Category Archives: Entropy

Iron Man fun, meaningless

Posted on May 11, 2013 by reelentropy

Iron Man 3 is really fun and awesome, but can’t escape its own lack of importance. The movie picks up with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) where The Avengers dropped him off — suffering acute anxiety attacks after a near-life … Continue reading →

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Pain & Gain shows, doesn’t condone violence

Posted on May 3, 2013 by reelentropy

Pain & Gain has the words “Michael Bay” in the opening credits, but after those words fade out, the film becomes unlike anything Bay’s ever directed. Based on a true story, the movie follows Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) and the … Continue reading →

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Oblivion is OK, not really worth the effort

Posted on April 30, 2013 by reelentropy

Technically, Oblivion is a well-done film. Technically. The movie follows Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) as he repairs drones on an Earth that has been lost in an alien war. According to Harper, the planet was rendered uninhabitable after the aliens … Continue reading →

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42 straight of the 1940’s

Posted on April 19, 2013 by reelentropy

42 sets itself up as a bio-pic, but it takes its cues more from World War II-era propaganda films. The movie follows baseball icon Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) through his first year with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The first … Continue reading →

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Evil Dead was better in the ’80s

Posted on April 10, 2013 by reelentropy

The latest remake of a beloved horror classic is out. Yawn. Evil Dead follows a similar plot to 1981’s The Evil Dead — five teenagers go to an isolated cabin and find the Necronomicon. A character says something about demonic … Continue reading →

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