Author Archives: reelentropy

M. Night can’t handle interesting ‘Old’ premise

Posted on August 12, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Like many, I’ve spent the past year looking for shining glimmers of normalcy wherever I can find it. I took in the Super Bowl, like I do every year, hunting for movie trailers, listing who’s confident enough to shell … Continue reading →

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In ‘Pig,’ a quiet memory of what might have been

Posted on August 12, 2021 by reelentropy

10/10 Pig is a satire and correction of modern filmmaking, this new age of movies put together on an assembly line without anyone directly involved seeming to take ownership of them, and of modernity in general. Oregon- Legendary Portland chef … Continue reading →

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‘Space Jam’ is a feature-length HBOmax advert, and was before WB made its move

Posted on August 12, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 Production for Space Jam: A New Legacy ran June to September 2019, pre-pandemic, so this movie that seems like a purpose-built advertisement for Warner Bros.’ post-pandemic business model never had the pandemic as the reasoning behind it. Was this … Continue reading →

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Outrageous black comedy ‘@Zola’ instead captures dour reality

Posted on August 2, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 With Twitter threads, like movies, it’s how you tell the story that makes it good, and neither Zola’s 2015 Twitter saga or the resulting new movie @Zola are told well. Detroit, 2015- Hooters waitress and part-time stripper Aziah “Zola” … Continue reading →

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The MCU you loved has been gone for a while now

Posted on July 22, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 It’s finally here! After almost 20 years of development, 11 years of the character existing in the background, seven years of that with an infamously mangled backstory, and more than a year of pandemic-related delay, Black Widow finally has … Continue reading →

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