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Flawed narrative structure fells Fury

Posted on October 21, 2014 by reelentropy

Sometimes a movie doesn’t need a particular hook to look really, really good. Fury is just another war movie, but it looked better than that. It isn’t quite. Lt. Aldo Raine Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt) has lead his … Continue reading →

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Reitman curb-stomps audience with new anti-social media film.

Posted on October 16, 2014 by reelentropy

Men, Women & Children. Pretty broad subject, isn’t it? Based on Chad Kultgen’s 2011 novel, the film follows a wide range of high schoolers and parents as they navigate the new world of communication media. The Trubys, Don (Adam Sandler) … Continue reading →

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Dracula much less interesting than real-life counterpart

Posted on October 14, 2014 by reelentropy

Dracula Begins Dracula Untold is a cliché-addled movie, ridden through with examples of everything moviemakers are consistently getting wrong right now. In its bizarre version of Vlad III Tepes’ (Luke Evans) story, the Transylvanian prince was raised a child soldier … Continue reading →

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A less chaotic state: 2002’s Crossroads

Posted on October 12, 2014 by reelentropy

Journey back to 2002, when Brittney Spears was an important person, thought of as attractive and talented and not at all crazy. That’s not fair. In her day, Spears was one of the hardest working pop stars in the world. … Continue reading →

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Direct-to-DVD remake of Rosemary’s Baby shipped to wrong address, debuts in theaters instead

Posted on October 9, 2014 by reelentropy

Annabelle is one of the worst movies ever made and James Wan needs to, just, quit. He only serves as a producer for this spin-off of last year’s The Conjuring. That film opened with a creepy doll named Annabelle, and … Continue reading →

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