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

KILLERMAN (2019) Starring Liam Hemsworth, Emory Cohen, Diane Guerrero, Suraj Sharma, Zlatko Buric, Nickola Shreli, Mike Moh, John Cenatiempo, Souleymane Sy Savane, Stivi Paskoski, Richie Ng, Reza Nader, Julia Vasi, Coletrane Williams, Ellis Cox-McAllister, Richard Goteri, Michael Mili, Tony Guerrero, Jay Huguley, Omar Bader, Jimmie Cummings and Malik Bader. Screenplay by Malik Bader. Directed by … Continue reading

High and Outside: A Baseball Noir (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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High and Outside: A Baseball Noir (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

HIGH AND OUTSIDE: A BASEBALL NOIR (2017) Starring Phil Donlon, Geoffrey Lewis, Ernie Hudson, Lindsey Haun, David Yow, Scarlett Fay, Eddie Jemison, Johnny Dowers, Jason James Richter, Camilla Cleese, David Proval, Iván Kamarás, Norma Michaels, Jules Bruff, Livia Treviño, Rivka Rivera, Jimmy Walker Jr. and Peter Jason. Screenplay by Dan O’Dair. Directed by Evald Johnson. … Continue reading

David Morse and Ryan Hurst Step Into WGN’s Outsiders Season Two
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David Morse and Ryan Hurst Step Into WGN’s Outsiders Season Two

David Morse and Ryan Hurst Step Into WGN’s Outsiders Season Two by Brad Balfour Just like its name suggests, the WGN’s series Outsiders is definitely something that engenders risk; it, so to speak, sits “outside” of expectations. Think about it: a weird community in the hollers of Kentucky resists efforts to corral an extended family … Continue reading

Billy Crudup and Guillaume Canet – Honoring Their Blood Ties
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Billy Crudup and Guillaume Canet – Honoring Their Blood Ties

Billy Crudup and Guillaume Canet – Honoring Their Blood Ties by Jay S. Jacobs Two brothers.  One is a cop.  The other is a gangster just getting out of an extended stay in jail and now sliding back into his old ways.  That’s going to make for some uncomfortable family holiday dinners. That dichotomy is … Continue reading

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Oppose Each Other in American Gangster
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Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Oppose Each Other in American Gangster

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Oppose Each Other in American Gangster by Brad Balfour What a pairing. Actors Denzel Washington (Training Day) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) play two opposing forces in the struggle between an upwardly mobile black guy and upwardly mobile, distinctly Jewish guy during the ’70s in American Gangster. The black man starts out … Continue reading

Harsh Times (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Harsh Times (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

HARSH TIMES (2007) Starring Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman, J.K. Simmons, Tammy Trull, Michael Monks, Samantha Esteban and Tania Verafield. Screenplay by David Ayer. Directed by David Ayer. Distributed by Crave Films.  120 minutes.  Rated R. As the screenwriter of Training Day, Dark Blue, SWAT and now his directorial debut Harsh Times, David Ayer has become … Continue reading

Kathryn Morris – Cold Case, Hot Career
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Kathryn Morris – Cold Case, Hot Career

KATHRYN MORRIS COLD CASE, HOT CAREER by Jay S. Jacobs Unlike the cases investigated by her TV alter ego, Detective Lilly Rush of the Philadelphia PD, there is nothing cold about Kathryn Morris. She is the face of Cold Case, the Sunday night police drama which has quietly become one of television’s biggest hits.  The solidly crafted … Continue reading

Vincent Patrick – Putting Up a Smoke Screen
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Vincent Patrick – Putting Up a Smoke Screen

Vincent Patrick Putting Up a Smoke Screen by Ronald Sklar If you lead a squeaky clean (read: deadly dull) existence, chances are the closest you’ll ever get to an exhilarating, rewarding life of crime is by reading the great works of Vincent Patrick. His two previous novels, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business, … Continue reading