Author Archives: reelentropy

‘Free Fire’ a major disappointment

Posted on April 24, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 After a blockbuster-a-week March, April has mostly been quiet, with studios giving a week’s deference to The Fate of the Furious and two weeks to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, sure to be two of the biggest movies … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #A24, #armie hammer, #brie larson, #martin scorsese, #sharlto copely, Ben Wheatley, Cillian Murphy, Fate of the Furious, Free Fire, Guardians of the Galaxy | 1 Comment

Also go see ‘Your Name.’

Posted on April 20, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 A week after a major Sony investment became a flop in part because of a white-washing controversy, the highest-grossing anime movie of all time quietly expanded to American theaters. It deserves a much noisier reception. Your Name. is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Freaky Friday, Ghost in the Shell, movie titles used as verbs, The Lake House, What a twist, your name | Leave a comment

Go see ‘The Boss Baby’ if you haven’t

Posted on April 20, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 Remember Ghost in the Shell? Just three weeks later, it’s probably slipped everyone’s mind, but it was a pretty big deal to Sony. They were real proud of that movie, and thought it was going to be a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #alec baldwin, #donald trump, #dreamworks, #lisa kudrow, #make america great again, #tobey maguire, Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Fate of the Furious, Ghost in the Shell, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lisa Kudrow sighting, The Boss Baby, Toy Story 3 | Leave a comment

‘Fate of the Furious’ is solid

Posted on April 14, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 Remember when these guys were just stealing Playstations? In Fate of the Furious, after 30 disposable minutes of honeymooning and little league soccer, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel, who also produces) inexplicably betrays his team, stealing an EMP device and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #charlize theron, #cnn, #dwayne johnson, #helen mirren, #kurt russell, #paul walker, #the fast and the furious, #vin diesel, dragging a bank vault through Rio, Dwayne Johnson's candy-ass co-stars, F8, Fate of the Furious, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, THE LEGEND OF KURT RUSSELL | 2 Comments

Anime adaptation a generic ‘Ghost’ in a switched-up ‘Shell’

Posted on March 31, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 Boring. Risk-free. Done to death. White-washed, and not just in the controversial casting decisions. Ghost in the Shell is a uniquely Japanese property, and much needed to be changed for it to translate from late ’80s Japanese audiences to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #hollywood, #scarlett johansson, Akira, Anastasia, anime adaptations, Blade Runner, Edge of Tomorrow, Ghost in the Shell, Hercules, Inception, Jordan Peele, Paprika, Robocop, What's the point, white-washing | 1 Comment