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Thanksgiving week arthouse binge part 2: Rosewater

Posted on November 26, 2014 by reelentropy

Movies dominate the public consciousness. Sometimes, that power is used for good. Rosewater tells the story of Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal), a journalist who was imprisoned for 118 days after covering the 2009 Iranian presidential election, which was widely … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving week arthouse binge part 1: Birdman

Posted on November 24, 2014 by reelentropy

Birdman is the best goddamn thing and if you haven’t seen it yet you are a loser who deserves scorn and ridicule. SCORN AND RIDICULE The film follows Riggan Thompson (Michael Keaton), a washed-up former superhero actor trying to earn … Continue reading →

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Mockingjay should not have been split up

Posted on November 21, 2014 by reelentropy

Just when I start singing their praises… Part one of Mockingjay, the third installment of the Hunger Games series, is a major disappointment, primarily because it is abundantly clear how much the adaptation is stretched in order to split the release into … Continue reading →

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Why Young Adult series all suck — but Hunger Games doesn’t

Posted on November 20, 2014 by reelentropy

Harry Potter changed the world. The boy who lived has four hundred million copies and eight movies, all of which are in the 50 highest-grossing of all time, in his name as well as several acting careers that will never … Continue reading →

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On adaptations and co-opting other cultures

Posted on November 18, 2014 by reelentropy

Three things Hollywood consistently tramples are other art forms, science and non-American culture, and Big Hero 6 steps over all three in grotesque, inexcusable fashion. The movie follows Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), a 14-year-old San Franciskyo genius who wastes his … Continue reading →

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