Category Archives: Entropy

12 Years a Slave is fantastic, but you won’t enjoy it

“In time, your children will be forgotten.” That’s the kind of cheery comfort you can expect heading into 12 Years a Slave. The movie tells the true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a skilled, black violinist living with his … Continue reading →

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Why?

Why? Why has Misher Films remade Carrie? They can’t have thought it would make money — Sunday afternoon of opening weekend it still needs more than $10 million to break even, even though it’s October and Carrie is the only … Continue reading →

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Machete Kills it, but only halfway

In Machete Kills, Robert Rodriguez has created a perfect B-Movie. Well, the first 45 minutes of one, at least. The movie starts with Machete (Danny Trejo) losing a missile to unidentified assailants. President Rathcock (Carlos Estévez) then asks him to … Continue reading →

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Everything you have heard about Gravity is completely true

Gravity’s opening crawl is enough to tighten every sphincter in the audience, and for the next 90 minutes, there will be no relief. The movie follows mission specialist Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) through a disastrous spacewalk. While she’s servicing the Hubble … Continue reading →

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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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