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Adam (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Oct 25, 2019
3 min

Adam (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Adam ADAM (2019) Starring Nicholas Alexander, Bobbi Salvor Menuez, Margaret Qualley, Leo Sheng, Chloë Levine, Colton Ryan, Maxton Miles Baeza, Dana Aliya Levinson, Alisha B. Woods, Jari Jones, Rachel Burkhard, Katie Lynn Esswein, Gracie Lawrence, Haley Murphy, May Hong, Paige Gilbert, Scott Zimmerman and Ana Gasteyer. Screenplay by Ariel Shrag. Directed by Rhys Ernst. Distributed by Wolfe Releasing. 95 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival. Adam

Angel Has Fallen (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Aug 24, 2019
3 min

Angel Has Fallen (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Angel Has Fallen ANGEL HAS FALLEN (2019) Starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Danny Huston, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte, Tim Blake Nelson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Landes, Lance Reddick, Frederick Schmidt, Rocci-Boy Williams, Harry Ditson, Linda John-Pierre, Ori Pfeffer, Jasmine Hyde, Ian Porter, Laurel Lefkow, Michael Landes, Mark Arnold and Kerry Shale. Screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen and Matt Cook & Ric Roman Waugh. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Distributed by Lionsgate.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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May 30, 2019
3 min

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) Starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, Zhang Ziyi, Joe Morton, CCH Pounder, Anthony Ramos, Elizabeth Ludlow, Jonathan Howard, Randall P. Havens, Lyle Brocato and Jimmy Gonzales. Screenplay by Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields. Directed by Michael Dougherty.

The US Festival: 1982 The “US” Generation (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

PopEntertainment

Sep 1, 2018
4 min

The US Festival: 1982 The “US” Generation (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

The US Festival – 1982 The “US” Generation THE US FESTIVAL: 1982 THE “US” GENERATION (2017) Featuring Steve Wozniak, Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland, Mickey Hart, Kate Pierson, Marky Ramone, Eddie Money, Carlos Harvey, Greg Perloff, Sherry Wasserman, Dr. Peter Ellis, John Collins, Andy Hertzfeld, Derek Power, Joe Sharino and Paul Block. Directed by Glenn Aveni. Distributed by MVD Visual. 103 minutes. Not Rated. By the 1980s, the idea of the rock festival was pretty much on f

Blockers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Apr 5, 2018
3 min

Blockers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Blockers BLOCKERS (2018) Starring Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gideon Adlon, Graham Phillips, Miles Robbins, Jimmy Bellinger, June Diane Raphael, Jake Picking, Hannibal Buress, Sarayu Blue, Gary Cole, Gina Gershon, Colton Dunn, Ramona Young and T.C. Carter. Screenplay by Brian Kehoe & Jim Kehoe. Directed by Kay Cannon. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated R. You can tell you are not in for a night of highbrow

Ismael’s Ghosts (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Oct 23, 2017
4 min

Ismael’s Ghosts (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Ismael’s Ghosts ISMAEL’S GHOSTS (2017) Starring Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Louis Garrel, Alba Rohrwacher, Laszlo Szabo, Hippolyte Girardot, Jacques Nolot, Catherine Mouchet, Samir Guesmi, Mélodie Richard, Marc Prin, Bruno Todeschini, Pascal Ternisien, Philippe Fretun and Bernard Bloch. Screenplay by Arnaud Desplechin, Julie Peyr and Lea Mysius. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 114 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at th

Flesh and Blood (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Oct 22, 2017
4 min

Flesh and Blood (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Flesh and Blood FLESH AND BLOOD (2017) Starring Mark Webber, Guillermo Santos, Cheri Honkala, Mark Webber Sr., Madeline Brewer, Guillermo Santos Sr., Antoine Williams, Galen Tyler, Victoria Cheatom, Asadullah al-Khidr, Sister Mary McKenna, Temperance Surgest and Teresa Palmer. Screenplay by Mark Webber. Directed by Mark Webber. Distributed by Wide Awake Cinema. 91 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2017 Philadelphia Film Festival. It is quite clear that Philadelphia-based ac

The Promise (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Apr 21, 2017
4 min

The Promise (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Promise THE PROMISE (2016) Starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Marwan Kenzari, Tom Hollander, Numan Acar, Rade Serbedzija, Tamer Hassan, Michael Stahl-David, Marwan Kenzari, Kevork Malikyan, Marco Khan and Jean Reno. Screenplay by Terry George and Robin Swicord. Directed by Terry George. Distributed by Open Road Films. 134 minutes. Rated PG-13. It is rather shocking that over 10

Star Trek Beyond (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Nov 1, 2016
3 min

Star Trek Beyond (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Star Trek Beyond STAR TREK BEYOND (2016) Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim, Lydia Wilson, Deep Roy, Harpreet Sandhu, Melissa Roxburgh, Anita Brown, Doug Jung, Danny Pudi, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Greg Grunberg and Jeff Bezos. Screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Directed by Justin Lin. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 120 minutes. Rated PG. “Space: the final frontier. Th

Where to Invade Next (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Feb 12, 2016
3 min

Where to Invade Next (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Where to Invade Next WHERE TO INVADE NEXT (2016) Featuring Michael Moore, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker. Amel Smaoui, Jenny Tumas, Pasi Sahlberg, Halla Tomasdottir and Borut Pahor. Written by Michael Moore. Directed by Michael Moore. Distributed by Dog Eat Dog Films. 110 minutes. Rated R. With politics in a weird state of flux, with some people feeling the Bern and others feeling the Trump and the people on all sides screaming for blood from the political

Deadpool (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Feb 11, 2016
3 min

Deadpool (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Deadpool DEADPOOL (2016) Starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand, Karan Soni, Jed Rees, Stefan Kapicic, Randal Reeder, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. and Stan Lee. Screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Directed by Tim Miller. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 107 minutes. Rated R. Turn your snark and violence meter up to 11, here comes Deadpool. Based on a cult-favorite Marvel comic book series, but only t

Little Accidents (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Jan 19, 2015
3 min

Little Accidents (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Little Accidents LITTLE ACCIDENTS (2014) Starring Boyd Holbrook, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Lucas, Jacob Lofland, Travis Tope, Chloë Sevigny, Alexia Rasmussen, James DeForest Parker, Beau Wright, Randy Springer, Tim Gooch, Katie DeLuca, Mike Bizzarri, Peter Herrick and Louie Lawless. Screenplay by Sara Colangelo. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Distributed by Amplify. 105 minutes. Not Rated. Is it that bad a thing when the worst you can say about a film is that it has more ideas th

Men, Women & Children (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Jan 11, 2015
4 min

Men, Women & Children (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Men, Women & Children MEN, WOMAN & CHILDREN (2014) Starring Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, Kaitlyn Dever, Ansel Elgort, Travis Tope, Olivia Crocicchia, Elena Kampouris, Timothée Chalamet, Katherine C. Hughes, Will Peltz, Dennis Haysbert, J.K. Simmons, David Denman, Shane Lynch, Phil LaMarr and the voice of Emma Thompson. Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Erin Cressida Wilson. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures

A Walk Among Tombstones (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Jan 10, 2015
3 min

A Walk Among Tombstones (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

A Walk Among the Tombstones A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014) Starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Brian “Astro” Bradley, David Harbour, Adam Davis Thompson, Boyd Holbrook, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Sebastian Roche, Mark Consuelos, Danielle Rose Russell, Laura Birn, Marielle Heller, Liana De Laurent, Whitney Able and Razane Jammal. Screenplay by Scott Frank. Directed by Scott Frank. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R. We’re about six years now into the rein

…Around (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Feb 15, 2009
3 min

…Around (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

…Around …AROUND (2009) Starring Rob Evans, Molly Ryman, Ron Brice, Marcel Torres, Berenice Mosca, Veronica Heffron, David Joseph Boyd, David Joseph Boyd, Ali Tobia, Amy Hoerler, Julie Tran, Shawn Mahoney, Steven Grgas, Kristopher Torres and Nabil Vinas. Screenplay by David Spaltro. Directed by David Spaltro. Distributed by Wandering/Cut Films. 104 minutes. Not Rated. Writer/director David Spaltro’s independent film …Around is a nice reminder of how refreshing it can be to s

Look (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Nov 30, 2007
3 min

Look (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Look LOOK (2007) Starring Jamie McShane, Spencer Redford, Hayes MacArthur, Nichelle Hines, Ben Weber, Paul Schackman, Chris Williams, Jennifer Fontaine, Giuseppe Andrews, Miles Dougal, Rhys Coiro, Sebastian Feldman, Jackie Geary, Heather Hogan and Kimberly Quinn. Screenplay by Adam Rifkin. Directed by Adam Rifkin. Distributed by Liberated Artists. 102 minutes. Rated R. At the very beginning of Look, a title scroll points out that everyone in the United States is filmed by app

Air Guitar Nation (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Sep 1, 2007
4 min

Air Guitar Nation (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Air Guitar Nation AIR GUITAR NATION (2007) Featuring David “C. Diddy” Jung, Dan “Björn Türoque” Crane, Hadia “Jam Toast” Ackerman, Lance “The Shred” Kasten, Ryan Kelly, John “Johnny Rocket” Fillon, Ralph “Rufus Sewer” Martin, John Daniel Harding Jr., Lucy “Snatchface” Harrison, Rory “Air Do Well” O’Flaherty, Craig “Czar” Zahler, Paul Fichera, Erika Szanto, Elena Berkowitz, Melinda Murphy, Julie “Super Julie” Schuck, Malla “Trans Am Mama” Slas, Michael “The Goober” Carroll, Wi

The Contract (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

PopEntertainment

Jul 28, 2007
2 min

The Contract (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

The Contract THE CONTRACT (2006) Starring Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Bill Smitrovich, Ned Bellamy, Jonathan Hyde, Corey Johnson and Mircea Monroe. Written by Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Distributed by Millennium Films. 96 minutes. Rated R. The most surprising thing about The Contract is that it is being released straight-to-video without even the most cursory of theatrical runs. (At least in the

Brooklyn Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 12, 2007
2 min

Brooklyn Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Brooklyn Rules BROOKLYN RULES (2007) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, Jerry Ferrara, Monica Keena, Robert Tarano, Christian Maelen, Paolo Araujo, Ty Thomas Reed and Daniel Tay. Screenplay by Terrence Winter. Directed by Michael Corrente. Distributed by City Lights Pictures. 99 minutes. Rated R. The mob has a certain romantic allure, especially in depressed urban neighborhoods where it mostly holds sway. Particularly for the lower-income t

DreamGirls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Jan 6, 2007
4 min

DreamGirls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DREAMGIRLS (2006) Starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle ,Yvette Nicole Brown, Yvette Cason, Loretta Divine, Dawnn Lewis, Eddie Mekka, Jaleel White, John Krasinski and John Lithgow. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Dreamworks SKG Pictures. 131 minutes. Rated PG-13. Dreamgirls is a 25-year old Broadway musical, not-so-vaguely based on the

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