Author Archives: reelentropy

Director, studio knew ‘The Snowman’ was shockingly bad, released it anyway

Posted on October 20, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 The tagline for The Snowman reads, “I gave you all the clues,” which is ironic, since director/executive producer Tomas Alfredson couldn’t give us all of the scenes. In Oslo, Norway, detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) — hahahaha, his name … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #michael fassbender, #rebecca ferguson, #universal pictures, JK Simmons, The Snowman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson | 2 Comments

On open secrets, cover-ups and systemic denial

Posted on October 18, 2017 by reelentropy

Late in 2015 Best Picture winner “Spotlight,” which details The Boston Globe’s 2002 Pulitzer-prize winning report on systemic pedophilia in the Catholic Church, editor Walter “Robby” Robinson (Michael Keaton) remarks that everyone in Boston already seems to know the story, … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #jessica chastain, #seth macfarlane, Courtney Love, cover-up, Harvey Weinstein, open secret, systemic denial, The Associated Press, The Boston Globe, The New York Times | 4 Comments

The Möbius Strip: ‘Happy Death Day’ unseats ‘Blade Runner’ too soon, Weinstein fallout continues

Posted on October 17, 2017 by reelentropy

Cheap horror film Happy Death Day took the weekend crown with just over $26 million. Blade Runner 2049 was relegated to second place with just $15.5 million- Box Office Mojo In a move normally reserved for major blockbusters, when Happy … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #Ben Affleck, #denis villeneuve, #Netflix, #Sony Pictures, #the academy, #the weinstein company, Alyssa Milano, American Made, Blade Runner 2049, Blumhouse Pictures, Bob Weinstein, Happy Death Day, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Damon, Miramax, NBC News, Producer's Guild of America, The Emoji Movie, The New York Times, Turkey's Film Critics Association | Leave a comment

‘Happy Death Day’ is fine

Posted on October 13, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 For the first Oct. 13 that falls on a Friday in 11 years, Universal and Blumhouse Studios bring us Happy Death Day, a mashup of Groundhog Day and a standard slasher film. It’s expected to take no. 1 at … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #lord of the rings, bitchy, Blade Runner 2049, Blumhouse Studios, Go see Blade Runner, Groundhog Day, Happy Death Day, It's fine, What is wrong with you | Leave a comment

The Möbius strip: ‘Blade Runner’ flops, Harvey Weinstein exposed as a sexual predator

Posted on October 10, 2017 by reelentropy

Blade Runner 2049 won the weekend box office, but its $32.8 million intake was a fraction of the $50 million domestic the studios were expecting. That said, it should hardly surprise that a film saddled with the combined incompetence of … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip | Tagged #black panther, #deadpool, #dustin hoffman, #hillary clinton, #quentin tarantino, #sony, #star wars, #the graduate, #the weinstein company, #warner bros., Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Get Out, Harvey Weinstein, Jason Blum, kevin smith, Las Vegas, Mean Girls, Mean Girls Day, Miramax, Split, The Last Jedi, The New York Times, Thor: Ragnarok | Leave a comment