Category Archives: Entropy

Movies dominate the public consciousness. Sometimes, that power is used for good. Rosewater tells the story of Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal), a journalist who was imprisoned for 118 days after covering the 2009 Iranian presidential election, which was widely … Continue reading →

Birdman is the best goddamn thing and if you haven’t seen it yet you are a loser who deserves scorn and ridicule. SCORN AND RIDICULE The film follows Riggan Thompson (Michael Keaton), a washed-up former superhero actor trying to earn … Continue reading →

Just when I start singing their praises… Part one of Mockingjay, the third installment of the Hunger Games series, is a major disappointment, primarily because it is abundantly clear how much the adaptation is stretched in order to split the release into … Continue reading →

Three things Hollywood consistently tramples are other art forms, science and non-American culture, and Big Hero 6 steps over all three in grotesque, inexcusable fashion. The movie follows Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), a 14-year-old San Franciskyo genius who wastes his … Continue reading →

Interstellar tries to be several different movies at once, and it’s long enough that it succeeds. The movie follows pilot-turned-farmer Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) through a journey spanning more than 90 Earth years. The planet has become plagued by a nitrogen-breathing organism … Continue reading →