Sitting in on Hulu’s Woke Panel at WonderCon 2022! Hulu’s hit show Woke is on its second season. It follows an African American cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success, when an unexpected event changes his life; with a fresh outlook on the world, Keef must navigate the new voices and ideas that confront and challenge him. … Continue reading
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This Year’s Oscars Were About Much More Than Will Smith’s Face Punch
This Year’s Oscars Were About Much More Than Will Smith’s Face Punch by Brad Balfour All the brouhaha about actor Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony has overshadowed other aspects and wins from that evening. Yes, Smith’s actions loom large in the public’s mind. It was one thing … Continue reading
Michael Ironside – Not Such a Bad Guy
Michael Ironside Not Such a Bad Guy By Jay S. Jacobs If you feel just a tiny bit of unease when you see Michael Ironside, well you can blame Hollywood for that misconception. The long-time character actor has often played villains and creeps in a series of big-name movies, but that is not who he … Continue reading
With Much Celebration This St. Patrick’s Day, Peaky Blinders’ Season 6 Release Date on Netflix Will Be in June
With Much Celebration This St. Patrick’s Day, Peaky Blinders’ Season 6 Release Date on Netflix Will Be in June by Brad Balfour Though the British gangster series Peaky Blinders has been airing In the U.K. since Feb. 27 on the BBC, Season 6 is finally heading to Netflix. Starring Irish actor Cillian Murphy, the hit … Continue reading
Owen Holt – Catching up with Our Favorite Host
Owen Holt Catching up with Our Favorite Host By Kayla Marra Owen Holt is a nineteen-year-old content creator from Florida who went viral seemingly overnight. Since his rise to fame, Owen has gone on to win season one of AwesomenessTV’s hit series Next Influencer. He has since gone on to host the past two seasons! When we … Continue reading
Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, JK Simmons and Nina Arianda – Have Some ‘Splaining To Do About Being the Ricardos
Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, JK Simmons and Nina Arianda Have Some ‘Splaining To Do About Being the Ricardos By Jay S. Jacobs The whole world has loved Lucy for decades, but how well do we really know her? This question intrigued famed writer/director Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing, The Trial of the … Continue reading
Kevin Smith – A Chat with Silent Bob
Kevin Smith A Chat with Silent Bob By Jay S. Jacobs It’s been a long, winding road since the Quick Stop. In the early 1990s, Kevin Smith was a film school dropout, living in his native New Jersey and working part time at downtrodden convenience store in a little local strip mall. Little did he … Continue reading
Superman & Lois (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Superman and Lois The Complete First Season (2020-2021) (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment-2021) It’s a tough time for the CW Arrowverse. The block of TV series based on DC comic heroes – which for much of the past several years have been a huge chunk of the network’s programming – are losing ground both in popularity … Continue reading
RZA & Alex Tse – Bring Da Ruckus with Wu-Tang: An American Saga
RZA & Alex Tse Bring Da Ruckus with Wu-Tang: An American Saga By George Seth Wagner From the slums of Shaolin, the Wu-Tang Clan strikes again. The RZA, the GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah, and the Method Man. 30 years later you still know them. Whether you’re dusting … Continue reading
Alessandro Nivola and Michael Gandolfini – The Many Saints Come Marching In
Alessandro Nivola and Michael Gandolfini The Many Saints Come Marching In By Jay S. Jacobs It’s been nearly 15 years since Tony Soprano’s story faded to black in a Jersey diner with “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey playing on the jukebox. The Sopranos fans didn’t stop believing that someday America’s favorite crime family would return, … Continue reading