Monthly Archives: March 2023

Edgelord of ‘Babylon’

Posted on March 2, 2023 by reelentropy

7/10 About five minutes into Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, an elephant shits directly onto the camera. It’s a point-of-view shot for our main character, Manny Torres (Diego Calva), who is tasked with getting this elephant to a gigantic, depraved party at … Continue reading →

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Another, sadder lens into the past in ‘Empire of Light’

Posted on March 2, 2023 by reelentropy

5/10 Empire of Light is a good, quiet little movie that’s sad, thoughtful and breathtakingly beautiful, and I liked it. The Empire Cinema, Ballroom and Restaurant in Margate, England, December, 1980- Hilary Small (Olivia Colman), who works as the theater … Continue reading →

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‘The Whale’ knows exactly what it’s doing

Posted on March 2, 2023 by reelentropy

The Whale is a difficult film to watch, not because of its heavy subject matter, but because the movie’s bad. It’s got an unconventional story structure that’s difficult to enter, it’s designed to be unpleasant, and it’s really manipulative and … Continue reading →

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