Author Archives: reelentropy

‘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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #dakota johnson, #makewitchesvileagain, #nazis, 1977, chloe grace moretz, Holocaust, Luca Guadagino, Mia Goth, Red Army Faction, Suspiria, Tilda Swinton, Vergangenheitsbewaltigung, West Berlin, Witches | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #a nightmare on elm street, #alien, #halloween, #scream, #wes craven, aliens, H20: Halloween 20 Years Later, H40, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, Michael Myers, The Shape, Venom | 1 Comment

You’ve probably already missed ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’

Posted on November 6, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 I remember an era in my youth, before Marvel, before Lord of the Rings, when you could go see a movie and have it just be a movie. Any given show was expected to provide its own, complete world … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #chris hemsworth, #dakota johnson, #halloween, #nick offerman, #pulp fiction, #the hateful eight, A Star is Born, Bad Times at the El Royale, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Venom | Leave a comment

‘First Man’ puts man on Moon, won’t put camera on tripod

Posted on November 6, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 April 20, 1962, less than 60 years after mankind first took wing. In the experimental North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, Neil Armstrong climbs to 207,500 feet, more than seven times the height of Mount Everest. Armstrong attempts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #damien chazelle, #NASA, #ryan gosling, First Man, Jason Bourne, Neil Armstrong | Leave a comment

‘Star is Born’ not great, will probably win best picture

Posted on October 18, 2018 by reelentropy

6/10 A Star is Born is the kind of predictable, pretentious Oscarbate that I want to despise with every fiber of my being, but I can not. Everything about this movie tells me I should hate it, but it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #american horror story, #lady gaga, #oscarbate, A Star is Born, bradley cooper, Carrottop, Sam Elliott, The Hunting Ground | Leave a comment