Author Archives: reelentropy

Allegiant a terrible extension of a terrible series

Posted on March 21, 2016 by reelentropy

The Divergent Series was doomed from the get-go when they cast cardboard cut-outs Shailene Woodley and Theo James in the lead roles, and despite respected veterans Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts and Jeff Daniels joining the cast in each subsequent installment, it … Continue reading →

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YOU GUYS! CLOVERFIELD 2!!!!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by reelentropy

Well, not really. 10 Cloverfield Lane centers on Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who is rescued from a one-car accident by Howard Stambler (John Goodman). However, instead of a hospital, Stambler takes Michelle to his underground bunker and holds her there, telling … Continue reading →

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All I hear is politics inside my brain, someone help me!

Posted on March 10, 2016 by reelentropy

At the end of Zootopia, the diversity hire cop turns to the camera and tells the audience that profiling and racism are bad, and we need to work together to eliminate them from our society. At the end of London Has Fallen, the black … Continue reading →

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Triple 9 wastes excellent cast in hopeless mess

Posted on March 8, 2016 by reelentropy

Sometimes a movie just doesn’t make sense. Not in a surrealist way that leaves you wondering what the monolith symbolizes, but in a practical way that leaves you wondering what the characters were doing and why. Triple 9’s plot is almost … Continue reading →

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Gods of Egypt, a visual-effects driven blockbuster, has some of the worst visual effects of all time

Posted on March 7, 2016 by reelentropy

Gods of Egypt, after the first trailer dropped, was immediately scheduled for crusafixion over its casting of almost uniformly white actors in a movie about the Egyptian pantheon, which obviously should be made up of black and Arabic actors. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

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