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The China Hustle: The Next Housing Bubble

The American economy has never quite recovered from 2008's burst housing bubble. Lots of investors–both big and small–lost money and the few who didn't...

Isle of Dogs: A Good Movie That Should Have Been Great

Isle of Dogs Plot Summary: Years into the future, Megasaki City in Japan has exiled all dogs to a deserted wasteland known as Trash Island...

Unsane: Steven Soderbergh’s Gaslight Anthem

The concept of “gaslighting” isn’t new. It comes from Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play, Gas Light, about a man who tries to convince his wife...

Review: Children of the Whales

Children of the Whales original manga series was created by Abi Umeda. The anime adaptation is written by Michiko Yokote, directed by Kyohei Ishiguro...

The Breakcast: The Wes Anderson Retrospective

https://soundcloud.com/popbreakdotcombreakcast/the-wes-anderson-retrospective-1 Wes Anderson's new film Isle of Dogs comes out Friday. Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, film editor Dan Cohen, and social media manager Alisha Weinberger...

Strong Women in Anime: Staff Recommendations Featuring Female Leads

In honor of March being Women’s Month the Pop Break staff thought it would be a good idea to talk about strong women in...

5 Years of Evil Dead: A Relentless, Unforgiving Re-imaginating of the 1981 Original

Remakes of horror movies vary from instance to instance. Some may serve just as an updated adaptation of the original movie - perhaps just...

Cary Elwes Hosts Princess Bride Screening, Q&A in Asbury Park

The classic fantasy/adventure/comedy The Princess Bride comes to Asbury Park's famed Paramount Theater on Saturday June 16. No, this won't be a free summer screening...

Tomb Raider Review: Alicia Vikander and the Temple of Dumb

The saddest thing I’ll ever have to say is that 1995’s Mortal Kombat is STILL the best video game to movie adaptation we’ve ever...

SXSW Review: ‘American Animals’ Channels Classic Heist Films to Find its Voice

Whether Bart Layton’s American Animals will become an American classic will take a few years to know. One thing is certain, though, it sure...

The Most Creative Cosplay from Lexington Comic & Toy Con

Pop Break Live: Lexington Toy & Comic Con in Lexington, Kentucky Words by Sheena Fisher | Photos by Sheena Fisher & Anthony Coleman This past weekend...

SXSW Review: Galveston is an All-American Tragedy with a Powerhouse Performance

Adapted from Nic Pizzolatto’s novel of the same name Galveston is a hurricane of a film. It’s emotionally earnest and bold, but there are...