Category Archives: Entropy

Straight Outta ways to tell a story

Posted on August 13, 2015 by reelentropy

Biopics can go one of two ways — a ritualistic re-telling of a historic caricature or an encapsulation of the conflict and triumph in an individual’s life. Straight Outta Compton, perhaps more sadly than any other, is the former. The movie goes … Continue reading →

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’60s adaptation aggressively, overwhelmingly funny

Posted on August 13, 2015 by reelentropy

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is the perfect date movie, in that I want to take this movie out on a date. The beautiful and charming movie, based on the 1960s television series, thrusts Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill), a master thief blackmailed … Continue reading →

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The Gift one of the best movies I’ve ever seen

Posted on August 12, 2015 by reelentropy

You can mark Aug. 7, 2015 down as a weekend the critics won the box office. Fantastic Four, initially tracking at around $45 million, went down to $40 million when the putrid reviews hit, and the wheels came off even further over … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #arrested development, #jason bateman, #joel edgerton, #rebecca hall, #STX Entertainment, #the gift | 1 Comment

Fantastic Four one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen

Posted on August 7, 2015 by reelentropy

Everyone was wondering why they made the Human Torch (Michael B. Jordan) black, and now we know: it was a distraction tactic, a feature as the only thing even remotely interesting about this boring, grey, sad, husk of a movie. … Continue reading →

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Rogue Nation as good as any Mission: Impossible — not great by 2015 standards

Posted on July 30, 2015 by reelentropy

Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation delivers the goods, I guess. I mean, if that’s what you call “the goods.” The movie follows Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, who also produces), after he is disavowed FOR THE THIRD TIME by the U.S. government, … Continue reading →

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