Author Archives: reelentropy

On Darkseid and the actual value of Easter eggs in movies

Posted on April 3, 2016 by reelentropy

There’s an idea that’s been developing for the past few years in comedy around reference humor or call-out humor. Comedians — or film or television — will, in place of a joke, simply call out a title and hope that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #Batfleck, #Batman, #batman v superman, #Ben Affleck, #civil war, #dane cook, #darkseid, #Dawn of Justice, #DC, #deadpool, #ezra miller, #henry cavill, #jesse eisenberg, #lex luthor, #memes, #sad batman, #steppenwolf, #superman, #zack snyder, Captain America, Marvel | Leave a comment

UAV movie drones on, goes nowhere

Posted on March 30, 2016 by reelentropy

Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul’s movie career goes on hold today, as his new series The Path, which he also produces, premiers on Hulu. For anyone wondering why such a charismatic, talented and popular actor has been pushed back to the small screen in … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #aaron paul, #alan rickman, #Breaking Bad, #eye in the sky, #helen mirren, #hulu, #michael o'keefe, #need for speed, #poop jokes, #richard mccabe, #rip, #the hateful eight, #the hateful three, #the path, #usaf | Leave a comment

Experimental Terrence Malick trilogy ends with a bang

Posted on March 28, 2016 by reelentropy

“Oh, you think Affleck is playing ‘Sad Batman?‘ I’ll show you Sad Batman” — Christian Bale, probably. The past few years, film legend Terrence Malick has been turning out a semi-autobiographical trilogy of experimental films, starting with Tree of Life in 2011 and To the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #antonio banderas, #Batfleck, #batman v superman, #Ben Affleck, #brian dennehy, #cate blanchett, #christian bale, #Dawn of Justice, #freida pinto, #imogen poots, #isabel lucas, #knight of cups, #natalie portman, #sad batman, #sad ben affleck, #tarot, #teresa palmer, #terrence malick, #the dark knight, #to the wonder, #tony danza, #tree of life, #wes bentley | 1 Comment

Dawn of Justice surprisingly not unwatchable, but an extremely hollow adaptation

Posted on March 25, 2016 by reelentropy

There seemed to be only two ways Batman v Superman: Civil War Dawn of Justice could go — completely awful and also incredibly sad and dull to the point that you couldn’t even laugh at it, or completely awful, but in … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #Batfleck, #Batman, #batman vs superman, #Ben Affleck, #civil war, #daredevil, #Dawn of Justice, #DC comics, #doomsday, #gal gadot, #green lantern, #harley quinn, #henry cavill, #holly hunter, #iron man, #jesse eisenberg, #lex luthor, #man of steel, #margot robbie, #michael shannon, #Netflix, #suicide squad, #superman, #the dark knight, #the dark knight returns, #the dark knight rises, #the killing joke, #the long halloween, #the matrix revolutions, #warner bros., #wonder woman, Captain America, Marvel | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #allegiant, #ansel elgort, #divergent, #hunger games, #insurgent, #jeff daniels, #kate winslet, #miles teller, #naomi watts, #shailene woodley, #the divergent series, #the fault in our stars, #the spectacular now, #theo games, #whiplash, Harry Potter | 1 Comment