Author Archives: reelentropy

Second time is more charming, but still lacks that special something

Posted on July 31, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 Ant-Man and the Wasp is wonderful. Unfortunately, because I’m pathologically incapable of enjoying Marvel movies, it still leaves me wanting. The film joins The Avengers’ size-shifting wonder Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) at the end of his long house arrest … Continue reading →

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‘First Purge’ is the first great purge movie

Posted on July 30, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 The Purge movies continue to baffle me with cultural staying power that outsizes their box office numbers. What started as a cut-rate home invasion movie with an elaborate premise has captured the American imagination, fitting like a glove onto … Continue reading →

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‘The Dark Knight’ 10 years later

Posted on July 18, 2018 by reelentropy

It’s the Citizen Kane of superhero movies. That comparison gets thrown around a little more often than it should, but it’s completely appropriate in this case. Citizen Kane in 1941 was really the movie that alerted mass audiences to the … Continue reading →

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‘Superfly’ is sort of fly at times, but mostly forgettable

Posted on July 17, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 I was really looking forward to Superfly, and my excitement was vindicated from the first shot to, I don’t know, maybe the end of the second scene. Those two are slathered in style that, for some reason, the rest … Continue reading →

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‘Fallen Kingdom’ falls hilariously on its face

Posted on July 15, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 The unabashed joy of watching Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is like watching a bitter rival trip over his own shoelaces. You’re laughing at the movie, not with it, but you’re laughing hard, and isn’t that the point? Several years … Continue reading →

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