Author Archives: reelentropy

COVID-19 is strong, but not as strong as family

Posted on July 22, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 F9: The Fast Saga parks itself in a completely incomparable place in movie history. With a $70 million debut followed by a $29.1 million performance over the long Independence Day weekend, it is this movie that christens the post-pandemic … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Black Widow, Cartoon physics, COVID-19, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, F9: The Fast Saga, Fast Five, Fast Five's infamous bank vault scene, Furious 7, John Cena, Looney Tunes, MCU, Tenet, The Fast and the Furious, Vin Diesel, Wonder Woman | 1 Comment

‘Army of the Dead’ is here to remind you that Zack Snyder used to be a respected filmmaker

Posted on July 2, 2021 by reelentropy

7/10 In Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Snyder’s name famously appears before even the Warner Bros. logos. In the electric opening credits sequence for Army of the Dead – a depiction of the city falling to a zombie plague and being … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Zack Snyder's antique lenses, Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, Zack Snyder's custom-built cameras, Zack Snyder's Dave Bautista, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, Zack Snyder's Justice Leauge, Zack Snyder's turn to Netflix, Zack Snyder's weird beat-for-beat Aliens remake | Leave a comment

‘New Order’ is a bullshit snuff film, what the fuck is going on at Venice

Posted on July 2, 2021 by reelentropy

1/10 New Order came out of the quiet 2020 film festival circuit heavily decorated with the Grand Jury Prize from the Venice International Film Festival and rapturous marketing that was, if anything, more than proportionate. If only I’d done a … Continue reading →

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‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ is a 100-minute blast of chaotic evil energy

Posted on June 22, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is a riot. It’s a trashy, meat-and-potatoes genre piece that’s light on the meat, but it’s got an avalanche of potatoes, and that’s just fine. The Italian Riviera- Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds), suffering post-traumatic nightmares … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #ryan reynolds, #samuel l jackson, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Salma Hayek, South Park, The Hitman's Bodyguard | Leave a comment

‘In the Heights’ flat in every possible sense of the word

Posted on June 22, 2021 by reelentropy

2/10 In the Heights is borderline unwatchable. Everything is bad. Alice Brooks’ cinematography is downright incompetent, and every decision by editor Myron Kerstein is questionable at best and obviously wrong at worst. Jon M. Chu is a weak director, befitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Alice Brooks, Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Do the Right Thing, HBOmax, In the Heights, Jimmy Smits, Jon M. Chu, La La Land, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, Myron Kerstein, Quiara Alegria Huedes, Tenet | 1 Comment