Sergio Mendes More than Nothing By Jay S. Jacobs With a musical career spanning about 60 years now, Sergio Mendes is as responsible as just about anyone (with the possible exception of Antonio Carlos Jobim) for bringing Brazilian music to the world. Many of the highs of his fascinating career are explored in the new … Continue reading
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Edge of the World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
EDGE OF THE WORLD (2021) Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Dominic Monaghan, Josie Ho, Atiqah Hasiholan, Ralph Ineson, Otto Farani, Samo Rafael, Bront Palarae, Shaheizy Sam, Hannah New, Yusyf Mahardika, Peter John, Kahar Bin Jini and Wan Hanafi Su. Screenplay by Rob Allyn. Directed by Michael Haussman. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 104 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT (2021) Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Hilliard, John Noble, Eugenie Bondurant, Shannon Kook, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Keith Arthur Bolden, Steve Coulter, Ingrid Bisu, Andrea Andrade, Ashley LeConte Campbell, Sterling Jerins, Paul Wilson, Charlene Amoia, Davis Osborne, Mark Rowe, Kaleka and Stella … Continue reading
Boogie (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BOOGIE (2021) Starring Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson, Pamelyn Chee, Perry Yung, Mike Moh, Alexa Mareka, Domenick Lombardozzi, Steve Coulter, Eddie Huang, Charlamagne tha God, Jessica Huang, Claire Hsu, Ren Hsieh, Despot, AC Casciani, Ming Wu, Terayle Hill, Fernold Degand, Bernard Chang, Mitchell Ito, Samantha Eberle, Tommy Bo, Shenell … Continue reading
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SHEPHERD: THE STORY OF A JEWISH DOG (2019) Starring August Maturo, Ken Duken, Ayelet Zurer, Ádám Porogi, Viktoria Stefanovszky, Lois Robbins, Miklós Kapácsy, Kristóf Widder, Miklós Béres, Gábor Nagypál, Zsolt Páll, Piroska Mészáros, Levente Molnár, Alexis Latham, Carna Krsul, Máté Haumann, Péter Scherer, Peter Linka, Géza Bodor, Peter Schueler, Zsuzsa Gyöngy and Hans Peterson. Screenplay … Continue reading
Long Weekend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LONG WEEKEND (2021) Starring Finn Wittrock, Zoë Chao, Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson, Jim Rash, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellison Randell, Carter Morgan, Dylan Wittrock, Deanna Barillari, Andrew Secunda, Haley Rawson, Cyrina Fiallo, Amber Crews, Gia Galardi and the voices of Jennifer Irwin, Jess Jacobs and Steve Basilone. Screenplay by Steve Basilone. Directed by Steve Basilone. Distributed … Continue reading
Spring Blossom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SPRING BLOSSOM (SEIZE PRINTEMPS) (2020) Starring Suzanne Lindon, Arnaud Valois, Frédéric Pierrot, Florence Viala, Rebecca Marder, Arthur Giusi-Périer, Pauline Rugo, Dominique Besnehard, Philippe Uchan, Françoise Widhoff, Raymond Aquaviva, Valentin Brekke, Louise Milot, Michael Perez and Damien Carlet. Screenplay by Suzanne Lindon. Directed by Suzanne Lindon. Distributed by KimStim Films. 73 minutes. Not Rated. The central … Continue reading
The Djinn (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE DJINN (2021) Starring Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe, John Erickson, Donald Pitts, Jilbert Daniel, Omaryus Luckett, Collin Joe and Isaiah Mansfield. Screenplay by David Charbonier and Justin Powell. Directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell. Distributed by IFC Midnight. 82 minutes. Not Rated. I must admit, being only somewhat up on monster lore, … Continue reading
The Woman in the Window (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (2021) Starring Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Fred Hechinger, Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Tracy Letts, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeanine Serralles, Mariah Bozeman, Daymien Valentino, Donat Balaj, Liza Colón-Zayas and the voices of Anna Cameron, Myers Bartlett, Haven Burton, Ben Davis and Blake Morris. Screenplay by Tracy … Continue reading
The Marksman (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE MARKSMAN (2021) Starring Liam Neeson, Jacob Perez, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba, Teresa Ruiz, Dylan Kenan, Luke Rains, Sean Rosales, Alfredo Quiroz, Ann Barrett Richards, David DeLao, Amber Midthunder, Vic Browder, Yediel O. Quiles, Christian Hicks, Roger Jerome, Charles David Richards, Kellen Boyle and Patricia Rodriguez Andrade. Screenplay by Chris Charles & Danny Kravitz … Continue reading