Tag: Melissa Leo

Movie Review: THUNDER FORCE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 9, 2021

THUNDER FORCE Writer/Director: Ben FalconeStarring: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Bateman, Melissa Leo, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby The pairing of real-life besties Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer should be a superhero dream team, yet their new film Thunder Force is a full-fledge super mess. We learn through some opening narration and comic book…
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Movie Review: SNOWDEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 16, 2016

SNOWDEN Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Scott Eastwood, Tom Wilkinson, Joely Richardson, Timothy Olyphant Director Oliver Stone is no stranger at tackling controversial true-life subjects. His latest is that of infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden, here played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film is shaped around Snowden’s…
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Movie Review: THE EQUALIZER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 30, 2014

THE EQUALIZER Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo Denzel Washington is back in another high-intensity action flick. How many of these has he done lately? This time he reteams with his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua. Robert McCall (Washington) spends most of his day…
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Movie Review: PRISONERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 25, 2013

PRISONERSDirector: Denis VilleneuveStarring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo This twisty ethical child abduction mystery thriller will have people pretty divided. I can tell you that I was engrossed from the very first frame and did not check the watch in the entire two and a half…
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Movie Review: OBLIVION

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 23, 2013

OBLIVION Director: Joseph Kosinski Starring: Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo With the exception of Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise movies have been very ho-hum lately. They have ridden the fence of mediocrity, but who is to blame? Is it the material? Is it Tommy boy, the guy that used to…
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Movie Review: FLIGHT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 27, 2012

FLIGHT Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, Tamara Tunie, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood I do not think people realize how much faith they are putting in their pilot every time they board a plane. It may become more apparent after seeing Flight, Robert Zemeckis’ first live action movie since 2000’s Cast…
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