Tag: Sarah Paulson

TV Review: MRS. AMERICA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 22, 2020

MRS. AMERICA Creator: Dahvi WallerStarring: Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Tracey Ullman, Elizabeth Banks, Margo Martindale, Sarah Paulson, Melanie Lynskey, Ari Graynor, John Slattery Cate Blanchett has played many real life figures in her career. Now she tackles the outspoken Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America. It’s the early 1970s and the Equal Rights Amendment is…
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Movie Review: THE GOLDFINCH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 12, 2019

THE GOLDFINCH Director: John CrowleyStarring: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Finn Wolfhard, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Sarah Paulson, Aneurin Barnard If you’ve read Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, you are familiar with the sweeping gut punch she lays out in her story about Theo Decker. Too bad the film adaptation is missing all…
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Movie Trailer: THE GOLDFINCH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 3, 2019

THE GOLDFINCH Director: John CrowleyStarring: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Paulson, Finn Wolfhard, Willa Fitzgerald, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Denis O’Hare The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt has been passed around from book club to book club. My mother-in-law absolutely loved it and couldn’t put it down. It went on to win the Pulitzer…
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Movie Review: GLASS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 18, 2019

GLASS Director: M. Night ShyamalanStarring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark M. Night Shyamalan fans were teased when they saw Bruce Willis’ Unbreakable character, David Dunn, pop up at the end of his last movie Split. It has been nineteen years since Unbreakable, which pitted Willis against…
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Movie Review: BIRD BOX

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 22, 2018

BIRD BOX Director: Susanne BierStarring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Jacki Weaver, Machine Gun Kelly, Sarah Paulson, Danielle Macdonald, Tom Hollander Sandra Bullock stars in the suspenseful new film, Bird Box, now streaming on Netflix. An unnatural force wipes out a majority of the human population. Bullock stars as Malorie, who along with two kids, have to float…
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Movie Review: OCEAN’S 8

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 7, 2018

OCEAN’S 8 Writer/Director: Gary Ross Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, Dakota Fanning It’s been a few years since I watched the Ocean’s 11 trilogy from director Steven Soderbergh. 12 and 13 may have seemed excessive, yet I welcome 8 with open arms.…
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Movie Review: THE POST

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 11, 2018

THE POST Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Coon, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods Director Steven Spielberg has spent the recent part of his career making historical dramas with Munich, Lincoln, and Bridge of Spies, not to mention all…
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The 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS – THE WINNERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 29, 2017

The 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS – THE WINNERS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE Hidden Figures Mahershala Ali, Kirsten Dunst Aldis Hodge, Jim Parsons Ocatavia Spencer, Kevin Costner Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae Glen Powell OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Denzel Washington, Fences OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE…
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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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Movie Rewind: MUD (2013)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 5, 2013

MUD (2013) Director/Writer: Jeff Nichols Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon, Michael Shannon There are always those movies you intend to see in theaters, but somehow they get passed you. Mud came out in early 2013 to critical acclaim, and I am just now getting around…
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