CASE 137 (DOSSIER 137) (2025) Starring Léa Drucker, Jonathan Turnbull, Mathilde Roehrich, Guslagie Malanda, Stanislas Merhar, Sandra Colombo, Valentin Campagne, Mathilde Riu, Côme Péronnet, Solàn Machado-Graner, Théo Costa-Marini, Théo Navarro-Mussy and Florence Viala. Screenplay by Dominik Moll and Gilles Marchand. Directed by Dominik Moll. Distributed by Haut et Court. 115 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at … Continue reading
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Hedda (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HEDDA (2025) Starring Tessa Thompson, Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, Nina Hoss, Kathryn Hunter, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, Saffron Hocking, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, Jack Barry, Michelle Crane, Sam Hoare, Stacey Gough, Mark Oosterveen, Sonya Orlov, Nicholas Bishop, Milly Paris and Jack Sherlock. Screenplay by Nia DaCosta. Directed by Nia … Continue reading
Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Fabien Frankel and Brad Inglesby – Taken to Task
Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Fabien Frankel and Brad Inglesby Taken to Task By Jay S. Jacobs So how does a TV show come together? “It always starts with characters,” Brad Inglesby explained to me on the red carpet at the Philadelphia Film Festival, where the season finale of his acclaimed TV series Task was going … Continue reading
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (2025) Starring Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, ASAP Rocky, Ivy Wolk, Daniel Zolghadri, Delaney Quinn, Ronald Bronstein, Lark White, Josh Pais, Eva Kornet, Mark Stolzenberg, Helen Hong, Ella Beatty, Manu Narayan, Amy Judd Lieberman, Char Sidney, Jodi Pynn Gabree, Alan Scott, Jason Matthews and Victor … Continue reading
Ruby Modine & Ian Kimble – It’s Just a Dead Giveaway
Ruby Modine & Ian Kimble It’s Just a Dead Giveaway by Jay S. Jacobs Don’t you hate it when this happens? You’re out on a Friday night. You hit a few bars, and maybe a party. You have a bit too much to drink. Or maybe a lot too much to drink. Or maybe you … Continue reading
The Room Next Door (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR (2024) Starring Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Melina Matthews, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Esther McGregor, Alex Høgh Andersen and Alvise Rigo. Screenplay by Pedro Almodóvar. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 107 minutes. Rated PG-13. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. … Continue reading
September 5 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEPTEMBER 5 (2024) Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Corey Johnson, Georgina Rich, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Ferdinand Dörfler, Solomon Mousley, Daniel Betts, Jeff Book, Leif Eisenberg, Rony Herman, Robert Porter Templeton and archival footage of Jim McKay and Peter Jennings. Screenplay by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum. … Continue reading
Luther: Never Too Much (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH (2024) Featuring Carlos Alomar, Fonzi Thornton, Robin Clark, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Richard Marx, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Nile Rodgers, Clive Davis, Lisa Fischer, Ava Cherry, Cheryl Lynn, Valerie Simpson, Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley Jr., Jocelyn Brown and archival footage of Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and Luther Vandross. Directed … Continue reading
Dreaming of You (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DREAMING OF YOU (2024) Starring Jack McCafferty, Lauren LaVera, Ian Ross, Jake Westphal, Katie Marovitch, Liz Priestley & Kevin Giles. Screenplay by Jack McCafferty. Directed by Jack McCafferty. Distributed by Rinky Dink Kitchen Sink Productions. 95 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. This local Philly-based debut surreal romantic comedy from writer … Continue reading
Bill Nicoletti – Reminding the World of the Philly Sound
Bill Nicoletti Reminding the World of the Philly Sound By Jay S. Jacobs Bill Nicoletti grew up steeped in the sound of Philadelphia. His hometown was one of the hubs of popular music – and in particular for soul music – for much of the 1960s and 1970s. It changed his life, both as a … Continue reading