Author Archives: reelentropy

Salvage operation ‘All the Money in the World’ is pristine

Posted on December 26, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 Come one, come all, see the star-studded year-end Oscar contender you’ve come to expect in late December! It’s a true story brought to you by a name director and a cast that brings everything to the table! We’ve spared … Continue reading →

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‘Downsizing’ can’t find the intrigue in its own story

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 Downsizing has some big ideas, but it can’t convert its passive protagonist into a more interesting movie. In an attempt to save the human race from extinction while reducing the catastrophic effect we have on the planet, scientist Jørgen … Continue reading →

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‘Shape of Water’ enjoyable, can’t help but feel underwhelming

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 The no. 1 movie of the year at the box office is Beauty and the Beast. Its top Oscar contender is Mutey and the Frog Person. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water follows Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), who … Continue reading →

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‘Greatest Showman’ not enough

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 The Greatest Showman has some lofty ambitions, but it’s just kind of shitty. The film is a heavily fictionalized account of the life of P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and the founding of the circus in the 1840s and ’50s. … Continue reading →

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‘Jumanji’ is shockingly stellar

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Now this is how you do a reboot. In the all-new, all-different Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the board game from the 1995 original has evolved into a video game. Where it used to bring the jungle to the … Continue reading →

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