Author Archives: reelentropy

Binge-watching almost the entire Fast and the Furious series in preparation for Furious 7, I developed a bit of a soft spot for the series. For the first time, I was really able to appreciate action movies purely for the action. Instead of being tiresome, … Continue reading →

If you don’t know what people mean when they talk about casual racism, check out Get Hard. After James King (Will Ferrell) is framed for embezzlement and insider trading and sentenced to 10 years in maximum security, he offers $30,000 to … Continue reading →

Watching Home, a viewer may well find his or herself contemplating his own existence. What meaning can one’s life really have if one is watching this movie? The movie follows Oh (Jim Parsons), a clumsy member of a peaceful but invasive alien … Continue reading →

Insurgent picks up six months after then first film with the lead characters’ discovery that the machines are drilling into Zion. Wait a minute… Insurgent picks up three days after Divergent with the lead characters on the run from the Erudite ruling class, which … Continue reading →

Run All Night’s primary purpose is to fill a market niche opposite Cinderella, but it’s a  more than serviceable action movie in its own right. It’s a story of parallels between Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), a drug lord with his life together and … Continue reading →