Category Archives: Entropy

Oculus a must-see horror flick

It’s difficult to walk away from Oculus. Not in the sense that it’s difficult to walk out of the theater — that’s outright impossible — but in the sense that it is, literally, difficult to walk away from the arena … Continue reading

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Captain America very clearly on a screen on the other side of the theater

Marvel has a terrible habit of making trailers that are more original and intellectually intriguing than the films they go with. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the latest film to fall into that trap. The trailer promised an examination … Continue reading

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Noah important, distressing film

Noah is the most surreal movie of the year so far on several different levels. The movie is split into two distinct halves. The first half, as advertised, features Noah (Russell Crowe) following the word of God, building an ark … Continue reading

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Divergent? More like Convergent

Set in Chicago, supposedly post-apocalypse but really not that different, society in Divergent is extremely caste-based. The five castes are divided by key personality characteristics, and each group has a role in running the city — the brave ones are … Continue reading

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It’s an action star vehicle, but get this — it’s about vehicles!

Need for Speed’s function is to help Aaron Paul transition from Breaking Bad to movie stardom, and like most vehicle movies it’s destined to be thrown on a pile of the star’s better work or grouped with other poor showings … Continue reading

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