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Second Act (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Second Act (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SECOND ACT (2018) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Milo Ventimiglia, Leah Remini, Freddie Stroma, Charlyne Yi, Treat Williams, Annaleigh Ashford, Dave Foley, Larry Miller, Dalton Harrod, Alan Aisenberg, Dierdre Friel, Lacretta, Dan Bucatinsky, John James Cronin, Phil Nee, Meng Ai, Elizabeth Masucci, Ellen Cleghorne and Michael Boatman. Screenplay by Justin Zackham and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. Directed … Continue reading

I Want to Dance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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I Want to Dance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

I WANT TO DANCE (2015) Starring Reza Kianian, Mahnaz Afshar, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Reza Behbudi, Payam Dehkordi, Saber Abar, Pardis Ahmadieh, Sahar Dolatshahi, Behnaz Jafari, Ali Milani, Melina Moghise, Behnaz Nazi, Roya Nonahali, Ahmad Sa’atchian, Ali Sarabi, Maryam Shirazi and Armine Zeytounchian. Screenplay by Omid Sohrabi. Directed by Bahman Farmanara. Distributed by FilmIran. 95 minutes. … Continue reading

Dan and Jeff – Entertaining the Muggles with Potted Potter
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Dan and Jeff – Entertaining the Muggles with Potted Potter

Dan and Jeff Entertaining the Muggles with Potted Potter By Leni Paul With shades of Hogwarts, I sat down in a secluded corner of a library – sadly, not an enchanted one – to chat (over the phone) with the Olivier-nominated British comedy writing/performing duo Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner. They are better known as … Continue reading

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

THE OATH (2018) Starring Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Jon Barinholtz, Carrie Brownstein, Meredith Hagner, Chris Ellis, Nora Dunn, John Cho, Billy Magnussen, Jay Duplass, Priah Ferguson, Henry Kaufman, Max Greenfield, Jon Lovett, Brian Guest, Kevin Rahm, Josh Meyers, Beth Dover, John Ducey, John Donohue, Talia Tabin and Bruce Boxleitner. Screenplay by Ike Barinholtz. Directed by … Continue reading

Andrew Bowler – If He Could Turn Back Time
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Andrew Bowler – If He Could Turn Back Time

Andrew Bowler If He Could Turn Back Time by Jay S. Jacobs Andrew Bowler has spent most of the last decade thinking about time machines, and he’s not so sure they would be a good thing. The writer/director first started writing about them in about 2010, which led to the 2012 short “Time Freak,” which … Continue reading

After Darkness (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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After Darkness (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

AFTER DARKNESS (2017) Starring Tim Daly, Kyra Sedgwick, Natalia Dyer, John Patrick Amedori, Roberto Aguire, Valorie Curry, Sam Daly and Christina Mandrell. Screenplay by Fernando Diez Barroso. Directed by Batan Silva. Distributed by Lionsgate. 98 minutes. Rated R. I totally get the dramatic possibilities of the end of the world. I just wish it didn’t … Continue reading

Playing Back the 80s – A Decade of Unstoppable Hits (A PopEntertainment.com Book Review)
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Playing Back the 80s – A Decade of Unstoppable Hits (A PopEntertainment.com Book Review)

Jim Beviglia – Playing Back the 80s (A Decade of Unstoppable Hits) (Rowman & Littlefield) It’s hard to condense the music of an entire decade into a concrete and meaningful listing. That goes doubly for an adventurous and musically rich era like the 1980s. I could probably easily come up with a list of hundreds … Continue reading

If Beale Street Could Talk (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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If Beale Street Could Talk (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018) Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Emily Rios, Ed Skrein, Finn Wittrock, Brian Tyree Henry, Ebony Obsidian, Dominique Thorne, Bobby Conte Thornton, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Ethan Barrett and Milanni Mines. Screenplay by Barry Jenkins. … Continue reading

On the Basis of Sex (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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On the Basis of Sex (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

ON THE BASIS OF SEX (2018) Starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Jack Reynor, Cailee Spaeny, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Christian Mulkey, Stephen Root, Gary Werntz, Francis Xavier McCarthy, Ben Carlson, Ronald Guttman, Wendy Crewson, John Ralston, Karl Graboshas, Arthur Holden, Angela Galuppo and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Screenplay by Daniel Stiepleman. Directed by Mimi … Continue reading

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

VICE (2018) Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Eddie Marsan, Shea Whigham, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Bill Camp, Lily Rabe, LisaGay Hamilton, Adam Bartley, Justin Kirk, Joseph Beck, Aidan Gail, Don McManus, Andrea Wright, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Violet Hicks, Kirk Bovill, Kyle S. More, Matthew Jacobs, Angela Leib, Alfred … Continue reading