT Director: Azazel JacobsStarring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Danielle McDonald, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne Michelle Pfeiffer received a Golden Globe nomination for her new film French Exit. It’s perfect casting as Pfeiffer channels the life of a New York socialite. She stars as Frances Price, a widow who is about to lose everything. Every piece of artwork, every penny, and every part of the only life she knows. Her big plan is to escape to Paris with what little money she has left. Coming along for the adventure is her son, Malcolm, played by Lucas Hedges. Malcolm was set toRead More →

2020-12-08
08 December
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On December 8, 2020
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: LET THEM ALL TALK

LET THEM ALL TALK Director: Steven SoderberghStarring: Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan A couple of years ago, director Steven Soderbergh annouced he going to retire. Since then he has made numerous projects scaling back his supposed retirement. Soderbergh takes us on a trip with Meryl Streep who plays famed author Alice Hughes. She’s been invited to go to England to accept a lifetime achievement award, but she’ll only travel if she can take a ship there. Her agent, played by Gemma Chan, agrees to her conditions and Alice invites her two friends (Dianne Wiest and Candace Bergen) and nephew TylerRead More →

2019-12-01
01 December
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On December 1, 2019
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: WAVES

WAVES Writer/Director: Trey Edward ShultsStarring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Lucas Hedges, Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Alexa Demie Tyler (Harrison) is all-star high school wrestler who seems to everything going for him until one life-altering event follows the next which becomes too much for him to handle. Despite having determined and engaged parents (Brown & Goldsberry), his actions have dire consequences that shape the future for his family. It also stars Taylor Russell and Lucas Hedges and is written and directed by Trey Edward Shults. Shults continues to cement himself as a gifted storyteller with this film and his previous films Krisha andRead More →

2019-11-12
12 November
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On November 12, 2019
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: HONEY BOY

HONEY BOY Director: Alma Ha’relStarring: Noah Jupe, Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Laura San Giacomo, FKA Twigs Shia LaBeouf wrote and stars in the new film, Honey Boy, which is a reflection back at the dysfunctional and abusive relationship he had at the hands of his father. The film navigates two time periods in LaBeouf’s life. The first as a 12-year old kid (who’s named Otis in the movie) played by Noah Jupe. He’s living out of a hotel with his father James (played by LeBeouf) as he’s filming a movie and then alternates to him as an adult actor entering rehab who’s now played byRead More →

2019-01-24
24 January
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On January 24, 2019
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: BEN IS BACK

BEN IS BACK Writer/Director: Peter HedgesStarring: Lucas Hedges, Julia Roberts, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones In the new film Ben is Back, Lucas Hedges stars Ben Burns (Hedges) who suffers from drug addiction. He’s put his family through turmoil time and time again. He unexpectedly comes home for Christmas Eve much to the delight of his mother, Holly (Roberts). His stepfather, Neal (Vance), has his guard up as Ben has yet to prove himself to be in a sober and stable state of mind. Holly gives him 24 hours for him prove his sobriety and show them that he is getting better.Read More →

2018-11-08
08 November
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On November 8, 2018
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: BOY ERASED

BOY ERASED Writer/Director: Joel Edgerton Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, Britton Sear, Joe Alwyn, Cherry Jones Lucas Hedges has secured himself as a promising star on the rise thanks to his work in Manchester by the Sea and Lady Bird. In Boy Erased, he continues his string of playing these fractured young men in that transition period of growing up. He plays Jared who realizes his truth of being gay while in college. It’s not an easy discovery, but one that comes with consequences given that his parents are deeply religious with his dad being a localRead More →

2018-01-21
21 January
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On January 21, 2018
In Award Ceremonies

The 24th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS – THE WINNERS

The 24th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS – THE WINNERS OUSTANDING ENSEMBLE THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Woody Harrelson John Hawkes Lucas Hedges Željo Ivanek Caleb Landry Jones Frances McDormand Clarke Peters Sam Rockwell Samara Weaving OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Gary Oldman, The Darkest Hour OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Alison Janney, I, Tonya OUTSTANDING ACTIONRead More →

2017-12-07
07 December
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On December 7, 2017
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: LADY BIRD

LADY BIRD Writer/Director: Greta Gerwig Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Stephen McKinley, Henderson Greta Gerwig has made a name for herself in the indie film world starring in 20th Century Women and by writing and starring in two Noah Baumbach films, Frances Ha and Mistress America. She makes her directorial debut with Lady Bird with Saoirse Ronan playing the quintessential Gerwig type of character. She plays Christine who’s at that age when she’s really struggling with her identity. It’s her senior year of high school, and she will need to make some tough decisions about her finalRead More →

2017-11-21
21 November
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On November 21, 2017
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Writer/Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage, Lucas Hedges, Abbbie Cornish, Zeljko Ivanek In Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Frances McDormand gives the best performance of her career since the old Marge Gunderson days in Fargo. She plays Mildred Hayes who is still grieving after the murder of her daughter, Angela. She has driven by three billboards outside the town border countless times before but only now does the light bulb go off. They are old, rickety, and haven’t been touched in years with various panels hanging off. She pays $5,000 for theRead More →

2016-12-11
11 December
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On December 11, 2016
In Award Ceremonies

THE 22nd CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS

THE 22nd CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS Here are the winners of The 22nd Critics’ Choice Awards BEST PICTURE La La Land BEST ACTOR Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea BEST ACTRESS Natalie Portman – Jackie BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mahershala Ali – Moonlight BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Viola Davis – Fences BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Moonlight BEST DIRECTOR Damien Chazelle – La La Land BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Damien Chazelle – La La Land and Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Eric Heisserer – Arrival BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Linus Sandgren – La La Land BESTRead More →

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Movie Reviews

Crisis - 3.5 Ticket Stubs, OnDemand
Thunder Force- 1 Ticket Stub, Netflix
Voyagers - 2 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Concrete Cowboy- 3.5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
Godzilla vs. Kong - 3.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, HBO Max
French Exit- 2.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Nobody - 3.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
The Courier- 2 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Zack Snyder's Justice League - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, HBO Max
Yes Day- 3 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
The Father - 4 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Raya and the Last Dragon- 3.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, Disney+ Premier Access
Coming 2 America - 3 Ticket Stubs, Amazon Prime
Boogie- 3 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Nomadland - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, Hulu
Minari- 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Judas and the Black Messiah - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters

Streaming TV Reviews

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - 3.5 Ticket Stubs, Disney+
WandaVision - 4 Ticket Stubs, Disney+
The Mandalorian Season 2 - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Disney+
The Crown Season 4 - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
The Haunting of Bly Manor - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
The Last Dance - 5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
Dead to Me Season 2 (2020) - 4 Ticket Stubs, Netflix

“ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI” Interviews (Amazon Prime)

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Tom Hanks Interview – “News of the World”

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“Beautiful Boy” Q&A with Timothée Chalamet & Nic Sheff

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