Author Archives: reelentropy

Show about vanity and entitlement becomes movie about vanity and entitlement

Posted on June 3, 2015 by reelentropy

Entourage is the whitest, broiest TV show that ever bleached a white bro’s bro-hole, and anyone expecting anything different from the movie was setting themselves up for disappointment. The movie picks up with Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) partying after annulling his … Continue reading →

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San Andreas toppled by wobbly foundation

Posted on June 2, 2015 by reelentropy

San Andreas gets immediate points off for opening with the Warner Bros. logo transitioning into the New Line Cinema logo, triggering traumatic Hobbit flashbacks. It follows this up at once by making viewers listen to most of Taylor Swift’s “Style.” This movie has, … Continue reading →

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There are reasons to remake Poltergeist, but this remake doesn’t use them

Posted on May 27, 2015 by reelentropy

Poltergeist is a successful update that incorporates modern technology, background and tropes into an old movie, but you still have to wonder, “why?” The remake follows the Bowens, who move into a new house that’s a step down for them due … Continue reading →

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Tomorrowland gets A for ambition, C- for execution

Posted on May 27, 2015 by reelentropy

Tomorrowland is a movie you want to like because it tries new things, an all-too-rare venture in Hollywood, but it doesn’t quite put them all together. After a much too long layover in 1964, the plot starts with genius miscreant Casey … Continue reading →

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A less chaotic state: 1982’s Poltergeist

Posted on May 21, 2015 by reelentropy

The original Poltergeist is kind of dull. It’s not overtly scary by today’s standards, until the end at least. However, the Steven Spielberg written, produced and possibly directed film has a strong family focus. Where a lot of recent horror movies had … Continue reading →

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