Tag: Netflix

THE ENDLESS STREAMING QUEUES

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 24, 2020

THE ENDLESS STREAMING QUEUES Can you run out of TV to watch? What happens if I reach the bottom of my Netflix queue? These are just some of the questions I’ve been hearing lately as people are spending their quarantine time in front of their favorite streaming service. I answer these questions and offer up…
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Movie Review: BECOMING

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 14, 2020

BECOMING Director: Nadia HallgrenStarring: Michelle Obama, Adrian K. Collins, Barack Obama, Gayle King, Stephen Colbert Former First Lady Michelle Obama smashed records with her memoir, Becoming. Her 34-city book tour is now the center piece to bring her story to documentary format. The documentary poses as a behind-the-scenes look at the tour, and the women along…
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TV Review: DEAD TO ME Season 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 14, 2020

DEAD TO ME Season 2 Creators: Liz FeldmanStarring: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Sam McCarthy, Natalie Morales Season 2 of the hit Netflix show picks up the very next morning after the fatal events that occurred at the end of the first season. Jen (Applegate) and Judy (Cardellini) are still in a bit of…
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TV Review: HOLLYWOOD

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 6, 2020

HOLLYWOOD Creators: Ryan Murphy, Ian BrennanStarring: David Corenswet, Jake Picking, Jeremy Pope, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Samara Weaving, Patti LuPone, Jim Parson, Joe Mantello, Dylan McDermott, Rob Reiner Ryan Murphy has covered everything in his television career from plastic surgery to glee clubs to horror stories and OJ Simpson. His latest series is aptly titled Hollywood, and…
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TV Review: THE CROWN Season 3

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 20, 2020

THE CROWN Season 3 Creator: Peter MorganStarring: Olivia Colman, Helen Bonham Carter, Tobias Menzies, Josh O’Connor, Charles Dance, Jason Watkins The third season of The Crown picks up in 1964 and covers Queen Elizabeth’s reign through 1977. This is shortly after Season 2, but we welcome a cast change. Olivia Coleman takes over for Claire…
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Movie Review: MISS AMERICANA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2020

MISS AMERICANA Director: Lana WilsonStarring: Taylor Swift, Andrea Swift, Jack Antonoff, Brendon Urie, Scott Swift Taylor Swift decides to show off her personal side in the new Netflix documentary Miss Americana. The film could also be thought of as a personal emancipation from herself. Swift is front and center as she reflects on her career,…
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Movie Review: THE TWO POPES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 12, 2019

THE TWO POPES Director: Fernando Meirelles Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín The Two Popes is an unconventional biopic for Cardinal Jorge Bergolio (Pryce) who would go on to become Pope Francis. The story is structured as a conversation between Bergolio as he shares his life story to Pope Benedict XVI (Hopkins) Bergolio is…
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IN CONVERSATION: DAVID HARBOUR FROM “STRANGER THINGS 3”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 30, 2019

IN CONVERSATION: DAVID HARBOUR FROM “STRANGER THINGS 3” If you look at David Harbour’s resume, you will recognize films like Brokeback Mountain and Quantum of Solace or even television hits like The Newsroom. His biggest and most high profile role is as the gruff, but lovable, Chief Jim Hopper on Netflix’s Stranger Things. It took…
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Movie Review: WINE COUNTRY

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 14, 2019

WINE COUNTRY Director: Amy PoehlerStarring: Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, Tina Fey, Jason Schwartzman, Cherry Jones Rebecca (Dratch) is turning fifty but doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Her friend, Abby (Poehler), convinces her that a girls trip to wine country in the Napa…
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Movie Review: EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 8, 2019

EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE Director: Joe BerlingerStarring: Zac Efron, Lily Collins, Jim Parson, John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Angela Sarafyan Zac Efron takes his career in a bold turn by starring as notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. The film picks up the night he met his girlfriend, Liz (Collins), in a dive bar.…
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