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She Said (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Nov 17, 2022
3 min

She Said (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SHE SAID (2022) Starring Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton, Ashley Judd, Sean Cullen, Angela Yeoh, Tom Pelphrey, Adam Shapiro, Anastasia Barzee, Mike Houston, Sarah Ann Masse, Hilary Greer, Tina WongLu, Nancy Ellen Shore, Sujata Eyrick and the voices of James Austin Johnson and Kelly McQuail. Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Directed by Maria Schrader. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 129 minutes. Rated R. With jo

TÁR (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Oct 6, 2022
3 min

TÁR (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

TÁR (2022) Starring Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, Mark Strong, Sylvia Flote, Adam Gopnik, Zethphan Smith-Gneist, Mila Bogojevic, Marc-Martin Straub, Egon Brandstetter, Ylva Pollak, Natalie Ponudic, Sydney Lemmon, Nicolas Hopchet, Kitty Watson, Jessica Hansen, Mila Bogojevic, Alma Löhr and Alec Baldwin. Screenplay by Todd Field. Directed by Todd Field. Distributed by Focus Features. 158 minutes. Rated R. Amongst many o

Barbarian (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Sep 9, 2022
3 min

Barbarian (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BARBARIAN (2022) Starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Kurt Braunohler, Jaymes Butler, J.R. Esposito, Kate Bosworth, Sophie Sörensen, Brooke Dillman, Sara Paxton, Will Greenberg, Derek Morse, Trevor Van Uden, Zach Cregger, Kalina Stancheva and Devina Vassileva. Screenplay by Zach Cregger. Directed by Zach Cregger. Distributed by 20th Century Studios. 102 minutes. Rated R. Well it started out well. That’s something, righ

Boomerang – 30th Anniversary Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

PopEntertainment

Jun 27, 2022
3 min

Boomerang – 30th Anniversary Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

BOOMERANG – 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (1992) Starring Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Chris Rock, Tisha Campbell, Lela Rochon, John Witherspoon, John Canada Terrell, Leonard Jackson, Jonathan P. Hicks, Tom Mardirosian, Irv Dotten, Melvin Van Peebles, Rhonda Jensen, Alyce Webb, Louise Vyent, Frank Rivers, Angela Logan, Chuck Pfeifer, Raye Dowell, Reginald Hudlin and Warrington Hudlin. Screenp

Our Ladies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Nov 27, 2021
3 min

Our Ladies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

OUR LADIES (2019) Starring Tallulah Greive, Abigail Lawrie, Rona Morison, Sally Messham, Marli Siu, Eve Austin, Kate Dickie, David Hayman, Chris Fulton, Jamie Quinn, Jack Greenlees, Stuart Martin, Myra McFanyen, Martin Quinn, James Rottger and Ross Anderson. Screenplay by Alan Sharp and Michael Caton-Jones. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. 106 minutes. Rated R. It’s always interesting to see a teen “girl power” movie that was directed b

American Pie Presents... Girls' Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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Oct 6, 2020
3 min

American Pie Presents... Girls' Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS… GIRLS’ RULES (2020) Starring Madison Pettis, Lizze Broadway, Natasha Behnam, Piper Curda, Darren Barnet, Zachary Gordon, Lucas Adams, Lily Bleu Andrew, Ed Quinn, Sara Rue, Rasheda Crockett, Zayne Emory, Camaron Engels, Dylan Lawson, Lisa Linke, Jeannie Elise Mai, Robert Peters, Christian Valderrama, Blayne Weaver, Stephanie Wong, Clint Howard, Barry Bostwick and Danny Trejo. Screenplay by David H. Steinberg and Blayne Weaver. Directed by Mike Elliott. D

Claudia Maree Mailer - Live and Let DieRy

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Aug 19, 2020
9 min

Claudia Maree Mailer - Live and Let DieRy

Claudia Maree Mailer Live and Let DieRy By Jay S. Jacobs When you were young, and your heart was an open book… That line is not merely the opening line to the old Paul McCartney song that was used for this article’s punny headline, it also rather fittingly describes the character of Marie in the psychological thriller DieRy, the first feature leading role by actress Claudia Maree Mailer. The film was written by her husband, producer John Buffalo Mailer. Marie is a beautiful y

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Aug 11, 2020
4 min

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SKIN: A HISTORY OF NUDITY IN THE MOVIES (2020) Featuring Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Pam Grier, Linda Blair, Sean Young, Bruce Davison, Diane Franklin, Kristanna Loken, Kristine DeBell, Eric Roberts, Erica Gavin, Shannon Elizabeth, Betsy Russell, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, Kevin Smith, John Cameron Mitchell, Amy Heckerling, Martha Coolidge, Mick LaSalle, Richard Roeper, Kyle Anderson, Tatiana Siegel, Joan Graves, Amy Nicholson and Eliza Roberts. Written by Danny Wo

Flashdance (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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May 18, 2020
5 min

Flashdance (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

FLASHDANCE (1983) Starring Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving, Ron Karabatsos, Belinda Bauer, Malcolm Danare, Phil Bruns, Micole Mercurio, Lucy Lee Flippin, Don Brockett, Cynthia Rhodes, Durga McBroom, Stacey Pickren, Bob Harks, Liz Sagal, Robert Wuhl, Matt Landers and Marine Jahan. Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas. Directed by Adrian Lyne. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated R. There are certain mov

The Invisible Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Feb 27, 2020
3 min

The Invisible Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020) Starring Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Benedict Hardie, Amali Golden, Sam Smith, Zara Michaels, Anthony Brandon Wong, Myles Rice, Nash Edgerton, Dennis Kreusler, Michael Knott, Randolph Fields, Serag Mohamed and Bianca Pomponio. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R. Occasionally as a film reviewer – hell, as a fil

Bombshell (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Dec 21, 2019
4 min

Bombshell (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Bombshell BOMBSHELL (2019) Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Liv Hewson, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Mark Duplass, Rob Delaney, Malcolm McDowell, Allison Janney, Alice Eve, Stephen Root, Richard Kind, Robin Weigert, Amy Landecker, Mark Moses, D’Arcy Carden, Kevin Dorff, Anne Ramsay, Tricia Helfer and Jennifer Morrison. Screenplay by Charles Randolph. Directed by Jay Roach. Distributed by Lionsgate. 108 minutes. Rate

Can You Keep a Secret? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Sep 12, 2019
4 min

Can You Keep a Secret? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Can You Keep a Secret? CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? (2019) Starring Alexandra Daddario, Tyler Hoechlin, Sunita Mani, David Ebert, Kimiko Glenn, Laverne Cox, Robert King, Judah Friedlander, Bobby Tisdale, Kate Easton, Sam Asghari, Ashlyn Alessi, Lexa Hayes, Olga N. Bogdanova, Crystal Tweed, Chris LeMonda, Thomas Hatz, Nacia Walsh, Austin Ferris, Rebeca Martinez, Yedoye Travis, Willis Williams, James Lipsius and Trent Falco. Screenplay by Peter Hutchings. Directed by Elise Duran. Dis

YouTube on Stage at VidCon 2019 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Jul 18, 2019
3 min

YouTube on Stage at VidCon 2019 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

Meghan Trainor – YouTube on Stage – Anaheim Arena – Anaheim, CA – July 11, 2019 – Photo by Jordan Wagner © 2019 YouTube on Stage at VidCon 2019 You’d think the world’s largest video-sharing website would be all about video, but you’re wrong. The execs at YouTube also know how to put on a pretty incredible live show. Each year as the excitement from day one of VidCon in Anaheim, California winds down, YouTube on Stage turns the heat back up with 90 minutes of excitement and fu

Late Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Jun 14, 2019
3 min

Late Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Late Night LATE NIGHT (2019) Starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Amy Ryan, John Lithgow, Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, Ike Barinholtz, Denis O’Hare, Reid Scott, Paul Walter Hauser, John Early, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Annaleigh Ashford, Halston Sage, Marc Kudisch, Luke Slattery, Blake DeLong, Jia Patel, David Neal Levin, Jake Tapper, Bill Maher and Seth Meyers. Screenplay by Mindy Kaling. Directed by Nisha Ganatra. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 102 minutes. Rated R. If you take a f

What Men Want (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Feb 7, 2019
3 min

What Men Want (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

What Men Want WHAT MEN WANT (2019) Starring Taraji P. Henson, Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Aldis Hodge, Max Greenfield, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske, Erykah Badu, Kellan Lutz, Shaquille O’Neal, Grant Hill, Karl-Anthony Towns, Pete Davidson, Mark Cuban, Auston Jon Moore and Shane Paul McGhie. Screenplay by Tina Gordon. Directed by Adam Shankman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 117 minutes. R

Jason Reitman Looks Back at a Political Shift with The Front Runner

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Nov 6, 2018
11 min

Jason Reitman Looks Back at a Political Shift with The Front Runner

Jason Reitman at the Philadelphia Film Festival Screening of “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 Up in the Air. He also looked at alcoholism and personal grievances in Young Adult and modern di

Ibiza (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Jun 3, 2018
3 min

Ibiza (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Ibiza IBIZA (2018) Starring Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson, Richard Madden, Michaela Watkins, Augustus Prew, Humphrey Ker, Anthony Welsh, Félix Gómez, Jordi Mollà, Nelson Dante, Anjela Nedyalkova, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Marina Salas, Tea Vracic, Bojan Ban, Tara Thaller, Marko Paradzik, Ivan Devcic, Bozena Bilanovic and Petar Cvirn. Screenplay by Lauryn Kahn. Directed by Alex Richanbach. Distributed by Netflix. 104 minutes. Rated TV-MA. When Netflix announced

Overboard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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May 5, 2018
4 min

Overboard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Overboard OVERBOARD (2018) Starring Anna Faris, Eugenio Derbez, John Hannah, Eva Longoria, Emily Maddison, Swoosie Kurtz, Josh Segarra, Mel Rodriguez, Celeste Ziegler, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Hannah Nordberg, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Cynthia Mendez, Garry Chalk, Mariana Treviño, Tara Erica Moore, Cecilia Suárez, Nils Hognestad, Omar Chaparro and Eric Keenleyside. Screenplay by Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg and Leslie Dixon. Directed by Rob Greenberg. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 112

Rita Coolidge – Living in the Spirit World

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Apr 13, 2018
12 min

Rita Coolidge – Living in the Spirit World

Rita Coolidge – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 15, 2018 – Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2018 Rita Coolidge Living in the Spirit World by Jay S. Jacobs If Rita Coolidge didn’t have a life as interesting as she has, it would seem like someone had to make it up. She showed up in Hollywood as a teen, a young woman proud of her Native American heritage and blessed with a sweet and sultry singing voice. Nearly straight off the bus, she got a gig as a backing vocalist for the p

Beauty and the Dogs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Apr 13, 2018
3 min

Beauty and the Dogs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Beauty and the Dogs BEAUTY AND THE DOGS (AALA KAF IFRIT) (2017) Starring Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomane Hamda, Mohamed Akkari, Chedly Arfaoui, Anissa Daoud and Mourad Gharsalli. Screenplay by Kaouther Ben Hania. Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories. 100 minutes. Not Rated. Beauty and the Dogs has a nightmare scenario which is particularly apt now in the time of the #MeToo movement. It takes a steely-eyed look at rape and oppressi

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