Monthly Archives: December 2019

‘Jumanji’ stagnates on its ‘Next Level’

Posted on December 16, 2019 by reelentropy

7/10 There’s a great deal of potential in these new Jumanji films, but Jumanji: The Next Level doesn’t quite live up to it.  A year and change later, the four heroes of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, who remained close … Continue reading →

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‘Dark Waters’ wants to be the next ‘Spotlight,’ but this ain’t it

Posted on December 8, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 Dark Waters is by no means a bad movie, but it isn’t good, and it seems to know and be weirdly self-conscious about that. Dark Waters, based on the New York Times Magazine Article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s … Continue reading →

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‘Queen and Slim’ a haunting story of black love, identity

Posted on December 8, 2019 by reelentropy

9/10 Queen and Slim is highly topical, but so powerful that it rises above its tight ties to its moment in time. In Queen and Slim, a pair of relative strangers driving home from a Tinder date (Jodie Turner-Smith and … Continue reading →

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‘Knives Out’ is a fucking blast

Posted on December 8, 2019 by reelentropy

9/10 I had the chance to see Knives Out for free and couldn’t wait for the chance to pay to see it again. It is so much fun. It’s a kind of fun I’d almost given up on having in … Continue reading →

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‘Honey Boy’ enumerates, hopefully concludes LaBeouf’s long troubles

Posted on December 7, 2019 by reelentropy

Honey Boy is a decent movie as a viewer, but it’s not for viewers. It’s for Shia LaBeouf. Honey Boy is LaBeouf’s autobiographical retelling of his childhood stardom and abuse at the hands of his father, Jeffrey, and his troubled … Continue reading →

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