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It’s The Rock’s world, you just live in it

Posted on June 20, 2016 by reelentropy

How can a 6’5, 262 behemoth be this adorable? Already universally beloved, it seems Dwayne Johnson somehow gets more and more popular with every movie he makes. Though releasing to a modest $34.5 million against smash hit Finding Dory, Johnson’s and Kevin Hart’s … Continue reading →

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Finding Dory is fantastic, obviously

Posted on June 18, 2016 by reelentropy

Time for another Disney Pixar sequel that isn’t The Incredibles 2. Finding Dory takes us back to the Great Barrier Reef where Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) has made her home with Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) for a year since their adventure in Finding Nemo. Dory … Continue reading →

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Now You See how insipid these movies are

Posted on June 14, 2016 by reelentropy

Now You See Me 2 isn’t necessarily a bad movie, it’s just a significant landmark on the road to the end of Western Civilization. The movie picks up one year after its predecessor. The ridiculously named Four Horsemen, Danny Atlas (Jesse … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Conjuring soars, Warcraft disappoints domestically but smashes records in China

Posted on June 14, 2016 by reelentropy

While Hollywood’s sequel culture is under intense scrutiny, The Conjuring 2 did fantastic this weekend, opening at no. 1 with $40.4 million. Really the bigger story is Warcraft. After 10 years in Development Hell, the movie based on one of the most popular video … Continue reading →

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Solid scares, likable cast, but Conjuring 2 is nothing new

Posted on June 11, 2016 by reelentropy

Rhiannon Saegert @missmusetta If Insidious 4 The Conjuring 2 really is scarier than the original, it’s because by now, the people making these films have abandoned storytelling in favor of doing what they do best — decent scares. The film begins … Continue reading →

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