Category Archives: Entropy

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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Elysium is very not good

Elysium is too long and tries way too hard to be District 9. Writer/director Neill Blomkamp’s second big-budget venture doesn’t go down nearly as easily as his first. Elysium follows Max Da Costa (Matt Damon), an ex-con who can’t catch … Continue reading

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There’s something off about 2GUNS

2GUNS is… so… bizarre! The… buddy cop? movie pairs Drug Enforcement Administration agent Bobby Trench (Denzel Washington) with Naval Intelligence officer Micheal Stigman (Mark Walhberg) as robbers — at first. After robbing a bank where they thought a Mexican drug … Continue reading

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