Author Archives: reelentropy

Sony is a terrible company that makes bad decisions: a ‘Girl in the Spider’s Web’ story

Posted on November 29, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 In 2011, Sony released its English-language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by David Fincher and starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, and it was a huge success. It pulled in $232.6 million worldwide for the … Continue reading →

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Once again, Disney loses tens of millions to bring you a terrible film

Posted on November 26, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 In 2010, Alice went back into Wonderland to discover an ungodly amount of money, the kind of money that, at the time, could put a movie into the upper stratosphere of all-time projects. Disney would send her back in … Continue reading →

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is incoherent, over-produced nonsense

Posted on November 26, 2018 by reelentropy

1/10 The more I learn, the more I realize Bohemian Rhapsody is a vicious, intentionally revisionist insult to Freddie Mercury, the history of rock-and-roll, the very concept of film as an art form and the hundreds of thousands killed in … Continue reading →

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‘Suspiria’ is thoughtful, but it’s tough to watch two movies at once

Posted on November 26, 2018 by reelentropy

6/10 Suspiria, a forgettable proto-slasher from 1977 that became a cult classic in retrospect, has been remade for 2018, and director/producer Luca Guadagnino has done something rather thoughtful with it. The original is set in West Germany – Freiburg, to … Continue reading →

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Oh look, it’s another ‘Halloween’ sequel

Posted on November 9, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 After 40 years, it’s finally here — the 11th Halloween movie! Yeah, there are 10 others, but this one is different! This one ignores the preceding continuity — well, the 10, 20 and 30 year anniversary sequels all did … Continue reading →

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