Author Archives: reelentropy

‘Goldfinch’ bums viewers, bombs at box office

Posted on September 19, 2019 by reelentropy

4/10 With It: Chapter 2 lined up to spend at least two weeks at no. 1 months in advance, the Sept. 13 release slot looked like prime real estate for niche faire and a smaller-scale movie to get a head … Continue reading →

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‘Hustling’ to the front of the Oscar race

Posted on September 19, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 It takes a lot for me, someone who literally likes the sound of my own voice, to think my take on a movie won’t be valuable. One of the fun things about being a white man is just about … Continue reading →

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‘It: Chapter Two’ is boring, homosexist and three hours long

Posted on September 7, 2019 by reelentropy

2/10 I can’t believe they got James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain to show up for this. Derry, Maine, 2016- You saw It, and for some reason, loved it. Now it’s 27 years later, and Pennywise, the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård) … Continue reading →

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The bubble bursts- on Moviepass and the rise of monopoly-class movies

Posted on September 4, 2019 by reelentropy

When I started doing these Labor Day summer wrapups five years ago, what I identified — and what plenty of other people identified — was a crashing bubble at the domestic box office, and after a rebound year in 2018, … Continue reading →

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Margot Robbie’s ‘Hide and Seek’ a hellish delight

Posted on August 29, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 Sifting through an August overflowing with movies that wouldn’t compete with Disney for the prime summer months, we find another one of the last Fox movies, unceremoniously dumped on a mid-August Wednesday by its new owner, ironically, Disney. The … Continue reading →

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