Category Archives: Entropy

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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Jim Carrey might have had a point

Since Hollywood really started ramping up sequel production, there have been some legendary dropoffs in quality from first film to second. Freddy Kruger, The Matrix and even Star Wars are tainted by the blatant cash-grabs that came after them. While … Continue reading →

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