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20th Century Women (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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20th Century Women (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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20th CENTURY WOMEN (2017) Starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, Billy Crudup, Alison Elliott, Thea Gill, Vitaly A. Lebeau, Olivia Hone, Waleed Zuaiter, Curran Walters, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Alia Shawkat, Nathalie Love, Cameron Protzman and John Billingsley. Screenplay by Mike Mills. Directed by Mike Mills. Distributed by A24.  118 minutes.  Rated R. … Continue reading →

Alejandro Escovedo & The Minus 5 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – January 8, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Alejandro Escovedo & The Minus 5 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – January 8, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Alejandro Escovedo & The Minus 5 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – January 8, 2017 On Sunday, January 8, Philadelphia was treated to one of the finest rock shows to be witnessed during all of 2017. Alejandro Escovedo rode into town to celebrate his rocking 2016 record Burn Something Beautiful. He brought along … 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 →

Blair Witch (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Blair Witch (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BLAIR WITCH (2016) Starring James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry. Screenplay by Simon Barrett. Directed by Adam Wingard. Distributed by Lionsgate.  89 minutes.  Rated R. It is certainly up for debate whether or not this reboot of The Blair Witch Project – the 1999 film that pretty … Continue reading →

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

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MOANA (2016) Featuring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley, Troy Polamalu, Puanani Cravalho, Jenica Bergere and Sisa Grey. Screenplay by Jared Bush. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  107 minutes.  Rated PG. When you are thinking … 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 →

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

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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 →

Eliza Hardy Jones & Geology – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA – December 10, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Eliza Hardy Jones & Geology – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA – December 10, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Eliza Hardy Jones & Geology – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA – December 10, 2016 This past Saturday, Boot & Saddle was filled with the pure rock joy that is Eliza Hardy Jones. The Philadelphian brought her 2016 LP Because Become to vivid life for an excited crowd. Songs like “Criminal” floated from her … Continue reading →