Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2025) Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Paul Copley, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle,  Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Dominic West, Simon Russell Beale, Arty Froushan, Alessandro … Continue reading

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

THE HOLDOVERS (2023) Starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Darby Lily Lee-Stack, Bill Mootos, Dustin Tucker, Juanita Pearl, Alexander Cook, Liz Bishop, Cole Tristan Murphy, Will Sussbauer and Carter Shimp. Screenplay by David … Continue reading

Love & Mercy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Love & Mercy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

LOVE & MERCY (2015) Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Brett Davern, Kenny Wormald, Jake Abel, Graham Rogers, Bill Camp, Erin Darke, Diana Maria Riva, Joanna Going, Dee Wallace, Max Schneider, Jeff Meacham, Johnny Sneed and Brian Wilson. Screenplay by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Distributed by … Continue reading

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Two films into the series, it is pretty much official: Despite the addition of the word Amazing to the series title, Mark Webb’s filmed take on the webbed wall-crawler is lagging well behind Sam Raimi’s greatly superior Spider-Man series of the last decade. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is not so much bad – in fact, it … Continue reading

Romeo & Juliet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Romeo & Juliet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

ROMEO & JULIET (2013) Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Ed Westwick, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Natascha McElhone, Christian Cooke and Stellan Skarsgård. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Directed by Carlo Carlei. Distributed by Relativity Media. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. William Shakespeare’s classic love tragedy Romeo & Juliet has been filmed so many times over … Continue reading

Saving Mr. Banks (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Saving Mr. Banks (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SAVING MR. BANKS (2013) Starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, BJ Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Bigham, Kathy Baker, Melanie Paxton, Andy McPhee and Rachel Griffiths. Screenplay by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Directed by John Lee Hancock. Distributed by Walt Disney Picture. 125 minutes. Rated … Continue reading

Rock of Ages (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Rock of Ages (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

ROCK OF AGES (2012) Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Will Forte, T.J. Miller, Erica Frene, Dan Finnerty, Eli Roth, Constantine Maroulis, Nuno Bettencourt, Sebastian Bach, Debbie Gibson and Kevin Cronin. Screenplay by Justin Theroux, Chris D’Arienzo and Allan … Continue reading

The Ides of March (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Ides of March (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Jennifer Ehle, Gregory Itzin, Michael Mantell, Yuriy Sardarov, Bella Ivory, Hayley Meyers, Maya Sayre, Charlie Rose, Robert Braun, Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow. Screenplay by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau … Continue reading

Rosamund Pike – Made in England
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Rosamund Pike – Made in England

Rosamund Pike Made in England by Jay S. Jacobs Rosamund Pike is one actress who defies categorization.  The London-born beauty has spent over a decade on screen and stage.  The one constant in her career is that you never know quite what she will do next. She is probably best known for her work on art house films.  … Continue reading

Paul Giamatti – Paul’s Version
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Paul Giamatti – Paul’s Version

Paul Giamatti Paul’s Version by Jay S. Jacobs Paul Giamatti cuts an unusual figure in image-conscious Hollywood – however that is one of the reasons that his career has been so fascinatingly diverse.  He’ll readily admit he was not blessed with leading man looks, therefore he had to work harder and seduce movie audiences with … Continue reading