Author Archives: reelentropy

‘The Favourite,’ and with good reason

Posted on February 1, 2019 by reelentropy

9/10 The Favourite is at once a fearsome period drama and a no-holds-barred, pitch-black comedy about power, sex and sass. It queers a fascinating historical power struggle and brings it perfectly into the Trump era. In 1708 during the War of … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #oscars, Academy Awards, BAFTA, completely cuntstruck, cunt, Deborah Davis, Emma Stone, fishbowl, fuck the Oscars, Joe Alwyn, Nicolas Hoult, Olivia Colman, parliament, Rachel Weisz, Robbie Ryan, Roma, The Favourite, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, whore, Yorgos Lanthimos | 1 Comment

On Netflix, ‘Roma’ and Auteur Theory

Posted on January 30, 2019 by reelentropy

Ever since Netflix began to produce and procure original content in 2012, it has struggled to legitimize itself in the eyes of mainstream trendsetters. This has been no real trouble for the company whatsoever – Twitter and other social media … Continue reading →

Posted in Reel understanding, White Noise | Tagged #martin scorsese, #Netflix, Auteur Theory, directors are fucking whackos, French New Wave, German Expressionism, Joel and Ethan Coen, New Hollywood, Roma, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Irishman | 4 Comments

The Möbius Strip: Bryan Singer accused by four more, SAG awards

Posted on January 29, 2019 by reelentropy

It was a whisper-quiet weekend at the box office, with the top 12 making only $79.8 million overall, the third worst number going back a full calendar year. A big reason why was a lack of exciting new releases – … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #black panther, #DC comics, #kevin hart, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Bryan Singer sexual assault allegations, Glass, Glenn Close, Into the Spider-Verse, Jim Carrey, Leaving Neverland, Remi Malek, SAG awards, Serenity, Sundance FIlm Festival, The Atlantic, The Kid Who Would be King, The Upside | Leave a comment

Putting ‘Aquaman’s’ success into context with the DCEU

Posted on January 24, 2019 by reelentropy

Two weeks ago, Aquaman became the first DCEU movie to make $1 billion. In an era of film history that is completely dominated by comic book movies, the franchise so incompetent it couldn’t make financial hay even by putting Batman … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #ant-man, #Avengers, #batman v superman, #black panther, #Dawn of Justice, #entourage, #jurassic world, #justice league, #man of steel, #mcu, #suicide squad, #the force awakens, #warner bros., #wonder woman, aquaman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, captain america: civil war, Glass, Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, Venom, Will Aquaman save the DCEU? | 3 Comments

The Möbius Strip: ‘Glass’ falls a bit short, Oscar nominations announced

Posted on January 23, 2019 by reelentropy

The year’s first major release in Glass pieced together a $46.5 million opening over the long Martin Luther King Day weekend, short of Universal’s $50 million hopes. The Upside and Aquaman fell to into the second and third rung, while … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #black panther, #cinemark, #m. night shyamalan, #Netflix, #the dark knight, 2019 Academy Awards, A Star is Born, Alfonso Cuaron, AMC Theaters, aquaman, Black Klansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Glass, Goteborg Film Festival, Green Book, Intimacy Coordinators, Napoleon Dynamite, Regal Theaters, Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spike Lee, Sundance 2019, The Favourite, The Upside, Vice | Leave a comment