Author Archives: reelentropy

New Hercules movie interesting but mostly unoriginal

Posted on August 1, 2014 by reelentropy

Brett Ratner has a unique and annoying knack for making movies that deliver everything they promise viewers, but are still somehow unsatisfying. Outside of the sublime Rush Hour trilogy, pretty much everything he’s ever made falls into this category. His … Continue reading →

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Where the hell did that myth start?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by reelentropy

Humans do not use only 10 percent of their brains. That’s fucking stupid, and if you believe it, you’re stupid. Luc Besson’s new movie, Lucy, is based on this inexplicably wide-spread myth. Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is kidnapped and forced to … Continue reading →

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You can go see Boyhood… I don’t know, any time now

Posted on July 29, 2014 by reelentropy

As good as it is, Boyhood’s main characteristic is that it’s really, really long. A unique and commendable production, the film as shot with the same actors of the course of 12 years. The script was written on the fly … Continue reading →

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Rise, Dawn, Onset, Beginning, Day One…

Posted on July 12, 2014 by reelentropy

Advancement, Daybreak, Construction, Erection… In Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar (Andy Serkis) led an ape revolution after being subjected to Will Rodman’s (James Franco) miracle Alzheimer’s drug. At the beginning of Dawn of the Planet of the … Continue reading →

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Using mathematics to predict the Planet of the Apes

Posted on July 9, 2014 by reelentropy

In mathematics, an asymptote is a line that a graph can infinitely approach, but never quite reach. The most basic example is f(x)=1/x. It looks like this: As you can see, with x in the denominator, as x increases, f(x) … Continue reading →

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