Author Archives: reelentropy

Maggie unique, too slow

Posted on May 20, 2015 by reelentropy

Maggie has a refreshing enough premise to carry the movie regardless, but it is a slow and disappointing movie. In a world recovering from a zombie apocalypse, Maggie Vogel (Abigail Breslin) has been bitten and goes to the city to die … Continue reading →

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Madding crowd here referring to those Marvel maniacs this released against

Posted on May 20, 2015 by reelentropy

Far from the Madding Crowd is one of those movies that makes me uncomfortable being born a man. I just want them to stop hitting on her. It’s a “Leave Bathsheba alone! Leave her alone!” type situation. The movie follows Bathsheba … Continue reading →

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A cappella is the worst

Posted on May 19, 2015 by reelentropy

Any time “regionals” is a key word in a story’s plot, that’s a bad sign. It’s what sunk the first montage-tastic Pitch Perfect, and even though they replace it with “worlds,” the same mechanic applies in the sequel. Due to a wardrobe … Continue reading →

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Fury Road may be the best action movie ever made

Posted on May 15, 2015 by reelentropy

People are calling Mad Max: Fury Road the best action movie of the year, and that’s a little short-sighted. We probably ought to be thinking about it as the best action movie of the decade, or century so far. This sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #feminism, #furyroad, #georgemiller, #lordoftherings, #madmax, #melgibson, #rape, #sexslavery, #starwars, #tomhardy | 4 Comments

We need to talk about Pitch Perfect’s rape joke problem

Posted on May 14, 2015 by reelentropy

UPDATE: It’s still not funny, but the movie fleshed out an under-the-table relationship between the Amy and Allen that explains the interaction and turns it into something that doesn’t dump all over the idea of consent. Rape jokes can be … Continue reading →

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