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About that ‘Civil War’ AI marketing campaign

Posted on April 21, 2024 by reelentropy

On April 17, the Wednesday after the film released, Civil War’s official Instagram page released five artificially generated images imagining the impacts of the war it depicts. The film is set mostly across the backroads of northern Pennsylvania and West … Continue reading →

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‘Foreign Correspondent,’ live from Washington

Posted on April 18, 2024 by reelentropy

Alex Garland’s Civil War is a pulse-pounding, eye-popping masterpiece from start to finish. The Londoner has seen this country’s heart, which is not difficult right now from that distance, and brought it to screen in such accuracy that many Americans … Continue reading →

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Making kayfabe the villain in ‘The Iron Claw’

Posted on March 31, 2024 by reelentropy

Denton, Texas- In the 1950s, professional wrestler Jack Adkisson incorporates his grandmother’s maiden name to develop a Nazi-themed “heel” character, Fritz Von Erich (Holt McCallany), and all of his sons and grandsons who follow in his footsteps adopt the Von … Continue reading →

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A lazy destination movie, a glorious throwback to the mid-00s

Posted on March 31, 2024 by reelentropy

Anyone but You, writer/director/producer Will Gluck’s crappy modernization of “Much Ado About Nothing” that fervently insists the mid ‘00s never ended, we just got smartphones, was so successful during its first run that Sony pushed out a Feb. 9 re-release … Continue reading →

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Survey’s in – no, ‘Aquman’ did not save the DCEU

Posted on March 31, 2024 by reelentropy

It’s over. It’s finally over.

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