Road Hard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Actors / Comedy / Comics / Directors / Drama / Movie Reviews / Movies / Online / Podcasts / Pop Culture / Reality Television / Reviews / Romance / Television / Video Reviews / Westerns

Road Hard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

ROAD HARD (2015) Starring Adam Carolla, Diane Farr, Jay Mohr, Cynthy Wu, David Koechner, David Alan Grier, Philip Rosenthal, Larry Miller, Illeana Douglas, Dana Gould, Howie Mandel, Brooke Smith, Robyn Cohen, Jim O’Heir and Alison Rosen. Screenplay by Adam Carolla and Kevin Hench. Directed by Adam Carolla and Kevin Hench. Distributed by FilmBuff.  98 minutes.  … Continue reading

Adam Carolla – Road Hard and Put Away Wet
Actors / Comedy / Comics / Directors / Drama / Interviews / Movies / Online / Podcasts / Pop Culture / Romance / Talk Shows / Television / Video / Writing

Adam Carolla – Road Hard and Put Away Wet

Adam Carolla Road Hard and Put Away Wet by Jay S. Jacobs They always say to write what you know, and Adam Carolla knows life on the road. Therefore Road Hard, which Carolla not only stars in but co-wrote and co-directed with his long-time collaborator Kevin Hench, tells the story of a stand-up comedian who … Continue reading

Alison Sudol – A Fine Frenzy DIGS Into a New Art Form
Action / Actresses / Concerts / Drama / Interviews / Magic / Politics / Pop Culture / Religion / Rock & Roll / Television

Alison Sudol – A Fine Frenzy DIGS Into a New Art Form

Alison Sudol A Fine Frenzy DIGS Into a New Art Form by Jay S. Jacobs Does young actress Alison Sudol – who is playing one of the central pieces in the globe-trotting puzzle box known as the eagerly-awaited USA Network series DIG – look familiar, but you can’t quite place in which show you have … Continue reading

Beyond the Lights (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Concerts / Dance / Drama / Movie Reviews / Movies / Music / Music Reviews / Music Videos / Politics / Pop Culture / Reviews / Romance / Singers / Soul / Video / Video Reviews

Beyond the Lights (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BEYOND THE LIGHTS (2014) Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Richard Colson Baker, Danny Glover, Darryl Stephens, India Jean-Jacques, Elaine Tan and Tyler Christopher. Screenplay by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Distributed by Relativity Media.  116 minutes.  Rated PG-13. While it does not always reach its higher notes, there is a fascinating look … Continue reading

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Drama / Foreign Films / Horror / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2015) Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo, Milad Eghbali, Reza Sixo Safai, Pej Vahdat and Ana Lily Amirpour. Screenplay by Ana Lily Amirpour. Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Distributed by Kino Lorber.  95 minutes.  Not Rated. Vampire films are so rampant … Continue reading

Damián Szifrón – Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom
Classic Television / Directors / Drama / Foreign Films / Interviews / Movies / Oscar Nominees / Pop Culture / Writing

Damián Szifrón – Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom

Damián Szifrón Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour Opening this Oscar weekend, Argentina’s Best Foreign Language Feature nominee Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes), lined up with breaking news of the homeland. Boy has Argentina been in the spotlight lately. Ever a media subject, Pope Francis – the former archbishop of Buenos … Continue reading

The Imitation Game (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Actors / Drama / Foreign Films / Movie Reviews / Movies / Oscar Nominees / Politics / Pop Culture / Psychology / Reviews

The Imitation Game (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE IMITATION GAME (2014) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, James Northcote, Tom Goodman-Hill, Steven Waddington, Ilan Goodman, Jack Tarlton, Alex Lawther, Tuppence Middleton and Jack Bannon. Screenplay by Graham Moore. Directed by Morten Tyldum. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.  113 minutes.  Rated PG-13. The world … Continue reading

Jupiter Ascending (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Action / Drama / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews / Science Fiction

Jupiter Ascending (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

JUPITER ASCENDING (2015) Starring  Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne,Douglas Booth, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Doona Bae, David Ajala, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charlotte Beaumont, Vanessa Kirby, Christina Cole, Nicholas A. Newman, Ramon Tikaram, Ariyon Bakare, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Frog Stone, Samuel Barnett, James D’Arcy and Terry Gilliam. Screenplay by Lana Wachowski & Andy Wachowski. … Continue reading

Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane & Richard Linklater – Boyhood Is About Growing Up
Actors / Actresses / Comedy / Drama / Education / Family FIlms / Interviews / Movies / Oscar Nominees / Photography / Pop Culture / Video

Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane & Richard Linklater – Boyhood Is About Growing Up

Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane & Richard Linklater Boyhood Is About Growing Up by Brad Balfour Far too much of the buzz and ballyhoo about this season’s indie awards darling Boyhood has focused on the fact that the film was made in real time – sort of. Director Richard Linklater took his core ensemble … Continue reading

Michael Keaton Soars To Heights of Award Season Through Birdman
Actors / Comedy / Drama / Interviews / Movies / Oscar Nominees / Pop Culture / Video

Michael Keaton Soars To Heights of Award Season Through Birdman

Michael Keaton Soars To Heights of Award Season Through Birdman by Brad Balfour Of all the Mexican new wave directors who emerged in the ’90s, Alejandro González Iñárritu always pushed the envelope further than cohorts Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro. He does so once again with Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance), a dark … Continue reading