Category Archives: Entropy

Anarchy behind camera in Chris Evans’ debut

Posted on September 15, 2015 by reelentropy

Captain America has been saying he’s going to leave acting for a little over a year now. Before We Go represents his first directorial effort, but he clearly spent more time on the side of the camera more familiar to him. Freshman director … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #alice eve, #aperture, #before midnight, #before sunrise, #before sunset, #before we go, #chris evans, #contempt, #debut, #depth of field, #focus, #grand central station, #new york city, #pixelated, #prada, #richard linklater, #stalker vibes, #uptight bitch, #visual medium, Captain America, Marvel | Leave a comment

The Visit Shyamalan’s masterpiece

Posted on September 9, 2015 by reelentropy

After the turn of the century, everyone kind of gave up on M. Night Shyamalan. Though he entered the ’00s on a wave of critical acclaim with Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense, he steadily lost steam with dud after dud until the hotly anticipated Last … Continue reading →

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Dope re-releases for snore-inducing Labor Day lineup

Posted on September 3, 2015 by reelentropy

Straight Outta Compton has held for no. 1 three straight weeks now, and it has definitely been for lack of trying. The highest profile release since it came out was the critically eviscerated Sinister 2. Compton barely beat evangelist film War Room last weekend. When a movie’s tagline … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #dope, #open road films, #straight outta compton, #sundance, #transporter, #transporter: refueled, #war room | Leave a comment

Sinister lives up to name, down to expectations

Posted on August 23, 2015 by reelentropy

Sinister 2 is mostly exactly what you’d expect, and as a case study it may represent people finally getting tired of all these cheap, grainy horror movies. The film sets up several storylines which parallel and converge quite gracefully. In one, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #blumhouse productions, #ciaran foy, #focus features, #gramercy pictures, #sinister 2, Sinister | 1 Comment

And then they cast him as Lex Luthor

Posted on August 20, 2015 by reelentropy

American Ultra has two major problems — it’s completely tone deaf, and the lead is one of the most sloppily written characters of the year. That lead, Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg), is a stoner living with his girlfriend, Phoebe Larson (Kristen … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adventureland, #american horror story, #american ultra, #burn after reading, #connie britton, #Dawn of Justice, #jesse eisenberg, #justice league, #kristen stewart, #lionsgate, #that 70's show, #the big lebowski, #topher grace, #twilight | Leave a comment