Author Archives: reelentropy

An ugly ‘Smile’

Posted on January 3, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 Smile is basic. It’s a basic horror movie. In Smile, psychiatrist Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) is exposed to a smile demon-ghost thing, a tedious and obvious metaphor for post-traumatic stress that causes victims to hallucinate that people are smiling … Continue reading →

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Many unkind things about Olivia Wilde

Posted on January 3, 2023 by reelentropy

4/10 I like Olivia Wilde as an actress. I’ve never met her, but I’m sure she’s a very nice lady. Now that’s out of the way, Don’t Worry Darling is a lukewarm mess, not terrible, interesting enough to be as … Continue reading →

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The more things stay the same from ‘X’ to ‘Pearl’

Posted on January 3, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 In March, A24 released writer/director/editor/producer Ti West’s X, a time capsule of a slasher film set in 1979 in which amateur pornographers run headfirst into exactly the kind of sadistic murderers who would fill the void pornography was about … Continue reading →

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Putting history back onto film with ‘The Woman King’

Posted on January 3, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 The Woman King is equal parts a sweeping war epic that actively uses the power of mass media to center black, female and queer stories, a brutal muscle movie and a wet, messy soap opera that lives for drama. … Continue reading →

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‘Way of Water’ imperfect, enormous step up

Posted on December 18, 2022 by reelentropy

7/10 If you liked Avatar, you’ll love Avatar: The Way of Water, and if you didn’t like Avatar, The Way of Water puts what the original movie is missing onscreen. More than a decade after the first film, the sky … Continue reading →

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