Category Archives: Entropy

New Hercules movie interesting but mostly unoriginal

Brett Ratner has a unique and annoying knack for making movies that deliver everything they promise viewers, but are still somehow unsatisfying. Outside of the sublime Rush Hour trilogy, pretty much everything he’s ever made falls into this category. His … Continue reading

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Where the hell did that myth start?

Humans do not use only 10 percent of their brains. That’s fucking stupid, and if you believe it, you’re stupid. Luc Besson’s new movie, Lucy, is based on this inexplicably wide-spread myth. Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is kidnapped and forced to … Continue reading

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You can go see Boyhood… I don’t know, any time now

As good as it is, Boyhood’s main characteristic is that it’s really, really long. A unique and commendable production, the film as shot with the same actors of the course of 12 years. The script was written on the fly … Continue reading

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Rise, Dawn, Onset, Beginning, Day One…

Advancement, Daybreak, Construction, Erection… In Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar (Andy Serkis) led an ape revolution after being subjected to Will Rodman’s (James Franco) miracle Alzheimer’s drug. At the beginning of Dawn of the Planet of the … Continue reading

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It’s all the same, only the names have changed

This July 4 weekend looks to be the most boring since 1986, when Psycho III was the headliner. Between Transformers: Dinobots, McCarthy, Another Exorcism Remake and WALL-E Phone Home, there is literally nothing appealing out right now. But these films … Continue reading

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