Category Archives: Entropy

Concu– CTE movie encourages brain health by putting viewers to sleep

Posted on December 30, 2015 by reelentropy

The new movie Concussion isn’t about concussions at all, but about the discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, an entirely different brain disease. It is the opinion of this publication that misnaming the movie is a deceitful, underhanded attempt by the producers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #albert brooks, #alec baldwin, #concussion, #CTE, #gugu mbatha-raw, #NFL, #peter landesman, #stalking, #will smith | Leave a comment

Joy sunk by baffling editing

Posted on December 27, 2015 by reelentropy

Editing in movies is a defensive job — if it’s done well, you don’t notice, but if you do notice, it’s because something went wrong, and something went very badly wrong with Joy. The movie is a biopic — it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #20th Century Fox, #american hustle, #citizen kane, #david o russell, #jennifer lawrence, #joy mangano, #miracle mop, #robert de niro, #steve jobs, #the hunger games, bradley cooper | Leave a comment

And the Daddy of the Year Award goes to…

Posted on December 26, 2015 by reelentropy

Nobody really pays attention to certain kinds of movies, and that’s a problem. Every movie is an entire wold unto itself. Every one has its own reality, its own implicit philosophy and morality. And with millions of people at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #mark wahlberg, #paramount pictures, #spiderman 3, #the other guys, #thomas haden church, #unexpected john cena, #will ferrell | Leave a comment

The Big Short too directly inspired

Posted on December 24, 2015 by reelentropy

Hey, remember 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street? Want to watch a shorter, lower-quality version? Well, have I got a movie for you! The Big Short, based on Michael Lewis’ 2010 non-fiction book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, is about the investors who predicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adam mckay, #brad pitt, #christian bale, #housing bubble, #leonardo dicaprio, #martin scorsese, #paramount pictures, #ryan gosling, #steve carell, #the big short, #will ferrell, #wolf of wall street | 1 Comment

STARWARSSTARWARSSTARWARSSTARWARSS TARWARSSTARWARSSTARWARS

Posted on December 18, 2015 by reelentropy

Star Wars: The Force Awakens!!! Oh man, this movie is going to be so great! There’s no way they could mess this up! The movie is set in motion when Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) set off to escort … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adam driver, #daisy ridley, #harrison ford, #jar jar binks, #jar jar binks is an abomination, #jj abrams, #john boyega, #kylo ren, #mark hamill, #Oscar Isaac, #rian johnson, #star trek, #star trek into darkness, #star wars, #the force awakens | 8 Comments