Author Archives: reelentropy

The Möbius strip: Bond, Brown finally crash The Martian’s party

Posted on November 9, 2015 by reelentropy

In a predictable weekend box office race, popular newcomers Spectre and The Peanuts Movie took first and second place with $73 million and $45 million. The Martian dropped below second place for just the first time in its six-week run with $9.3 million- Box Office Mojo … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #aaron sorkin, #amc, #angelina jolie, #bill cosby, #blacklivesmatter, #brad pitt, #casablanca, #cinemark, #concussion, #daniel craig, #dark knight rises shooting, #david lynch, #emma watson, #eraserhead, #Fantastic Four, #hotel transylvania, #hugh jackman, #jennifer lawrence, #john wick, #katie holmes, #michael moore, #mpaa, #nicholas winding refn, #quinten tarantino, #robert de niro, #sec, #spectre, #spotlight, #star trek, #star wars, #steve jobs, #the force awakens, #the hateful 8, #the peanuts movie, #the revenant, #tom cruise, #where is my mind, #will smith, #X-Men, #x-men: apocalypse | Leave a comment

Applying chaos theory: The new Warcraft trailer is so bad

Posted on November 8, 2015 by reelentropy

World of Warcraft is the Wal Mart of gaming, but Blizzard has a long history of excellent promotional shorts. Their best work is this haunting Wrath of the Lich King cinematic, with dynamic visuals, great music and several thick layers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory | Tagged #fake, #lord of the rings, #orcs and humans, #the hobbit, #warcraft, #world of warcraft | 1 Comment

Spectre an odd, somber Bond film

Posted on November 6, 2015 by reelentropy

Spectre may be one of the most self-hating movies ever made. It’s still an action adventure, it’s still 007, but it doesn’t really enjoy being that way — and somehow, it’s not a bad thing. The 24th 007 movie sees James … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #007, #christoph waltz, #daniel craig, #james bond, #MGM, #sony, #spectre | Leave a comment

Applying chaos theory: Kung Fu Panda, I am your father

Posted on November 4, 2015 by reelentropy

So everybody was pretty tired of the Kung Fu Panda series two thirds of the way through the first movie, but it’s a kid’s movie, so that doesn’t matter. It still got its own TV series, three shorts and counting, a sequel … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory | Tagged #Breaking Bad, #bryan cranston, #dreamworks, #i am your father and/or the one who knocks, #jack black, #kung fu panda, #kung fu panda 3 | 1 Comment

Beasts of no theater

Posted on November 2, 2015 by reelentropy

It’s Halloween weekend. There’s nothing new releasing, as studios are afraid of competition during their highest-leverage time slots — and no, Bradley Cooper and Sandra Bullock Oscarbating don’t count. With no reason to go to a theater, you sit at … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adam sandler, #amc, #beasts of no nation, #boycott, #carmike, #cinemark, #idris elba, #Netflix, #paramount, #regal, #scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse, #venice film festival, Paranormal activity | Leave a comment