Tag: Rooney Mara

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: NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 16, 2021

NIGHTMARE ALLEY Director: Guillermo del ToroStarring: Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, David Strathairn, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Holt McCallany Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) has made many films about monsters, the macabre, and other unexplainable forces. His new film, Nightmare Alley, takes his audience…
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Movie Review: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 23, 2016

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Director: Travis Knight Starring: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei I’ve seen quite a few animated films this year, and Kubo and the Two Strings ranks as the very best of that list. A young boy named Kubo (Parkinson) lives in a rocky cliff…
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The 88th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 14, 2016

The 88th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS BEST PICTURE 1. The Big Short 2. Bridge of Spies 3. Brooklyn 4. Mad Max Fury Road 5. The Martian 6. The Revenant 7. Room 8. Spotlight BEST DIRECTOR 1. Lenny Abrahamson, Room 2. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant 3. Adam McKay, The Big Short 4. Tom McCarthy, Spotlight 5.…
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2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 30, 2015

2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW It’s that time of the year again when critics post their best and worst of the year lists. The beginning of 2015 was a big doozy to the point where I thought it was going to be a bad year at the movies. It was one lousy movie after another…
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Movie Review: CAROL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 25, 2015

CAROL Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Jake Lacy, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson It’s the early 1950s and that snowy and bustling time of the year again as Christmas approaches. For Therese (Mara), that means a busy work season as she is employed in the toy section of a large department store in…
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A CONVERSATION WITH TODD HAYNES AND CHRISTINE VACHON ON “CAROL”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 22, 2015

A CONVERSATION WITH TODD HAYNES AND CHRISTINE VACHON ON “CAROL” Director Todd Haynes and his producing partner Christine Vachon have been working together for twenty years now through her production company Killer Films. Their films, including Far From Heaven and Velvet Goldmine, have been celebrated by critics and moviegoers for their depiction of gay and lesbian…
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Movie Review: HER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 10, 2014

HER Writer/Director: Spike Jonze Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia Wilde Is it possible to fall madly in love with someone even though you have never met them? I am sure that is not uncommon in the world of online dating. What if that person was your operating system?…
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PAUL’S 2013 MID-YEAR MOVIE RECAP

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 2, 2013

PAUL’S 2013 MID-YEAR MOVIE RECAPI alway like to keep a running tally of all of the new movies I have taken in over the year. Whether they are the new 2013 releases, movies from the last few years I’m catching up on, or taking advantage of the old classics, I like to see how my…
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