Author Archives: reelentropy

After Earth is taking a lot of crap for being made by M. Night Shyamalan and the Scientologist church, but when the baggage is laid down, the movie is fantastic. The film stars Will and Jaden Smith as Cypher and … Continue reading →

J.J. Abrams crushed it with his first Star Trek movie, but a big reason why was the fact that he didn’t remake a story that had already been told. However, in Star Trek Into Darkness, he___ ______________ ______________ ______. New Jim … Continue reading →

After his run as Spiderman, hasn’t everyone learned Tobey Maguire can’t really narrate? As Nick Carroway in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, that’s basically all he does. Carroway chronicles his summer in New York with the titular Jay Gatsby (Leonardo … Continue reading →

Iron Man 3 is really fun and awesome, but can’t escape its own lack of importance. The movie picks up with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) where The Avengers dropped him off — suffering acute anxiety attacks after a near-life … Continue reading →

Pain & Gain has the words “Michael Bay” in the opening credits, but after those words fade out, the film becomes unlike anything Bay’s ever directed. Based on a true story, the movie follows Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) and the … Continue reading →