Tag: true story

Movie Review: FREE STATE OF JONES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 24, 2016

FREE STATE OF JONES Director: Gary Ross Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Sean Bridgers, Christopher Berry Matthew McConaughey continues his run of playing heavy, important roles that try to challenge him as an actor and make us forget about his rom-com days. In Free State of Jones, he takes on Civil War…
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Movie Review: WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 4, 2016

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, Margot Robbie, Alfred Molina, Billy Bob Thornton, Christopher Abbott Tina Fey furthers her attempt at having a big screen career by taking on the true story of journalist Kim Barker. In the film she’s been renamed Kim Baker. Why the one letter…
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Movie Review: EDDIE THE EAGLE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 24, 2016

EDDIE THE EAGLE Director: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley, Christopher Walken 2016 embarks on another year of the Olympics as Rio de Janeiro hosts the summer games this year. It would only seem fitting that the studios are releasing films based on real life Olympic athletes that have left an impression.…
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Movie Review: THE FINEST HOURS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 29, 2016

THE FINEST HOURS Director: Craig Gillespie Starring: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro Disney is no stranger at taking true stories and attempting to turn them into inspiring movies. They’ve done that with many underdog sports films (Remember the Titans, Miracle, McFarland, USA…) Their latest is focused…
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Movie Review: JOY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 24, 2015

JOY Director: David O. Russell Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Diane Ladd, Robert DeNiro, Bradley Cooper, Édgar Ramírez, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini Jennifer Lawrence is the girl on fire again this year. She finished her run as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, and now she’s reteaming with director David O. Russell and a…
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Movie Review: FREEHELD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 11, 2015

FREEHELD Director: Peter Sollett Starring: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, Josh Charles, Luke Grimes Last year, Julianne Moore won every acting award out there for her beautiful performance in Still Alice as a professor who finds out that she has early on-set Alzheimer’s. She tackles another heavy story with another powerful performance…
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Movie Review: THE WALK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 1, 2015

THE WALK Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz If you’ve seen the Oscar winning documentary Man on Wire, you may already be familiar with the story of Philippe Petit. If not, you are in for one unbelievable true story. As a young man, Petit (Gordon-Levitt) spent…
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Movie Review: EVEREST

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 20, 2015

EVEREST Director: Baltasar Kormákur Starring: Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Debicki I already knew this, but Everest has now confirmed that I have no desire to go climb Mount Everest or any other summit like that. In 1996 two expeditions attempt…
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Movie Review: TRUE STORY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

TRUE STORY Director: Rupert Goold Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Ethan Suplee, Gretchen Mol, Robert John Burke One would think that if a movie has James Franco and Jonah Hill in it together, it could be box office gold. Somehow this movie is being released and I feel like no one has heard…
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Movie Review: FOXCATCHER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 26, 2014

FOXCATCHER Director: Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall When you think about casting a wealthy, bizarre, and mentally disturbed wrestling coach, I don’t think Steve Carell’s name is at the top of the list. Leave it to director Bennett Miller to take on that challenge…
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