Author Archives: reelentropy

The Möbius strip- Animated Spider-Man swings to top of box office, Oscar discussion, ‘The Shining,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ inducted into National Film Registry

Posted on December 18, 2018 by reelentropy

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse opened at no. 1 with a solid $35.4 million, which is the largest opening all time for an animated movie in December. Fellow new release The Mule was a distant second with $17.5 million, followed by … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Leave a comment

Re-examining the backlash against ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ one year later

Posted on December 18, 2018 by reelentropy

Star Wars: The Last Jedi celebrated its first birthday last Saturday, though it feels like we’ve been living under its shadow for ages – time moves strangely in the era of American fascism. Criticism of the film exists at a … Continue reading →

Posted in A less chaotic state, Reel understanding, White Noise | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

What is ‘Widows’ even about

Posted on December 10, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 I’m still not actually sure what happened in Widows. The plot is simple enough – I mean, it’s incredibly needlessly complicated, but I at least understand its contents. Renowned heistmaster Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson) is killed on the job, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ – a witness for the defense

Posted on December 7, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 In 2016, audiences were generally pleased and relieved to return to an Americanized version of the wizarding world, but Paul and I were dissatisfied with its length and general lack of direction. Now, the sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Decent ‘Overlord’ fails commercially

Posted on November 30, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 Overlord is a quiet little action/horror movie about Nazi zombies that passed through theaters without much notice, failing spectacularly to stronger intellectual properties like Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter. Overlord follows Private Ed Boyce (Jovan Adepo) and demolitions expert … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment