Monthly Archives: February 2016

Coen brothers find Christ, communism in new period piece

Posted on February 8, 2016 by reelentropy

Every great filmmaker eventually makes a movie about moviemaking, and that movie is always kind of weird. The Coen brothers are kind of weird anyway, so it follows that Hail, Caesar! would be a doubly weird movie. It’s not a doubly weird movie. … Continue reading →

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I’m only doing this because of the Oscar noms: Carol

Posted on February 4, 2016 by reelentropy

Any time a movie’s trailer reminds me of that satire Swedish arthouse film from (500) Days of Summer, it’s a bad sign, but Carol rises above the scandalous Oscar-bate nonsense it advertises itself as and becomes the most enjoyable romance of 2015. Based on … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies a surprising delight, mostly because of the pride and the prejudice

Posted on February 2, 2016 by reelentropy

There are a lot of ways it could have been better, but Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a blast to watch. Based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2009 parody, the film is set in 19th century England in an alternate history where the … Continue reading →

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