Category Archives: Entropy

Rush doesn’t back up the hype

Rush is very, well, rushed. Headlined by director Ron Howard, the movie tells the story of the 1976 Formula 1 racing season and the legendary rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). Lauda, the defending world … Continue reading

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Romantic comedy about how movie relationships are fake presents fake movie relationships as realistic

I have to imagine the first meeting on the set of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new movie, Don Jon, went something like this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u33dL7MVdoY Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars as Jon Martello, a playboy who falls in love at first sight with … Continue reading

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Film puts audience in a worse prison than its characters

Prisoners wants to be an intense examination about the lengths a man would go to to get his child back, but really it’s just boring. The audience is supposed to get behind Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), a Christian, carpenter and … Continue reading

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Insidious continues bland horror trends

A lot of modern horror is garbage, but Insidious: Chapter 2’s soul-crushing monotony stands apart. The film picks up right after its predecessor, with Josh (Patrick Wilson) possessed by a vicious ghost. Josh becomes a nexus for interaction between the … Continue reading

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Home invasion pic darkly satires… something or other

Well, if a body count is what you want, You’re Next delivers. The film follows four siblings and their significant others through a dinner celebrating their parents’… something or other. After 20 minutes of boring pipe-laying establishing family turmoil that’s … Continue reading

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