LES MISÉRABLES (2019) Starring Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Steve Tientcheu, Issa Perica, Al-Hassan Ly, Almamy Kanoute, Raymond Lopez, Jeanne Balibar, Nizar Ben Fatma, Luciano Lopez, Jaihson Lopez, Sana Joachaim, Lucas Omiri, Rocco Lopez, Zordon Cauret, Steve Cauret, Diego Lopez, Omar Soumare, Abdelkader Hoggui and Djeneba Diallo. Screenplay by Ladj Ly & Giordano Gederlini … Continue reading
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Empathy Inc. (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
EMPATHY INC. (2019) Starring Zack Robidas, Kathy Searle, Jay Klaitz, Eric Berryman, AJ Cedeno, Charmaine Reedy, Fenton Lawless, Anthony Mangano and Karen Lynn Gorney. Screenplay by Mark Leidner. Directed by Yedidya Gorsetman. Distributed by Dark Star Pictures. 97 minutes. Not Rated. Empathy Inc. was my favorite film from the 2018 Philadelphia Film Festival. It was … Continue reading
Vox Lux (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
VOX LUX (2018) Starring Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Jude Law, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Ehle, Stacy Martin, Natasha Romanova, Maria Dizzia, Erik King, Maria Severny, Daniel London, Matt Servitto, Christopher Dylan White, Sophie Lane Curtis, Candace Smith, Micheal Richardson, Allison Winn, Fred Hechinger, Leslie Silva, Meg Gibson and the voice of Willem Dafoe. Screenplay by Brady … Continue reading
Shoplifters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SHOPLIFTERS (2018) Starring Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki, Kiki Kirin, Mayu Matsuoka, Kengo Kora, Chizuru Ikewake, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yôko Moriguchi, Yuki Yamada, Akira Emoto, Naoto Ogata and Moemi Katayama. Screenplay by Hirokazu Koreeda. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated R. Shoplifters has been getting such accolades – … Continue reading
Joel Edgerton – Rewriting Boy Erased
Joel Edgerton Rewriting Boy Erased By Jay S. Jacobs This seems to be a fertile time for actors to take a more hands-on approach to filmmaking and write and direct their own films. Take Joel Edgerton. The Australian-born actor has been slowly-but-surely building a big name in the States with roles in such films as … Continue reading
Jason Reitman Looks Back at a Political Shift with The Front Runner
Jason Reitman Looks Back at a Political Shift with The Front Runner By Jay S. Jacobs Director Jason Reitman is known for taking on some pretty big subjects in his films. He took on lobbying in Thank You for Smoking. He set his sights on teenage pregnancy in Juno and corporate soullessness and greed in … Continue reading
Bodied (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BODIED (2017) Starring Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold, Jonathan “Dumbfoundead” Park, Shoniqua Shandai, Walter Perez, Charlamagne tha God, Dizaster, Anthony Michael Hall, Debra Wilson, Lisa Maley, Eddie Perino, Eric Allen Smith, Candice Renée, Daniel Rashid, Vivian Lamolli, Matt Alpert, Sloane Avery and Faithe Herman. Screenplay by Alex Larsen. Directed by Joseph Kahn. Distributed by … Continue reading
Paul Dano – It’s A Wild Wildlife
Paul Dano It’s A Wild Wildlife By Jay S. Jacobs We know Paul Dano as an actor with over a decade of quirky movie choices behind him. Perhaps you remember him best as the twin preachers in There Will Be Blood. Or perhaps as the young Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy. Or, then again … Continue reading
Anchor & Hope (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ANCHOR AND HOPE (2017) Starring Oona Chaplin, Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer, Geraldine Chaplin, Trevor White, Charlotte Atkinson, Lara Rossi, Philip Arditti, Meghan Treadway, Rogers Leona, Faith Edwards, Laraine Dix, Taya De La Cruz, Becky Bullman, Peyton Jowers and Kimberly J. Forbes. Screenplay by Carlos Marques-Marcet and Jules Nurrish. Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet. Distributed by Wolfe … Continue reading
Prospect (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PROSPECT (2018) Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jay Duplass, Pedro Pascal, Andre Royo, Sheila Vand, Anwan Glover, Luke Pitzrick, Arthur Deranleau, Alex McCauley, Doug Dawson, Krista Johnson, Brian Guntner, Trick Danneker, Christopher Morson, Ben Little and Shepheard Earl. Screenplay by Zeek Earl & Christopher Caldwell. Directed by Zeek Earl & Christopher Caldwell. Distributed by Dust/Gunpowder & Sky. … Continue reading