Category Archives: Foreign Films

Hendi and Hormoz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hendi and Hormoz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HENDI AND HORMOZ (2018) Starring Hamed Alipour, Zohreh Eslami, Asma Daneh-Chin, Mohammad Banouj, Abdorosol Darga Payma, Kamal Zakery, Fatemeh Zareig and Fatemeh Zakery. Screenplay by Hossein Farokhzadeh and Abbas Amini. Directed by Abbas Amini. Distributed by Dreamlab Films. 89 minutes. Not Rated. Screened for The 1st Iranian Film Festival New York. In the United States, … Continue reading →

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

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PIG (KHOOK) (2018) Starring Hasan Majuni, Leila Hatami, Leili Rashidi, Parinaz Izadyar, Mina Jafarzadeh, Aynaz Azarhoosh, Ali Bagheri, Siamak Ansari and Ali Mosaffa. Screenplay by Mani Haghighi. Directed by Mani Haghighi. Distributed by Daricheh Cinema. 108 minutes. Not Rated. Screened for The 1st Iranian Film Festival New York. Absurdist parodies of pretentious show biz types … Continue reading →

I Want to Dance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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I Want to Dance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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I WANT TO DANCE (2015) Starring Reza Kianian, Mahnaz Afshar, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Reza Behbudi, Payam Dehkordi, Saber Abar, Pardis Ahmadieh, Sahar Dolatshahi, Behnaz Jafari, Ali Milani, Melina Moghise, Behnaz Nazi, Roya Nonahali, Ahmad Sa’atchian, Ali Sarabi, Maryam Shirazi and Armine Zeytounchian. Screenplay by Omid Sohrabi. Directed by Bahman Farmanara. Distributed by FilmIran. 95 minutes. … Continue reading →

Lots of Kids, A Monkey and a Castle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Lots of Kids, A Monkey and a Castle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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LOTS OF KIDS, A MONKEY AND A CASTLE (2018) Featuring Julita Salmerón, Gustavo Salmerón, Antonio García Cabanes, Ramón García Salmerón, Paloma García Salmerón, David García Salmerón, Ignacio García Salmerón, Julia García Salmerón and archival footage of Juan Carlos de Borbón. Written by Gustavo Salmerón, Raúl de Torres and Beatriz Montañez. Directed by Gustavo Salmerón. Distributed … Continue reading →

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

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SHOPLIFTERS (2018) Starring Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki, Kiki Kirin, Mayu Matsuoka, Kengo Kora, Chizuru Ikewake, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yôko Moriguchi, Yuki Yamada, Akira Emoto, Naoto Ogata and Moemi Katayama. Screenplay by Hirokazu Koreeda. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated R. Shoplifters has been getting such accolades – … Continue reading →

Gustavo Steinberg – Setting Free Tito and the Birds
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Gustavo Steinberg – Setting Free Tito and the Birds

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Gustavo Steinberg Setting Free Tito and the Birds By Jay S. Jacobs Brazilian director Gustavo Steinberg has finally broken through to the American market, and it is with his first animated film. However, even though it has been made for children, Tito and the Birds is a trenchant and surprisingly nuanced film about the modern … Continue reading →

Anchor & Hope (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Anchor & Hope (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ANCHOR AND HOPE (2017) Starring Oona Chaplin, Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer, Geraldine Chaplin, Trevor White, Charlotte Atkinson, Lara Rossi, Philip Arditti, Meghan Treadway, Rogers Leona, Faith Edwards, Laraine Dix, Taya De La Cruz, Becky Bullman, Peyton Jowers and Kimberly J. Forbes. Screenplay by Carlos Marques-Marcet and Jules Nurrish. Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet. Distributed by Wolfe … Continue reading →

L’Animale (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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L’Animale (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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L’ANIMALE (2018) Starring Sophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits, Dominik Warta, Julia Franz Richter, Jack Hofer, Stefan Pohl, Dominic Marcus Singer, Simon Morzé, Eva Herzig, David Oberkogler, Martina Spitzer, Lisa C. Nemec, Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Gisela Salcher and Alexandra Schmidt. Screenplay by Katharina Mueckstein. Directed by Katharina Mueckstein. Distributed by La Banda Film Production. 96 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading →

Non-Fiction (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Non-Fiction (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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NON-FICTION (DOUBLES VIES) (2018) Starring Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne, Nora Hamzawi, Christa Théret, Pascal Greggory, Laurent Poitrenaux, Sigrid Bouaziz, Lionel Dray, Nicolas Bouchaud, Antoine Reinartz, Aurélia Petit, Thierry de Peretti, Violaine Gillibert, Jean-Luc Vincent, Laetitia Spigarelli, Stéphane Roger, David Blot and Jeanne Candel. Screenplay by Olivier Assayas. Directed by Olivier Assayas. Distributed by … Continue reading →

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

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BURNING (2018) Starring Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jeon, Soo-Kyung Kim, Seung-ho Choi, Sung-Keun Moon, Bok-gi Min, Soo-Jeong Lee, Hye-ra Ban, Mi-Kyung Cha, Bong-ryeon Lee, Wonhyeong Jang, Seok-Chan Jeon, Ja-Yeon Ok and Joong-ok Lee. Screenplay by Lee Chang-dong & OH Jung-mi. Directed by Lee Chang-dong. Distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment. 148 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading →