James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist and Robert Kolodny Requiem for The Featherweight By Jay S. Jacobs There are certain people who shine so brightly in their fields and yet over the years they are not remembered. Take, for example, boxer Guglielmo Papaleo – better known by his ring name Willie Pep. Willie Pep was … Continue reading
The Substance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE SUBSTANCE (2024) Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia, Phillip Schurer, Joseph Balderrama, Tom Morton, Robin Greer, Oscar Lesage, Alexandra Barton, Tiffany Hofstetter, Gore Abrams, Vincent Colombe, Robin Greer, Oscar Salem, Jordan Ford Silver, Jiselle Henderkott, Gregory Defleur and Tom Morton. Screenplay by Coralie Fargeat. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Distributed by … Continue reading
Josh Rennie-Hynes – Aussie Rocker Transitions to a Musical Life in Nashville
Josh Rennie-Hynes Aussie Rocker Transitions to a Musical Life in Nashville by Brad Balfour Australia is one peculiar place, a land full of animals not found anywhere else, like the koala and kangaroo. It has an odd history as well. Following the loss of its American colonies in 1783, the British government sent a fleet … Continue reading
Speak No Evil (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SPEAK NO EVIL (2024) Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Kris Hitchen and Motaz Malhees. Screenplay by Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Kris Hitchen. Directed by James Watkins. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R. American remakes of foreign horror … Continue reading
My Old Ass (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MY OLD ASS (2024) Starring Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Maria Dizzia, Seth Isaac Johnson, Carter Trozzolo, Al Goulem and Alexandria Rivera. Screenplay by Megan Park. Directed by Megan Park. Distributed by Amazon MGM Studios. 89 minutes. Rated R. Despite having one of the worst titles of the year … Continue reading
Paul Weller – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Paul Weller – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 10, 2024 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2024 Continue reading
Valley – Watering the Seeds of Sound
Valley Watering the Seeds of Sound By Emma Fox Since forming in 2016, Toronto-based alternative/pop trio Valley has made quite the splash in the music scene, accruing over one billion streams globally. With the release of their latest album, Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden falling just days ago on August 30, we were … Continue reading
Tycho – The Roxy Theatre – Hollywood (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Tycho – The Roxy Theatre – Hollywood, CA – September 5, 2024 Five years since his last tour, Tycho (an alias for frontman Scott Hansen) is back to command the stage. The Grammy-nominated electronic music artist immediately got the crowd swaying with calming melodies and futuristic synths, entrancing the crowd at his sold-out show at … Continue reading
Michael Connelly and Alison Ellwood – Return to Wonderland
Michael Connelly and Alison Ellwood Return to Wonderland by Jay S. Jacobs Hollywood was a pretty wild place in the early 1980s; a mixture of glitz, glamour and seediness, aging stars and young up-and-comers, gorgeous homes and run-down hoods, big business and small-time crime, nature, shopping and lots and lots of drugs. On July 1, … Continue reading
Paradise is Burning (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PARADISE IS BURNING (PARADISET BRINNER) (2023) Starring Bianca Delbravo, Dilvin Asaad, Safira Mossberg, Ida Engvoll, Marta Oldenburg, Mitja Siren and Alexander Ohrstrand. Screenplay by Mika Gustafson and Alexander Ohrstrand. Directed by Mika Gustafson. Distributed by Room 8 Films. 108 minutes. Not Rated. Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut Paradise Is Burning doesn’t exactly have much … Continue reading