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The Möbius strip- ‘Lion King’ breaks July records, ‘Endgame’ takes all-time crown

Posted on July 23, 2019 by reelentropy

Disney’s The Lion King stampeded into theaters this weekend with a $191.8 million debut, even higher than industry expectations. The picture immediately leaps to no. 6 on the 2019 domestic chart and sets opening weekend records for July and for … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #alamo drafthouse, #avatar, #joss whedon, #justice league, #mcu, #Netflix, #quentin tarantino, #robert downey jr, #robert eggers, #the lion king, #the witch, #warner bros., Avengers: Endgame, Cats, DCEU, James Gunn, Josie and the Pussycats, Josie and the Pussycats is the greatest movie of all time, Kevin Tsujihara, MoviePass, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, San Diego Comic Con, The absolutely horrifying Cats trailer, Weiss and Benioff, Zack Snyder cut | Leave a comment

Realism sucks

Posted on July 21, 2019 by reelentropy

2/10 They don’t hit that initial “nants ingonyama” hard enough. They don’t hit anything hard enough. In National Geographic’s The Lion King, Mufasa and Sarabi (James Earl Jones and Alfre Woodard), King and Queen of Pride Rock, give birth to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #beyonce, #chiwetel ejiofor, #Disney, #donald glover, #jon favreau, #mufasa, #snow white and the huntsman, #the lion king, Batman Daddy Mufasa, Boringly Covetous Scar, Flaming Hitler Scar, James Earl Jones, live-action, Mufasa Mufasa Mufasa, photorealistic, Seth Rogen, Tired Grandpa Mufasa | 2 Comments

Stooges sling sillies in solid ‘Stuber’

Posted on July 16, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 Stuber is so heavily composed of tropes that it would be barley intelligible outside the context of its genre, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In this case, the movie needles its strict buddy comedy confines while also … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #mcu, buddy comedy, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais, Karen Gillan, Kumail Nanjiani, Los Angeles, Stuber | 1 Comment

Low-rent ‘Crawl’ doesn’t live up to spectacular story

Posted on July 14, 2019 by reelentropy

6/10 Despite a ton of talent behind and in front of the camera, Crawl ends up not being worthy of its wonderful story. As a category five hurricane prepares to march straight up the middle of Florida, University of Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #b movie, #the maze runner, Alexandre Aja, Crawl, Kaya Scodelario, Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, Midsommar, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Sam Raimi, The Evil Dead, The Ward | Leave a comment

‘Midsommar’ a top-level work, disturbing in several ways

Posted on July 10, 2019 by reelentropy

9/10 Midsommar is such a strong example of film craft, is so viscerally affecting and executes its ideas with such commitment that it can only be seen as a masterpiece, but that isn’t to say it’s perfect. Near the summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #horror, Ari Aster, Cannibal Holocaust, Daylight Horror, Florence Pugh, Hereditary, Jack Reynor, Midsommar, Sweden, The Wicker Man, Will Poulter | Leave a comment