Author Archives: reelentropy

Del Toro’s dark fantasy a darker reality in ‘Nightmare Alley’

Posted on December 24, 2021 by reelentropy

10/10 Nightmare Alley is a macabre masterpiece of despair, cynicism and sin. It would be too simple to call this writer/director/producer Guillermo del Toro’s best work, but it is certainly his most refined and most cruel. End of the line, … Continue reading →

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‘No Way Home,’ no way back

Posted on December 20, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Spider-Man: No Way Home is everything you want from it. No expense has been spared, no stone is left unturned, no fan is left unserviced. If you have a question about this movie, the answer is “Yes!” This is … Continue reading →

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A ‘West Side Story’ like it’s never been told before

Posted on December 17, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 Steven Spielberg’s first ever musical is a brilliant, urgently updated adaptation of West Side Story that crashes the classic fairy tale into the real history and violence it’s only ever bordered on. The Upper West Side, 1953- As San … Continue reading →

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‘House of Gucci’ uninspired and unsure of itself

Posted on December 16, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Director/producer Ridley Scott has released his second feature in as many months, and it’s decidedly the lesser of the two. House of Gucci goes through the true story of Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), who married into the Gucci family … Continue reading →

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Magical, musical ‘Encanto’ delights

Posted on December 16, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 In Encanto, off-brand Pixar does Colombian X-Men. This crazed Mad Lib is a real movie, and it’s pretty good. Colombia- As Alma Madrigal (María Cecilia Botero, with Olga Merediz stepping in for singing parts) flees an unspecified conflict in … Continue reading →

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