Author Archives: reelentropy

Late-summer catch-up: ‘Detroit’

Posted on August 23, 2017 by reelentropy

This article contains coarse language and distressing content. *** 6/10 Both delving into the past and ripped from the headlines, Detroit explores America’s explosive racial divide. But like so much mass media that addresses these issues, it shies away at … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #anthony mackie, #birdman, #john boyega, #john krasinski, #the hurt locker, Ben O'Toole, Detroit, handheld shots, Jack Reynor, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, The Bourne Identity, the tripod-free look, Will Poulter, Zero Dark Thirty | Leave a comment

Late-summer catch up — ‘A Ghost Story’

Posted on August 22, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 A Ghost Story is 92 minutes long, and about 20 of those minutes are spent on one shot of Rooney Mara stress-eat pie. M (Mara) and her husband, C (Casey Affleck), are preparing to move out of their suburban … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #A24, #casey affleck, #rooney mara, A Ghost Story, baby's first encounter with nihilism, creatively barren, Dave Lowery, philosophically juvenile | Leave a comment

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ sloppy but fun

Posted on August 18, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 The Hitman’s Bodyguard isn’t much of a film, but it’s a riot of a movie. As vicious Belarusian dictator Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman) stands trial in the World Court for countless atrocities, prosecutors can’t get witnesses to the stand … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #deadpool, #pulp fiction, #ryan reynolds, #samuel l jackson, Gary Oldman, Selma Hayak, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The seat belt rule, This wold does not deserve Samuel L Jackson, You do not take the name of Kurosawa in vain | Leave a comment

Stop what you’re doing and go see ‘Wind River’

Posted on August 14, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Wind River is an intense, smoldering thriller that manages to be as harsh as the endless Wyoming winter and delightfully easy to watch all at the same time. On the Wind River Indian Reservation where bodies freeze solid and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #benicio del toro, #elizabeth olsen, #emily blunt, #jeremy renner, #sicario, #taylor sheridan, Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Hell or High Water, neo-noir, post western, Wind River | Leave a comment

Fresh director can’t elevate bland horror prequel

Posted on August 11, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 The eminent horror production studio has started to inject real talent into its movies, but it’s clearly not always going to be enough. In Annabelle: Creation, a group of orphans moves into the spacious, rural house of the mysterious … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #annabelle, #james wan, annabelle 2, Annabelle: Creation, David F. Sandberg, Get Out, James Wan is a bad director, Jason Blum, Lights Out, Miranda Otto, Oculus, Paranormal activity, The Conjuring | Leave a comment