CLERK (2021) Featuring Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O’Halloran, Joey Lauren Adams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill, Justin Long, Penn Jillette, Richard Linklater, Judd Nelson, Jason Reitman, Michael Rooker, Scott Mosier, Grace Smith, Donald Smith, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Harley Quinn Smith, Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Vincent Pereira, John Pierson, Janet Pierson, Trevor … Continue reading
Category Archives: Documentaries
Luke McManus – Irish Director Makes a Doc of Dublin and Life on Its North Circular Road
Luke McManus Irish Director Makes a Doc of Dublin and Life on Its North Circular Road By Brad Balfour Having been to Dublin before, my image of the city is filtered through one idealized version or another. I’ve met buskers on Grafton Street and seen hipster haunts in Temple Bar. I’ve traipsed over to the … Continue reading
Sean Claffey – Director Tackles Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Through his Doc Americonned
Sean Claffey Director Tackles Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Through his Doc Americonned by Brad Balfour At CraicFest 2023, director Sean Claffey debuted his powerful doc Americonned. It offers commentary by various political and sociological experts and an examination of ordinary citizens’ lives in order to address the impact that super-capitalists – the one percenters – … Continue reading
Bobby Colomby and John Scheinfeld Explain What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears
Bobby Colomby and John Scheinfeld Explain What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears by Jay S. Jacobs “What goes up, must come down.” That line is not just the opening salvo of 1960s and 1970s hitmakers Blood, Sweat and Tears’ classic smash hit single “Spinning Wheel,” but it also is sadly a pretty … Continue reading
Niki Waltl – Thanks To An Oscar Nom for the Documentary Navalny, Cinematographer is in the Spotlight
Niki Waltl Thanks To An Oscar Nom for the Documentary Navalny, Cinematographer is in the Spotlight by Brad Balfour With Oscar night fast approaching – this Sunday, March 12th – it’s time to get inside some of the nominated films in various categories such as Best Documentary Feature. Among those nominees is Navalny – which … Continue reading
Mye Hoang – Year of the Cat Daddies
Mye Hoang Year of the Cat Daddies By Jay S. Jacobs We all know the old saying that dogs are a man’s best friend. But what about cats? After all, cats are the most second most popular pets in the United States. And cat videos have become ubiquitous on the internet. Some men must have … Continue reading
Cat Daddies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CAT DADDIES (2021) Featuring Nathan Kehn, Pickles, Ginger, Annie, Princess, Jeff Judkins, Zulu, Mr. Fitzby, Erin Lemmon, David Giovanni, Lucky, Chris Alese, Pez, Jordan Lide, Flame the Arson Cat, Carson Couch, Gordon Smith, Lisa Flathman, David Durst, Tora the Trucker Cat, Destiny Rolfe, Pam Darby, Loki, Will Zweigart, Teddy, Franny, Ryan Robertson, Toodles, Megan Dovell, … Continue reading
Nothing Compares (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NOTHING COMPARES (2022) Featuring Sinéad O’Connor, Jeannette Byrne, Paul Byrne, Mike Clowes, Bill Coleman, Chuck D, Fr. Brian D’Arcy, John Grant, Kate Garner, Margo Harkin, Roisin Ingle, Dr. Sinéad Kennedy, Clodagh Latimer, Claire Lewis, John Maybury, Peaches, Marco Pirroni, John Reynolds, Elaine Schock, Skin and Jerry Stafford. Written by Eleanor Emptage, Kathryn Ferguson and Michael … Continue reading
Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DREAMING WALLS: INSIDE THE CHELSEA HOTEL (2022) Featuring Merle Lister Levine, Zoe Serac Pappas, Nicolas Pappas, Rose Cory, Susan Kleinsinger, Joe Corey, Gerald Busby, Skye Ferrante, Eugenie Sappho, Steve Willis, Bettina Grossman, Gina Healy and Pablo Martinez. Directed by Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 80 minutes. Not Rated. The Chelsea … Continue reading
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (Another PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG (2022) Featuring Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Judy Collins, Sharon Robinson, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Adrienne Clarkson, Clive Davis, Shayne Doyle, Susan Feldman, Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Glen Hansard, Dominique Issermann, Vicky Jenson, Myles Kennedy, John Lissauer, Janine Dreyer Nichols, Amanda Palmer, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, Joan … Continue reading