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
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Liam Neeson – A Master Calls
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
Jackie (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JACKIE (2016) Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant, Max Casella, Caspar Phillipson, Sara Verhagen, Hélène Kuhn, Deborah Findlay, Corey Johnson, Aidan O’Hare, Sunnie Pelant, Aiden Weinberg and Brody Weinberg. Screenplay by Noah Oppenheim. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. … Continue reading
Office Christmas Party (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY (2016) Starring Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Sam Richardson, Karan Soni, Jamie Chung, Abbey Lee, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew Leeds, Oliver Cooper, Chloe Wepper, Matt Walsh, Ben Falcone, Adrian Martinez, Fortune Feimster, Nick Peine, Erick Chavarria, … Continue reading
Louis CK and Kevin Hart Are Animated in The Secret Life of Pets
Louis CK and Kevin Hart Are Animated in The Secret Life of Pets by Brad Balfour Comedians Louis CK and Kevin Hart make for formidable presences, especially through their voices – which really makes the animated feature The Secret Life of Pets a rollicking comedy and the raucous charmer of the past summer. Now it is getting its … Continue reading
Pete’s Dragon (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PETE’S DRAGON (2016) Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Robert Redford, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Marcus Henderson, Aaron Jackson, Phil Grieve, Steve Barr, Keagan Carr Fransch, Jade Valour, Augustine Frizzell, Francis Biggs, Jasper Putt, Esmée Myers, Gareth Reeves and Levi Alexander. Screenplay by David Lowery & Toby Halbrooks. Directed by … Continue reading
The Intervention (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE INTERVENTION (2016) Starring Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat, Cobie Smulders, Skylar Bernon, David Bernon and Kira Pozehl. Screenplay by Clea DuVall. Directed by Clea DuVall. Distributed by Paramount Home Video. 89 minutes. Rated R. It’s kind of hard to believe that for a relatively young … Continue reading
A Street Cat Named Bob (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB (2016) Starring Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmontas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head, Caroline Goodall, Ruth Sheen, Darren Evans, Beth Goddard, Nina Wadia, Franc Ashman, Ivana Basic, Lorraine Ashbourne, Mark Behan, Daniel Fearn, Adam Riches, Nadine Marshall, John Henshaw, James Bowen and Bob. Screenplay by Tim John and Maria Nation. Directed by Roger … Continue reading
The Love Witch (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE LOVE WITCH (2016) Starring Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys, Jared Sanford, Robert Seeley, Jennifer Ingrum, Randy Evans, Clive Ashborn, Lily Holleman, Jennifer Couch, Steven Wozniak, Giselle Damier, Elle Evans, Fair Micaela Griffin, Dani Lennon, Gina Venditti, Frank Farmer, Kyle Derek, Alisha Honoré and April Showers. Screenplay by Anna Biller. Directed … Continue reading
Elle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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