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INDEPENDENCE DAY EXTRAVAGANZA: Everything you need to know about the movies that couldn’t beat a three-week old cartoon about a talking fish

Posted on July 4, 2016 by reelentropy

It’s actually nowhere near as bad as we first thought. 2016 has been bad enough to finally cause Hollywood to re-examine the sequel-based business model, but this is the single weekend everyone will be pointing to. The biggest weekend … Continue reading →

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Deep horror, shallow exploitation

Posted on July 2, 2016 by reelentropy

Looking up The Shallows, you notice a few things — it stars Blake Lively, who can’t act, it’s directed by Juame Collet-Serra, who only directs awful Liam Neeson vehicles that aren’t even the famous ones, and it’s sitting at a respectable 75 … Continue reading →

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The demons were inside us all along

Posted on June 29, 2016 by reelentropy

Christina Ulsh @Stina_Ulsh Amidst blood and glitter, The Neon Demon is a visually striking tale of vanity and jealous rage. Jesse (Elle Fanning), a 16-year-old orphan, becomes part of the Los Angeles modeling scene after photographer Dean (Karl Glusman) discovers … Continue reading →

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Was that a parody?

Posted on June 24, 2016 by reelentropy

Dusk is falling on the era of sequels, but even though Hollywood is repeating itself to the point of self-satire, Independence Day: Resurgence is still a great idea. Released almost 20 years to the day after the iconic first movie, Resurgence presented the promise … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Finding Dory takes several animated film records, Hollywood mourns Anton Yelchin

Posted on June 21, 2016 by reelentropy

As expected, Finding Dory took over the record for opening weekend for an animated movie with $135 million. The other newcomer, Central Intelligence, got off to a modest $35.5 million and is looking at a domestic run of more than $100 million. None of … Continue reading →

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