Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte LeBon, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell and Terry George Keeping the Promise by Jay S. Jacobs The Armenian Genocide in what is now Turkey happened over 100 years ago, but it is still a political hot potato all these years later. In the days during and after World War I, the … Continue reading
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Beauty and the Beast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, Hattie Morahan, Adrian Schiller, Haydn Gwynne and Zoe Rainey. Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. … Continue reading
Lion (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LION (2016) Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, David Wenham, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Divian Ladwa, Priyanka Bose, Deepti Naval, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Pallavi Sharda and Eamon Farren. Screenplay by Luke Davies. Directed by Garth Davis. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 121 minutes. Rated PG-13. A few months ago, when I asked Oscar-nominated … Continue reading
Going in Style (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
GOING IN STYLE (2017) Starring Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Joey King, Matt Dillon, Christopher Lloyd, Kenan Thompson, John Ortiz, Peter Serafinowicz, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Maria Dizzia, Katlyn Carlson, Josh Pais, Melanie Nicholls-King, Camiel Warren-Taylor, Doris McCarthy, Jeremy Bobb, Ashley Aufderheide, Chris Carfizzi and Lolita Foster. Screenplay by Theodore Melfi. Directed by Zach … Continue reading
Bethany (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BETHANY (2017) Starring Stefanie Estes, Zack Ward, Shannen Doherty, Tom Green, Anna Harr, Keith Jardine, Leon Russom, Felissa Rose, Kevin Porter, Kirsty Hill, John Murray, Thomas Downey, Tommy Pistol, Tiana Whitley, Hunter Johnson and James Cullen Bressack. Screenplay by James Cullen Bressack & Zack Ward. Directed by James Cullen Bressack. Distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment. 100 … Continue reading
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits, Alistair Petrie, Genevieve O’Reilly, Beau Gadsdon, Dolly Gadsdon, Jonathan Aris, Valene Kane, Alistair Petrie, Ben Daniels, Warwick Davis, Jimmy Vee, Anthony Daniels and the voices of Carrie Fisher, Alan … Continue reading
The Zookeeper’s Wife (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE (2017) Starring Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Efrat Dor, Timothy Radford, Iddo Goldberg, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatton, Val Maloku, Martha Issová, Daniel Ratimorský, Frederick Preston, Theo Preston, Viktoria Zakharyanova and Goran Kostic. Screenplay by Angela Workman. Directed by Niki Caro. Distributed by Focus Features. 125 minutes. Rated PG-13. The true life … Continue reading
Frantz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FRANTZ (2016) Starring Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber, Johann Von Bülow, Anton von Lucke, Cyrielle Clair, Alice de Lencquesaing, Axel Wandtke, Rainer Egger, Rainer Silberschneider, Merlin Rose, Ralf Dittrich, Michael Witte, Lutz Blochberger, Jeanne Ferron, Torsten Michaelis, Étienne Ménard and Claire Martin. Screenplay by François Ozon in collaboration with Philippe Piazzo. Directed … Continue reading
Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern – Being Brutally Honest About Wilson
Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern Being Brutally Honest About Wilson by Jay S. Jacobs We all know a guy like Wilson, a jaded eccentric who is as fascinated by people as his is offended by them. When casting Daniel (Ghost World) Clowes’ popular graphic novel about a middle-aged curmudgeon trying to find a reason in … Continue reading
Wilson (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WILSON (2017) Starring Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer, Isabella Amara, Margo Martindale, Cheryl Hines, Bill McCallum, David Warshofsky, Brett Gelman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lauren Weedman, Toussaint Morrison, Andrew Hawtrey, Chris Carlson, Rachel Weber, Bruce Bohne, Roxy Wood and James Saito. Screenplay by Daniel Clowes. Directed by Craig Johnson. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 94 … Continue reading