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A less chaotic state: 1984’s Terminator

Posted on June 30, 2015 by reelentropy

The 1980s were a bit of a hey day for action stars. Over the course of the ’90s, blockbuster appeal transitioned to Independence Day-type mass disaster movies, and when action movies came back to the top of the mountain over the course … Continue reading →

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Ted 2 isn’t funny

Posted on June 29, 2015 by reelentropy

The day the Supreme Court decides on marriage equality out of seemingly nowhere, Universal releases a movie about a teddy bear suing for personhood. Coincidence? Ted 2 sees writer/director/producer/star Seth MacFarlane finally deliver the dud everyone expected of him when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #family guy, #liam neeson, #samuel l jackson, #seth macfarlane, #ted, #Ted 2 | Leave a comment

20 years later, Pixar still king

Posted on June 25, 2015 by reelentropy

With DreamWorks churning out several movies per year and other studios like Blue Sky and Reel FX trying to step on the action, Inside Out proves, once again, that nobody jerks tears like Pixar. The film takes place mostly in the head … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #amy poehler, #crying at the movies, #Disney, #disneypixar, #insideout, #lewis black, #nick offerman, #parks and recreation, #the daily show, #the office, #up, #wall-e | 1 Comment

A brief update on how well Jurassic World is doing

Posted on June 23, 2015 by reelentropy

After Disney Pixar released Inside Out to $90.4 million, good for no. 2 at the domestic box office to Jurassic World’s second weekend, there’s been a lot of noise about how well the box office in general is suddenly doing after some quiet weekends … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip, White Noise | Tagged #Age of Ultron, #avatar, #disney pixar, #furious 7, #Harry potter and the deathly hallows, #inside out, #jurassic world, #Legalizeted, #Magic Mike, #Magic Mike XXL, #Ted 2, #Terminator, #Terminator Genysis, #theparkisopen, #universal pictures, Harry Potter, Marvel, The Avengers | 1 Comment

A less chaotic state: 2005’s Batman Begins

Posted on June 15, 2015 by reelentropy

Batman Begins is 10 years old today. Take a moment and let that sink in. Batman Begins is simultaneously the extraneous sequel that was always going to get made and the crazy wet dream movie that should never have been produced. Before … Continue reading →

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