The Bates Haunting The Bates Haunting is both a cheesy low-budget horror film and an infomercial, all wrapped up in a big, blood-red bow. The product it is hawking is The Haunted Hayride and Bates Motel, a well-known Halloween attraction in Glen Mills, PA (which is in the suburbs of Philadelphia). Every year, a local … Continue reading
When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review) Like most people under a certain age, I missed the hey-day of the Catskill Mountain Resorts, which mostly was from the 1930s to the early 1960s. However, I do remember in the early 1980s, while on a road trip to Canada, stopping in New York state … Continue reading
Girl Most Likely Okay, I have a confession to make. One of the main reasons I saw Girl Most Likely was simply the fact that it was partially filmed in Ocean City, NJ, a town that I have visited most of my life, and I wanted to see what the town looked like on film. … Continue reading
STILL MINE (2013) Starring James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Campbell Scott, Jonathan Potts, Chuch Shamata, Ronan Rees, George R. Robertson, Barbara Gordon and Zachary Bennett. Screenplay by Michael McGowan. Directed by Michael McGowan. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. There is nothing quite so tragic as the ravages of … Continue reading
BETWEEN US (2012) Starring Julia Stiles, Taye Diggs, David Harbour, Melissa George, Mara New, Julia Cho, Claudio Dabed, Michael Doneger, Eric Salazar, Robert S. Martin III, Sara Faiella, Michael David Lynch, Jessica Mayorga, Mike Blum, Kevin DiNovis, John Bolen, Christopher M. Dukes, Annika Pampel, Aaron Webster, Malin Yhr and Brooke Martin. Screenplay by Joe Hortua … Continue reading
THE LESSER BLESSED (2013) Starring Joel Nathan Evans, Kiowa Gordon, Chloe Rose, Benjamin Bratt, Tamara Podemski, Adam Butcher, Spencer Van Wyck, Dylan Cook, Mike Bernier, David Boyce, Wilson Brandan, Krista Bridges, Lucius Hoyos and Jacob Neayem. Screenplay by Anita Doron. Directed by Anita Doron. Distributed by Monterey Media. 86 minutes. Rated R. The Lesser Blessed wears … Continue reading
HANSEL & GRETEL – WITCH HUNTERS (2013) Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Thomas Mann, Peter Stormare, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Joanna Kulig, Bjørn Sundquist, Rainer Bock, Thomas Scharff, Kathrin Kühnel, Cedric Eich, Alea Sophia Boudodimos and the voice of Robin Atkin Downes. Screenplay by Tommy Wirkola and Dante Harper. Directed … Continue reading
VIOLET & DAISY (2011) Starring Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Danny Trejo, Tatiana Maslany, John Ventimiglia, Cassidy Hinkle, Cody Horn, Lynda Gravatt, Stu ‘Large’ Riley, Neville Archambault, Christopher Jon Gombos, Ismael Peter Casillas III, Nick Choksi, Morgan Demeola, Danielle DeSantis, Jeff Grossman, Jeffrey M. Marchetti, Leif Riddell, Paul Thornton, Naeem Uzimann and … Continue reading
THE INTERNSHIP (2013) Starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Max Minghella, Josh Brener, Dylan O’Brien, Tobit Raphael, Tiya Sircar, Jessica Szohr, Josh Gad, Bruno Amato, Aasif Mandvi, BJ Novak, Eric André, Anna Enger, Zane Stephens, Rob Riggle, JoAnna Garcia, John Goodman and Will Ferrell. Screenplay by Shane Black and Drew Pearce. Directed by Shawn … Continue reading
DARK SKIES (2013) Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons, L.J. Benet, Rich Hutchman, Myndy Crist, Annie Thurman, Jake Washburn and Ros Ostrow. Screenplay by Scott Stewart. Directed by Scott Stewart. Distributed by Dimension Films. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13. “Found footage” horror films have become so commonplace that filmmakers don’t even … Continue reading
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