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The Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2017

While I’m nowhere near done discussing the films of 2016 (Oscars, baby!), it’s time to creak the door open to 2017.  It’s always tough...

Review: Rob Zombie’s 31

"From the macabre mind of Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses, The Lords of Salem, The Devil's Rejects), comes his newest nightmare, 31, arriving...

Staff Picks: The Best Films of 2016

The staff of The Pop Break got together to talk about something they hold very dear to their hearts - movies. We submitted our...

The Best & Worst in Film: 2016

What I’ll remember most about 2016 is just how wide the gap between blockbuster films and award movies there was this year.  In the...

20th Century Women: Great Acting Abounds

Written by Matt Taylor While the indie movie crowd may have fell for it back in 2011, Mike Mills’ Beginners rubbed me the wrong way....

Passengers: Stop the Shuttle, I Want to Get Off

Passengers Plot Summary: Two passengers wake up ninety years early on a 120-year space journey to another planet.  With no possible way to fix their...

Trailer Tuesday: Dunkirk

Written by Logan J. Fowler and Justin Matchick Release Date: July 21st, 2017 Starring: Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy Director: Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight...

Carrie Fisher Passes Away at Age 60

As if 2016 could not suck enough, the news broke today that Carrie Fisher passed away. According to a statement issued on behalf of her...

Live By Night: The Affleck Directing Streak Continues

Live By Night Plot Summary: During the prohibition era, the son (Ben Affleck) of a decorated cop (Brendan Gleeson) turns to crime after fighting in...

The Eyes of My Mother is an Visceral Horror Film with an Unshakeable Sense of nervousness

The Eyes of My Mother begins with one of the most effective opening sequences in a horror film I’ve seen in quite some time....

Fences: It’s Denzel’s World. We Just Live In It

Fences Plot Summary: Based on the play of the same name, follows the story of a working class man (Denzel Washington) in the 1950’s.  Troy...

Silence: Stop the Presses! Martin Scorsese Makes a Great Film

Silence Plot Summary: In the 1600's, any practicing Christian in Japan is subjected to torture and potential death.  When the rumors of a Portuguese priest...