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The Möbius strip: Mockingjay disappoints, new releases disappoint further

Posted on November 23, 2015 by reelentropy

Part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay won the weekend with maybe the first disappointing $100 million opening ever. The film was predicted for north of $120 million. Other new releases, The Night Before and Secret in Their Eyes, also underperformed with just $10.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively- … Continue reading →

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It’s a good thing they split Mockingjay up

Posted on November 22, 2015 by reelentropy

The last movie in the Hunger Games series is fantastic — as long as you’re not hoping for an epic blockbuster. The movie picks up with Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) rescued from the Capitol, but with his mind in tatters after a thorough … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #Harry potter and the deathly hallows, #hunger games, #i am legend, #jennifer lawrence, #josh hutcherson, #kill bill, #liam hemsworth, #lionsgate, #mockingjay, #part 2, Harry Potter | Leave a comment

Spotlight a masterpiece, the year’s most authentic movie

Posted on November 18, 2015 by reelentropy

Spotlight brings its world to more complex, nuanced life than any movie in recent memory. This movie is deeply personally affecting, in ways that go far beyond the fact that it’s all true. The film is about the Boston Globe’s 2002 Pulitzer-Prize winning … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #boston globe, #catholic church, #liev schrieber, #mark ruffalo, #michael keaton, #pedophilia, #rachel mcadams, #spotlight | 1 Comment

The Möbius strip: Bond stays on top

Posted on November 17, 2015 by reelentropy

With yet another extraordinarily weak crop of new releases, Spectre predictably held the top spot this weekend- Box Office Mojo While it wasn’t a particularly spectacular scene, the detonation of Blofeld’s base in Spectre has now officially set the Guiness world record for largest explosion … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #007, #american ultra, #apocalypse now, #bill cosby, #blackfish, #Disney, #ghostbusters, #johnny depp, #lionsgate, #peanuts movie, #robin williams, #room, #seaworld, #sicario, #sony, #spectre, #star wars, #the force awakens, #the last witch hunter, #turmbo, Paul Feig | Leave a comment

Peanuts delightful, but only the first time

Posted on November 11, 2015 by reelentropy

Who could dislike The Peanuts Movie? It’s The Peanuts! It’s a classic! But the more this new movie wears on, the more you realize how little you’d get from watching it again. You all know the plot. It’s The Peanuts! Charlie Brown … Continue reading →

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