Category Archives: Entropy

Madding crowd here referring to those Marvel maniacs this released against

Posted on May 20, 2015 by reelentropy

Far from the Madding Crowd is one of those movies that makes me uncomfortable being born a man. I just want them to stop hitting on her. It’s a “Leave Bathsheba alone! Leave her alone!” type situation. The movie follows Bathsheba … Continue reading →

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A cappella is the worst

Posted on May 19, 2015 by reelentropy

Any time “regionals” is a key word in a story’s plot, that’s a bad sign. It’s what sunk the first montage-tastic Pitch Perfect, and even though they replace it with “worlds,” the same mechanic applies in the sequel. Due to a wardrobe … Continue reading →

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Fury Road may be the best action movie ever made

Posted on May 15, 2015 by reelentropy

People are calling Mad Max: Fury Road the best action movie of the year, and that’s a little short-sighted. We probably ought to be thinking about it as the best action movie of the decade, or century so far. This sounds … Continue reading →

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Water Diviner competent, may deny genocide

Posted on May 11, 2015 by reelentropy

If there’s two things he loves, it’s directing / and! / directing ’round the world… Russell Crowe stars in what is also his directoral debut, The Water Diviner. Crowe plays Joshua Connor, an Australian well-digger who’s ability to sense groundwater is, well, divine. … Continue reading →

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An internal dialogue about whether or not to review Hot Pursuit

Posted on May 8, 2015 by reelentropy

OK Leo. It’s 11:50. You’ve been putting it off all night. Time to go see Hot Pursuit. I don’t want to go see Hot Pursuit. Oh, whatever! You go see movies you don’t want to see all the time. That’s different. If … Continue reading →

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