Author Archives: reelentropy

‘Kitchen’ not worth watching, and no one did

Posted on August 15, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 The Kitchen is a story about women who stage a hostile takeover of a traditional men’s space. It’s a pun! Get it? Because it’s, when that happens, the traditional response is to tell the woman to “get back in … Continue reading →

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Decent ‘Scary Stories’ can’t capture books’ magic

Posted on August 15, 2019 by reelentropy

7/10 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a film caught between its iconic source material and a risk-averse production that leans heavily on the exhausting, bland choices common in the past decade’s horror. Still, there are significant highlights … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #guillermo del toro, #pulp fiction, #sin city, Insidious, Ouija, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Seven Psychopaths, Stranger Things, The Bye Bye Man, The Conjuring, Truth or Dare | Leave a comment

New releases baffle analysts, ‘Business Insider’ tells all on Moviepass

Posted on August 14, 2019 by reelentropy

As expected, Hobbs & Shaw spent the second of what could be many weekends atop the box office with $25.3 million, but the bevy of new wide releases surprised analysts last weekend. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark led … Continue reading →

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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ moderately improves on a franchise that needed extreme improvements

Posted on August 4, 2019 by reelentropy

4/10 I walked into Hobbs & Shaw determined to enjoy it, because I love the personnel involved and it’s a great idea for a spinoff. I wanted to see a Fast/Furious movie that felt fresh again. But unfortunately, this movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #dwayne johnson, #idris elba, #mad max: fury road, #vin diesel, Atomic Blonde, buddy movie, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, Fast 5, Fast/Furious, Hobbs & Shaw, Jason Statham, Stuber, Vanessa Kirby | Leave a comment

Once upon a film historian’s dream

Posted on July 27, 2019 by reelentropy

7/10 I’m sure writer/director/producer Quentin Tarantino enjoys Once Upon a Time in Hollywood very much. Once upon a time in Hollywood – Feb. 8, 1969 to be exact – TV cowboy Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) tries and fails to transition … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #brad pitt, #Disney, #leonardo dicaprio, #margot robbie, #quentin tarantino, #roman polanski, #sony, #suicide squad, Al Pacino, Bonnie and Clyde, Charles Manson, Golden Age of Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, Hays Code, Hello Dolly!, Jeffrey Epstein, Julia Butters, Los Angeles, Manson family, Midnight Cowboy, MPAA rating system, New Hollywood, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sharon Tate, Tate murders, The Wolf of Wall Street, Timothy Olyphant, Weinstein scandal | Leave a comment