Category Archives: Entropy

Despicable me delightful as expected

Despicable Me 2 is just so wonderful. The sequel to the 2010 hit sees Gru (Steve Carell) returning to action to help the Anti-Villain League. The league has lost a mutating agent, and to catch a supervillain, they feel they … Continue reading →

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Racial backdrop hurts classic film

Say this, at least, for The Lone Ranger: they got a really, really pretty horse. The controversial blockbuster, based on the long-running radio and television series of the same name, is a strange exercise in poor filmmaking layered on top … Continue reading →

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Pixar film too ambiguous for children, to immature for adults

It seems like someone at Disney Pixar realized their target audience is too young to remember their hay day in the late 90’s. The studio’s newest production, Monster’s University, is a prequel to 2001’s much better Monsters, Inc. It chronicles … Continue reading →

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Production a Great War for new zombie flick

Brad Pitt’s new zombie blockbuster, World War Z,  is much more about what happened off the screen than on it. Pitt, who also produces, plays Gerry Lane, a retired United Nations employee who is recruited to help the U.N. again … Continue reading →

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Superman defies gravity, why can’t his movies?

DC’s attempt to compete with Marvel on the big screen begins with Man of Steel, quite possibly the most disappointing superhero movie ever made. The film starts with Kal-El (Henry Cavil) being born, because this origin story goes all the … Continue reading →

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