Author Archives: reelentropy

It’s an action star vehicle, but get this — it’s about vehicles!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by reelentropy

Need for Speed’s function is to help Aaron Paul transition from Breaking Bad to movie stardom, and like most vehicle movies it’s destined to be thrown on a pile of the star’s better work or grouped with other poor showings … Continue reading →

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Ancient Greek shirts and skins — round two!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by reelentropy

It took eight years for Frank Miller’s 300 to go from page to screen, but his unpublished (read: unwritten) follow-up has skipped the graphic novel treatment and gone straight to cinema. 300: Rise of an Empire — what empire? There … Continue reading →

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Liam Neeson’s Non-Stop ride to mediocrity

Posted on March 1, 2014 by reelentropy

Can U.S. Air Marshals be foreign? There’s no way Liam Neeson could pass for American. This movie already doesn’t pass the smell test. Neeson stars as down-on-his-luck air marshal Bill Marks in Non-Stop. After the plane takes off, Marks is … Continue reading →

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Comedy legend Harold Ramis dead at 69

Posted on February 25, 2014 by reelentropy

Comedy legend Harold Ramis died yesterday due to complications arising from inflamed blood vessels. He had been fighting an infection since May 2010. He was 69. Ramis’ filmography includes several cultural touchstones, including Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Animal House and Ghostbusters. … Continue reading →

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Ken Ham vs Bill Nye- Reely understanding the Lego Movie

Posted on February 19, 2014 by reelentropy

***major spoilers to follow*** Far from just another animated distraction for children, The Lego Movie is a genuine work of commercial art. It not only thoroughly distracts the little buggers and makes them want to buy Legos, it teaches them … Continue reading →

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