The Darkness (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Darkness (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE DARKNESS (2016) Starring Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh, Jennifer Morrison, Parker Mack, Paul Reiser, Ming-Na Wen, Trian Long-Smith, Tara Lynne Barr, Krista Marie Yu, Chris Darga, Judith McConnell, Ilza Rosario, Alma Martinez and Katie Ward. Screenplay by Greg Mclean. Directed by Greg Mclean. Distributed by Blumhouse Pictures.  92 minutes.  … Continue reading

Roots (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Roots (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Roots (Lionsgate Home Video-2016) In 1976, the original Roots miniseries was a defining cultural event.  It was not the first of the miniseries – or “novels for television,” as they dubbed the form at the time.  A 1974 version of Leon Uris’ QB VII was the first miniseries to be filmed by the American networks. … Continue reading

Styx – Live at the Orleans Theater Las Vegas (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Styx – Live at the Orleans Theater Las Vegas (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

STYX – LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS (2016) Featuring Tommy Shaw, James “JT” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Ricky Phillips and Chuck Panozzo. Directed by Larry Jordan. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  132 minutes.  Not Rated. It’s all too easy to forget, thirty-some years after Styx first officially broke up at the height … Continue reading

The Jungle Book (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Jungle Book (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016) Starring Neel Sethi and the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling, Brighton Rose, Emjay Anthony, Max Favreau, Chloe Hechter, Asher Blinkoff, Knox Gagnon, Sara Arrington, Russell Peters, Sam Raimi, Madeline Favreau and Jon Favreau. Screenplay by Justin Marks. Directed … Continue reading

My King (Mon Roi) (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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My King (Mon Roi) (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

MY KING (MON ROI) (2016) Starring Emmanuelle Bercot, Vincent Cassel, Louis Garrel, Isild Le Besco, Chrystele Saint-Louis Augustin, Patrick Raynal, Paul Hamy, Yann Goven, Djemel Barek, Marie Guillard, Slim El Hedli, Nabil Kechouhen, Norman Thavaud, Amanda Added and Abdelghani Addala. Screenplay by Maïwenn and Etienne Comar. Directed by Maïwenn. Distributed by Film Movement.  124 minutes.  … Continue reading

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

CELL (2016) Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach, Clark Sarullo, Owen Teague, Ethan Andrew Casto, Anthony Reynolds, Erin Elizabeth Burns, Joshua Mikel, Jeffrey Hallman, Mark Ashworth, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Catherine Dyer, E. Roger Mitchell and Alex ter Avest. Screenplay by Stephen King and Adam Alleca. Directed by Tod Williams. Distributed by Saban … Continue reading

Florence Foster Jenkins (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Florence Foster Jenkins (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016) Starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, Stanley Townsend, Allan Corduner, Christian McKay, David Haig, John Sessions, Brid Brennan and John Kavanagh. Screenplay by Nicholas Martin. Directed by Stephen Frears. Distributed by Paramount Pictures.  110 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Talent is such a fickle thing.  Knowledge, or interest, … Continue reading

Steve Earle – With a Little Help From His Friend
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Steve Earle – With a Little Help From His Friend

Steve Earle With a Little Help From His Friend by Jay S. Jacobs If you think of the term “cult artist,” chances are you will picture Steve Earle.  Earle broke out of Nashville in the late-1980s, releasing critically acclaimed and best-selling albums like Guitar Town and Copperhead Road.  However, Earle was always a bit too … Continue reading

Simon Cowell and Mel B – Keeping Watch on America’s Talent
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Simon Cowell and Mel B – Keeping Watch on America’s Talent

Simon Cowell and Mel B Keeping Watch on America’s Talent by Abby Bekele America’s Got Talent returned to TV for its 11th season this year with returning judges, Howie Mandel, Mel B and Heidi Klum, along with host Nick Cannon. This year a new member was added to the judges’ panel – although he is … Continue reading

The Bronze (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Bronze (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE BRONZE (2016) Starring Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, Haley Lu Richardson, Ellery Sprayberry, Christine E. Abraham, Brian Binder, Barak Hardley, Dale Raoul, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes and Olga Korbut. Screenplay by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch. Directed by Bryan Buckley. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.  107 minutes.  Rated R. Actress … Continue reading