Movie Review: 'I, Tonya' (2017)

For a film whose title suggests it is about Tonya Harding, “I, Tonya” doesn’t feel like a movie about Tonya Harding. Even as Tonya (Margot Robbie) frequently narrates the film and turns to the camera to break the fourth wall, it still feels like she is chasing the spotlight of her story. That is

Movie Review: 'Lady Bird' (2017)

Writer/director Greta Gerwig’s endearing coming-of-age dramedy is a breath of character-driven fresh air. Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) is a spunky, unconventional, and extremely confident 17-year-old. Heading towards the end of her high school career with little personal direct

Movie Review: 'Forgotten' (2017)

There is nothing forgettable about this innovative dramatic thriller that superbly weaves together several genre threads to create something entirely unique. “Forgotten” (originally titled: “Gi-eok-ui Bam”) opens as a family is moving into their new home. Joining their parents are twenty-somethi

Top 5 Most-Read Posts of 2017

So long 2017! This is Eclectic Pop’s last end-of-the-year wrap-up post, so hold on and enjoy. In a highly competitive Top 5, posts about a pop music queen, an actual queen, and an empress, ruled reader interest. In true Eclectic Pop form, the Top 5 is comprised of eclectic selections. There are t

Top 5 Most-Read Movie Reviews Of 2017

Action, adventure, romance, and mayhem dominated the themes of Eclectic Pop’s Most-Read Movie Reviews in 2017. What do they share in common? Every review in the Top 5 is positive, some glowingly so. In a compelling suggestion of just how prevalent Netflix has become, it is worth noting that each a