HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (2025) Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, ASAP Rocky, Ice Spice, Dean Winters, John Douglas Thompson, LaChanze, Aubrey Joseph, Michael Potts, Wendell Pierce, Elijah Wright, Rick Fox, Rod Strickland, Nuri Hazzard, Jensen McRae, Jade Cayne, Imana Breaux, Andy McQueen, Frederick Weller, Eddie Palmieri, Anthony Ramos and Rosie Perez. Screenplay by Alan … Continue reading
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A Journal for Jordan (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN (2021) Starring Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom, Johnny M. Wu, Tamara Tunie, Gregory Sanon, Cleveland Berto, Nicholas G. Sims, Vanessa Aspillaga, Susan Pourfar, Joey Brooks, Spencer Squire, Annabel O’Hagan, Doris McCarthy, Lauren Yaffe, Stephen Sherman, Nate Luis Silva, Samuel Caleb Walker and Vincent Tumeo. Screenplay by Virgil … Continue reading
The Little Things (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE LITTLE THINGS (2021) Starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales, Terry Kinney, Chris Bauer, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza, Michael Hyatt, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason James Richter, Kerry O’Malley, Sheila Houlahan, John Harlan Kim, Glenn Morshower, Maya Kazan, Tiffany Gonzalez, Judith Scott, Lee Garlington, Charlie Saxton and Olivia Washington. Screenplay by John Lee Hancock. … Continue reading
Assessing Last Year’s Movies Through the Lens of This Year’s Golden Globe Nominees
Assessing Last Year’s Movies Through the Lens of This Year’s Golden Globe Nominees by Brad Balfour Just as the Waterford ball drops, so does the anticipation for the 75th annual Golden Globes — the first major awards show of 2018. Being broadcast live, the show can be seen on NBC, Sunday, January 6th, starting at … Continue reading
Fences (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FENCES (2016) Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Mykelti Williamson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Mele, Leslie Boone, Jason Silvis, Toussaint Raphael Abessolo, John W. Iwanonkiw, Phil Nardozzi, Jeff Smith, Tra’Waan Coles, Benjamin Donlow, Mark Falvo and Malik Abdul Khaaliq. Screenplay by August Wilson. Directed by Denzel Washington. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. … Continue reading
Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken
Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set … Continue reading
André Holland and Carra Patterson Drive August Wilson’s Jitney onto The Broadway Stage
André Holland and Carra Patterson Drive August Wilson’s Jitney onto The Broadway Stage by Brad Balfour Before he died in 2005, playwright August Wilson had created the 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle (or Century Cycle) chronicling black American life which spanned over 10 decades. This work is not only Wilson’s benchmark but is a touchstone for fans … Continue reading
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
2 Guns (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
2 GUNS (2013) Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton, Paula Patton, James Marsden, Fred Ward, Robert John Burke, Greg Sproles, Patrick Fischler. Edgar Arreola, Derek Solorsano, Kyle Russell Clements, Christopher Matthew Cook, Tim Bell, Tait Fletcher, Jesus Jr., Azure Parsons, John McConnell, Jack Landry, Ritchie Montgomery, Ambyr Childers, Robert Larriviere and … Continue reading
Elias Koteas – Lets Us In … On His Acting Technique
Elias Koteas Lets Us In … On His Acting Technique by Brad Balfour What makes Canadian-born actor Elias Koteas so fascinating is that he doesn’t like to play it safe. In his latest film, the vampiric Let Me In, he plays the policeman who discovers the true nature of the mysterious 12-year-old killer Abby (Chloë Grace … Continue reading