Category Archives: Foreign Films

The Daughter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Daughter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE DAUGHTER (2017) Starring Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Ewen Leslie, Paul Schneider, Anna Torv, Miranda Otto, Odessa Young, Nicholas Hope, Richard Sutherland, Robert Menzies, Eden Falk, Gareth Davies, Wilson Moore, Ivy Mak, Kate Box, Nicola Frew, Sara West, Jessie Cacchillo, David Peterson, Steve Rodgers, Jackie Spicer, Ann Furlan, Danielle Blakey and Shelia Kumar. Screenplay by … Continue reading →

Lewis MacDougall – Faces Down a Monster
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Lewis MacDougall – Faces Down a Monster

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Lewis MacDougall Faces Down a Monster by Jay S. Jacobs It’s quite an impressive and scary achievement, a twelve-year-old boy, appearing in only his second film, gets the starring role.  His character is the main thrust of the movie, and on screen almost the entirety of the film.  It is based on a critically acclaimed … Continue reading →

A Monster Calls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Monster Calls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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A MONSTER CALLS (2016) Starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell, Ben Moor, James Melville, Oliver Steer, Dominic Boyle, Jennifer Lim, Max Gabbay, Morgan Symes, Max Golds, Frida Palsson, Wanda Opalinska, Patrick Taggart, Lily Rose Aslandogdu, Geraldine Chaplin and the voice of Liam Neeson. Screenplay by Patrick Ness. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Distributed … Continue reading →

Liam Neeson – A Master Calls
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Liam Neeson – A Master Calls

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Liam Neeson A Master Calls by Jay S. Jacobs In casting the title character of the film A Monster Calls, a forty-foot tall behemoth made of trees and earth who helps a small child come to cope with the impending death of his mother, you just can’t have the normal casting call.  The actor must … Continue reading →

Elle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Elle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ELLE (2016) Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Jonas Bloquet, Virginie Efira, Christian Berkel and Judith Magre. Screenplay by David Birke. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.  131 minutes.  Rated R. A couple of decades ago it looked like Dutch director Paul Verhoeven was going to be one of … Continue reading →

A Man Called Ove (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Man Called Ove (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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A MAN CALLED OVE (2015) Starring Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Ida Engvoll, Filip Berg, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård, Chatarina Larsson, Börje Lundberg, Stefan Gödicke, Anna-Lena Bergelin, Simeon Lindgren, Maja Rung, Fredrik Evers and Poyan Kamiri. Screenplay by Hannes Holm. Directed by Hannes Holm. Distributed by Music Box Films.  116 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Every neighborhood has … Continue reading →

Hunt For the Wilderpeople (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hunt For the Wilderpeople (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (2016) Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Kightley, Cohen Holloway, Stan Walker, Mike Minogue, Rhys Darby, Troy Kingi, Taika Waititi, Hamish Parkinson, Stu Giles, Lloyd Scott and Taika Waititi. Screenplay by Taika Waititi. Directed by Taika Waititi. Distributed by Sony Pictures.  101 minutes.  Rated … Continue reading →

6 Plots (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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6 Plots (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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6 PLOTS (2012) Starring Alice Darling, Ryan Corr, Penelope Mitchell, Eliza Taylor, Emily Wheaton, Joey Coley Sowry, Damien Harrison, Andrew Clarke, P.J. Lane, Peter Berzanskis, Matt Callan, Peter Flaherty, Saskia Hampele, Steve Hayden, Dean Kirkright, Lulu McClatchy and Nicole Joy Tan. Screenplay by Tim C. Patterson. Directed by Leigh Sheehan. Distributed by Lionsgate.  87 minutes.  … Continue reading →

Bridget Jones’s Baby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bridget Jones’s Baby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (2016) Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Sarah Solemani, Celia Imrie, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Kate O’Flynn, Ben Willbond, Agni Scott, Enzo Cilenti, Emma Thompson and Ed Sheeran. Screenplay by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Emma Thompson. Directed by Sharon Maguire. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  … Continue reading →

Fatima (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Fatima (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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FATIMA (2016) Starring Soria Zeroual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza-Noah Aiche, Chawki Amari, Dalila Bencherif, Edith Saulnier, Corinne Duchesne, Emir El Guerfi, Zakaria Ali-Mehidi, Zahra Addioui, Nadia Hamied, Isabelle Candelier, Franck Andrieux, Christiane Laroche and Hélène Balazard. Screenplay by Philippe Faucon. Directed by Philippe Faucon. Distributed by Kino Lorber.  78 minutes.  Not Rated. It’s easy to forget … Continue reading →