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‘Ghostbusters: The Force Awakens’ and fandom as performance

Posted on November 25, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 I still remember the sinking feeling after the credits rolled on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, after the movie had finished slowly funneling into a shameless, point-by-point remake of the original film, endlessly creative when looking for excuses to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged A slime-stream of plot elements a stuffed suit would insist on putting into a Ghostbusters reboot, Bill Murray, Bill Murray gets to hug the cartoon corpse of his friend who he was estranged from for the last 20 years of his life, Clapping, Crying, Dan Akroyd, Fan Service, Finn Wolfhard, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Ghostbusters: The Force Awakens, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Paul Rudd, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Stranger Things, The cartoon corpse of Harold Ramis | Leave a comment

‘Eternals’ vibrant plot full of big ideas held down by MCU-enforced technical weaknesses

Posted on November 13, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Eternals has long been built up as a shift in direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boy, is it ever. There’s a new production mentality, a new story mentality, new story directions and relaxed series rules. It’s more … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Widow, Chloe Zhao, DCEU, Eternals, Justice League, Kevin Feige, Marvel, MCU, Nomadland, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Leave a comment

‘Dune’ is not a complete movie

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

1/10 Dune is not a complete film. It is a deliberately incomplete film, and despite what writer/director/producer Denis Villeneuve will tell you, the decision to only make half of it was made at the story’s expense, not its benefit. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Game of Thrones, Godzilla vs Kong, HBOmax, Legendary Entertainment, Oscar Isaac, Star Wars, Timothee Chalamet, Warner Bros. | 4 Comments

‘The Last Duel’ a brilliant work of storytelling, period action, and a nervous apology

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 The Last Duel doesn’t just tell a story, it builds one, layer by layer, interlocking and leaving gaps at all the perfect points, creating a pyramid worth observing as a whole, as individual layers and as connections between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #metoo, Ben Affleck, Gladiator, Good Will Hunting, Harvey Weinstein, Jodie Comer, Kingdom of Heaven, Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, The Last Duel | 1 Comment

‘Halloween Kills’ lumbers dully, aimlessly through theaters

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

1/10 Halloween Kills is a film after Michael Myers’ own heart, a mindless machine doing something no one really wants over and over again with no distinguishing features, nothing to say, no discernible motive and no discernible reason why audiences … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Haddonfield, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Myers, Pontiac Illinois city budget | 2 Comments

Author Archives: reelentropy

‘Ghostbusters: The Force Awakens’ and fandom as performance

‘Eternals’ vibrant plot full of big ideas held down by MCU-enforced technical weaknesses

‘Dune’ is not a complete movie

‘The Last Duel’ a brilliant work of storytelling, period action, and a nervous apology

‘Halloween Kills’ lumbers dully, aimlessly through theaters

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