MOKA (2016) Starring Emmanuelle Devos, Nathalie Baye, David Clavel, Diane Rouxel, Olivier Chantreau, Samuel Labarthe, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Marion Reymond, Paulin Jaccoud, Sakir Uyar and Ophélie Koering. Screenplay by Frédéric Mermoud and Antonin Martin-Hilbert. Directed by Frédéric Mermoud. Distributed by Film Movement. 90 minutes. Not Rated. The basic storyline of the slow-burning French film Moka makes … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Moscow Never Sleeps (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS (2015) Starring Alexey Serebryakov, Evgenia Brik, Yuri Stoyanov, Mikhail Efremov, Lubov Aksenova, Oleg Dolin, Anastasia Shalonko, Elena Babenko, Tamara Spiricheva, Rustam Akhmadeyev, Elena Safonova and Sergei Belov. Screenplay by Johnny O’Reilly. Directed by Johnny O’Reilly. Distributed by Cavu Pictures. 96 minutes. Not Rated. With Russia back in the news for all the … Continue reading
Touring Rosewood with the Pretty Little Liars
Touring Rosewood with the Pretty Little Liars There’s a town in Pennsylvania – well, sort of – that once entered, haunts one for life. This is the case for the five females on the hit Freeform show Pretty Little Liars. On TV, the city of Rosewood is completely eerie and dangerous. The actual set in … Continue reading
It Comes at Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
IT COMES AT NIGHT (2017) Starring Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough, Griffin Robert Faulkner, David Pendleton, Chase Joliet, Mick O’Rourke and Mikey the dog. Screenplay by Trey Edward Shults. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Distributed by A24. 97 minutes. Rated R. Okay, I’m just going to out and say … Continue reading
Barry Bostwick – Dammit Barry, We Love You!
Barry Bostwick Dammit Barry, We Love You! by Jay S. Jacobs The river was deep, but Barry Bostwick swam it. The road was long, but he ran it. There is a fire in his heart and we fan it, dammit! Such is the life of a cultural icon. Forty-two years ago, Barry Bostwick was a … Continue reading
Band Aid (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BAND AID (2017) Starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Susie Essman, Hannah Simone, Ravi Patel, Jorma Taccone, Jesse Williams, Brooklyn Decker, Angelique Cabral, Jaime Chung, Erinn Hayes, Gillian Zinser, Retta, Majandra Delfino, Chris D’Elia and Colin Hanks. Screenplay by Zoe Lister-Jones. Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. Distributed by IFC Films. 94 minutes. Not Rated. Over … Continue reading
Paris Can Wait (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PARIS CAN WAIT (2016) Starring Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin, Cédric Monnet and the voice of Linda Gegusch. Screenplay by Eleanor Coppola. Directed by Eleanor Coppola. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 92 minutes. Rated PG. Lord knows there are much worse ways to spend an hour and a half than driving around the French … Continue reading
Ellie Kendrick – Levelling the Field
Ellie Kendrick Levelling the Field by Jay S. Jacobs You always think of the bright, shiny places that young actors go to find stardom. However, acclaimed young British actress Ellie Kendrick is making a buzz by literally descending into the muck. Though she is only 26, Kendrick has been making a name for herself in … Continue reading
Saturday Night Fever – Director’s Cut (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER – DIRECTOR’S CUT (1977) Starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Donna Pescow, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Barry Miller, Val Bisoglio, Julie Bavasso, Martin Shakar, Nina Hansen, Bruce Ornstein, Sam J. Coppola, Fran Drescher, Denny Dillon, Robert Costanza, Robert Weil, Bert Michaels, Helen Travolta, Ann Travolta and Sir Monti Rock III. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Natasha (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NATASHA (2015) Starring Alex Ozerov, Sasha K. Gordon, Aya-tatyana Stolnits, Igor Ovadis, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs Dolganovs, Aidan Shipley, Pavel Tsitrinel, Mila Kanev, Lola Tash, Alla Kadysh, Sergiy Kotelenets, John Mavro, Jonathan Purdon, Joshua Teixera, Grisha Pasternak and David Boyce. Screenplay by David Bezmozgis. Directed by David Bezmozgis. Distributed by Menemesha Films. 93 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading