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

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

Anna Deavere Smith – Notes from The Field Tackles Issues Through Many Voices
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Anna Deavere Smith – Notes from The Field Tackles Issues Through Many Voices

Anna Deavere Smith Notes from The Field Tackles Issues Through Many Voices  by Brad Balfour With a raft of accolades in her résumé, American actress/playwright/professor Anna Deavere Smith produces work that highlights the plight of the underclass, the unvoiced and those overlooked by entitled society. In her most recent one-woman production – Notes from The … Continue reading

Doctor Strange (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Doctor Strange (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DOCTOR STRANGE (2016) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Zara Phythian, Alaa Safi, Katrina Durden, Topo Wresniwiro, Umit Ulgen, Linda Louise Duan, Mark Anthony Brighton, Chris Hemsworth and Stan Lee. Screenplay by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill. Directed by Scott Derrickson. … Continue reading

Blood Father (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Blood Father (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BLOOD FATHER (2016) Starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, William H. Macy, Michael Parks, Thomas Mann, Dale Dickey, Miguel Sandoval, Richard Cabral, Daniel Moncada, Ryan Dorsey, Raoul Trujillo, Brandi Cochran, Cameron Cipta, Lucien Dale, Joanne Camp and Tait Fletcher. Screenplay by Peter Craig and Andrea Berloff. Directed by Jean-François Richet. Distributed by Lionsgate Premiere.  … Continue reading

Star Trek Beyond (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Star Trek Beyond (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

STAR TREK BEYOND (2016) Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim, Lydia Wilson, Deep Roy, Harpreet Sandhu, Melissa Roxburgh, Anita Brown, Doug Jung, Danny Pudi, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Greg Grunberg and Jeff Bezos. Screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Directed by … Continue reading

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

INFERNO (2016) Starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ana Ularu, Ida Darvish, Paul Ritter, Paolo Antonio Simioni, Alessandro Grimaldi, Fausto Maria Sciarappa, Robin Mugnaini, Vincenzo Tanassi and Alessandro Fabrizi. Screenplay by David Koepp. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.  121 minutes.  Rated R. Interesting trivia … Continue reading

Angeline-Rose Troy – The Perils of Angeline
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Angeline-Rose Troy – The Perils of Angeline

Angeline-Rose Troy The Perils of Angeline by Jay S. Jacobs It isn’t easy being a young aspiring actress.  The fantasy is that you arrive in Hollywood, fresh-faced and talented, park yourself on a bar stool at some soda fountain (or coffee shop) on the Boulevard and wait for someone to come along and discover you.  … Continue reading

Michael Moore in TrumpLand (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Michael Moore in TrumpLand (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

MICHAEL MOORE IN TRUMPLAND (2016) Featuring Michael Moore. Written by Michael Moore. Directed by Michael Moore. Distributed by IMG Films.  71 minutes.  Not Rated. It’s been twelve years since Michael Moore last dipped his toes in electoral waters with Fahrenheit 9/11 (wow, has it really been that long?).  In the years since, while the reliably … Continue reading

In a Valley of Violence (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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In a Valley of Violence (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (2016) Starring Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, Toby Huss, Tommy Nohilly, Larry Fessenden, Michael Davis, James Cady, Burn Gorman, K. Harrison Sweeney, James E. Lane, Jeff Bairstow and Jumpy. Screenplay by Ti West. Directed by Ti West. Distributed by Focus World.  104 minutes.  Rated R. … Continue reading

The Purge – Election Year (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Purge – Election Year (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE PURGE – ELECTION YEAR (2016) Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, Betty Gabriel, Raymond J. Barry, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, Barry Nolan, Liza Colon-Zayas, Ethan Phillips, Adam Cantor, Christopher James Baker, Jared Kemp, Brittany Mirabile and Kyle Secor. Screenplay by James DeMonaco. Directed by James DeMonaco. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  … Continue reading