Author Archives: reelentropy

This has all gotten a little too weird, hasn’t it?

Posted on July 21, 2022 by reelentropy

Disney has made Pixar make a Marvel movie for its Star Wars pastiche character in order to capitalize on the brand recognition of a brand that does not exist. This has all gotten a little too weird, hasn’t it?

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‘Dominion’ is near-enough the ‘Jurassic Park’ sequel you’ve been waiting for

Posted on July 5, 2022 by reelentropy

7/10 “The end of the Jurassic era,” woah! The Jurassic Park series is an “era” now, OK, that’s certainly a word. And Jurassic World: Dominion is the end of that era! Don’t get sick of it now, we’ve only got … Continue reading →

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Cronenberg of the past, ‘Crimes of the Future’

Posted on July 4, 2022 by reelentropy

In 2022, after more than a century of pumping carbon into the atmosphere at an industrial scale, the environment has fully turned against us. We’re still recovering from a new plague, wildfires have become an annual fact of life in … Continue reading →

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Golden Lion-winning ‘Happening’ is all about abortion, wonderful

Posted on June 27, 2022 by reelentropy

7/10 Like many high-profile foreign films, Happening is capital “I” Important but not capital “G” Good. The newest Golden Lion winner is just as absent-mindedly charged as its recent peers, but it feels a little different this time.  Université de … Continue reading →

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A guilty caricature of ‘Men’

Posted on June 27, 2022 by reelentropy

8/10 Men is a surprisingly straightforward film about God’s hatred for women. Writer/director Alex Garland is a master of associative imagery and abstract filmmaking, and this is one of those cases where the visuals are the plot, but also individual … Continue reading →

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