Author Archives: reelentropy

The second time is never quite the same

Posted on August 26, 2014 by reelentropy

The year was 1995. Pulp Fiction was sulking angrily in the corner of a seedy Los Angeles bar, glowering into a bourbon-filled milkshake. The film had gone home almost empty-handed. Sure, it had won best original screenplay. But best actor? … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bacall dies

Posted on August 13, 2014 by reelentropy

Golden age actress Lauren Bacall had a massive stroke today and died in her home. She was 89. Bacall was a star in several film noir pictures and comedies during the late ’40s and ’50s after her debut in To … Continue reading →

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Robin Williams dead at 63 after suspected suicide

Posted on August 12, 2014 by reelentropy

Beloved funnyman Robin Williams is dead. The actor and comedian was found unconscious in his home at around noon Pacific time and pronounced dead on the scene. The Marin County Coroner’s office suspects this was a suicide, and his publicist … Continue reading →

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Turtles satisfy fans, average movie goers, but Guardians is better

Posted on August 11, 2014 by reelentropy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a huge blast and pretty much everyone should make time to go see it. The movie follows its human lead, mostly — April O’Neal (Megan Fox), a journalist pigeonholed into semi-sexist fluff stories who dreams … Continue reading →

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YES

Posted on August 5, 2014 by reelentropy

Some of the initial Twitter reaction to Guardians of the Galaxy compared it to Star Wars, and that’s a pretty accurate comparison. Both movies do exactly the same thing — they take an old-as-dirt story and dress it up in … Continue reading →

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