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Pandemic ‘Haunting’ Poirot, quick step up for mystery series

Posted on November 13, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 A Haunting in Venice is less a whodunnit and more a chilly, visually driven moodpiece about crisis of faith in the midst of an apocalypse. I don’t engage with films by trying to guess where they’re going, especially not … Continue reading →

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Walking into ‘The Nun II’ bored, leaving more bored

Posted on November 13, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 I walk into The Nun II bored with myself and wanting deliberately to take this movie more seriously than it deserves. The idea behind this nun character is that the image is the scary thing, that merely a nun who looks … Continue reading →

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A sharp upgrade for ‘Equalizer’ series in third outing

Posted on November 13, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 In The Equalizer 3, Sony pays for Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s three-month Italian vacation. OK, that’s my joke – this movie is actually pretty good.

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‘Get the film fucking done’ – Q&A with ‘Fuzzy Head’ filmmaker Wendy McColm

Posted on October 22, 2023 by reelentropy

I met filmmaker Wendy McColm volunteering at the Oak Cliff Film Festival in 2018 where they screened her debut, Birds Without Feathers. Wisely hanging around on her social media, I got the opportunity a few years later to consult on … Continue reading →

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Analyzing the long, bizarre advertisement of ‘Gran Turismo’ as if it’s a real film

Posted on October 19, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 Gran Turismo is a screaming torrent of baffling filmmaking decisions that seem half-thought out at best, but more like they weren’t actual filmmaking decisions. It’s bizarre plot points that screech by, not cars – the cameramen seem almost to … Continue reading →

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