Author Archives: reelentropy

‘Flash’ is really bad

Posted on July 20, 2023 by reelentropy

1/10 The Flash is bad. The first action sequence where Flash has to save a neonatal care ward falling from the 43rd floor of a hospital is funny-bad – no matter how much the movie is winking here, I’m still … Continue reading →

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‘Beast Wars’ tear up the screen, Hasbro announces its cinematic universe

Posted on July 20, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the seventh Transformers movie since the franchise got underway in 2007 and the second not to be directed by Michael Bay, is a good time if predictable to a fault. Brooklyn, 1994- it’s revealed … Continue reading →

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Swinging slowly ‘Across the Spider-Verse’

Posted on July 20, 2023 by reelentropy

7/10 After the breakout success of 2018’s multidimensional animated adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, its sequel was lined up as one of the most hotly anticipated films of 2023, and boy does Sony know it. New York City- Gwen Stacy … Continue reading →

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‘Joyland’ and the state of the queer arthouse rom-dram

Posted on July 2, 2023 by reelentropy

When groundbreaking Urdu-language trans drama Joyland finally strolled into American arthouses last May, it came highly decorated. The film premiered at Cannes in May 2022, where it won the Queer Palm and Jury Prize and earned invitations to several other … Continue reading →

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Closing out OCFF 2023

Posted on June 28, 2023 by reelentropy

One of my favorite things about the Texas Theatre is watching it fill up with people. It’s a very narrow lobby that doesn’t have nearly enough room for a full house to be in it at once, which is a … Continue reading →

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