Katie Camosy Is Not Going to Be Gaslit by Jay S. Jacobs “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Those classic Joni Mitchell lyrics seem almost wistfully idealistic when considering just six decades later, industries have encroached upon small communities, overrunning them and poisoning the air, contaminating the water, endangering public health, ecosystems, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Documentaries
Dave Raymond, Tom Burgoyne and Hoag Kepner – Hanging With the Phanatics
Dave Raymond, Tom Burgoyne and Hoag Kepner Hanging With the Phanatics by Jay S. Jacobs As a Philadelphian, I may be biased, but of all of the mascots in sports history, the greatest one is The Phillie Phanatic. A large green, umm, thing – no one seems to know exactly what the Phanatic is supposed … Continue reading
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man – The Lives and Times of Peter Asher (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN – THE LIVES AND TIMES OF PETER ASHER (2025) Featuring Peter Asher, Paul McCartney, Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Martin, Eric Idle, Jane Asher, Lyle Lovett, Danny Kortchmar, Twiggy, Betsy Asher, Pattie Boyd, John Dunbar, Barry Miles, Yoko Ono, Paul Jones, Chris O’Dell, John Boylan, Leland Sklar, Kate Taylor, … Continue reading
Paul McCartney – Man on the Run (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PAUL McCARTNEY: MAN ON THE RUN (2025) Featuring Paul McCartney, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, Steve Holley, Chris Thomas, Stella McCartney, Mary McCartney, Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Nick Lowe, Sean Ono Lennon and footage of Linda McCartney, Wings, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin and The Beatles. Directed by Morgan … Continue reading
The Moment (A PopEntertainment Movie Review)
THE MOMENT (2026) Starring Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Gates, Isaac Powell, Alexander Skarsgård, Rish Shah, Trew Mullen, Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, Arielle Dombasle, Mel Ottenberg, Richard Perez, Tish Weinstock, Michael Workéyè, Julia Fox, Shygirl, and AG Cook. Written by Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes. Directed by Aidan Zamiri. Distributed by … Continue reading
Breakdown: 1975 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BREAKDOWN: 1975 (2025) Featuring Patton Oswalt, Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone, Peter Bart, Wesley Morris, Joan Tewkesbury, Ellen Burstyn, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Albert Brooks, Peter Biskind, Naomi Fry, Rick Perlstein, Frank Rich, Todd Boyd, Sam Wasson, Jefferson Cowie, James Wolcott, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Bill Gates, James Risen and Kurt Andersen. Narrated by Jodie Foster. Directed by … Continue reading
Are We Good? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ARE WE GOOD? (2025) Featuring Marc Maron, Nate Bargatze, W. Kamau Bell, Bill Burr, David Cross, Gary Gulman, Sarah Rose Hyland, Rick Ingraham, Laurie Kilmartin, Jessica Kirson, Denis Leary, Sam Lipsyte, Brendan McDonald, John Mulaney, Esther Povitsky, Caroline Rhea, Michaela Watkins and archival footage of Lynn Shelton, Jeffrey Ross & Conan O’Brien. Directed by Steven … Continue reading
Beatrice Minger – Swiss Filmmaker Grapples with the Legacy of Irish Designer Eileen Gray
Beatrice Minger Swiss Filmmaker Grapples with the Legacy of Irish Designer Eileen Gray by Brad Balfour Irish designer Eileen Gray built a refuge on the Côte d‘Azur in 1929. Though she built the house for herself, it turned out to be a masterpiece and many people wanted to experience it years after she was gone. … Continue reading
Death & Taxes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DEATH & TAXES (2024) Featuring James Bandler, Jimmy Berman, Chuck Collins, Clive Davis, Matthew Desmond, Beverly Eidreich, Anand Giridharadas, Darrick Hamilton, Amy Hanauer, Yvonne Johnson, Paul Krugman, Frank Luntz, Stephen Moore, Maria Mostago, Grover Norquist, Anne Price, Alissa Quart, Robert Reich, Joy Schein, Mark Schein, David Stockman, Felicia Wong, Eden Wurmfeld and archival footage of … Continue reading
This Is Spinal Tap – 41st Anniversary (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THIS IS SPINAL TAP – 41st ANNIVERSARY (1984) Featuring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Tony Hendra, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Danny Kortchmar, Fran Drescher, Patrick Macnee, Julie Payne, Dana Carvey, Sandy Helberg, Billy Crystal, Paul Benedict, Howard Hesseman, Russ Kunkel, Paul Shaffer, Anjelica Huston and … Continue reading