Category Archives: Entropy

‘Last Dance,’ and many more to come

Posted on April 25, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Magic Mike’s Last Dance occupies a weird spot in history. It caps an unexpected trilogy of male stripper movies stretching back to 2012, but is both born out of and works to support the ways the brand is expanding … Continue reading →

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The gay apocalypse knocking at the door

Posted on April 25, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Knock at the Cabin is a feature-length exploration of the “Bury Your Gays” trope. It’s not totally insightful or necessary, but it speaks directly to the viewers’ subconscious and it’s quite well-acted and shot. During a family vacation at … Continue reading →

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In the house with ‘Skinamarink,’ the next genre-shaking internet horror classic

Posted on March 29, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Skinamarink, 2023’s new internet horror classic, is intentionally uncomfortable, incisively symbolic and coldly denies any literal interpretation. It’s definitely not for everyone, but I got a lot out of it. Writer/director/editor Kyle Edward Ball’s childhood home in Edmonton, Alberta, … Continue reading →

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‘John Wick 4’ roars, soars to new heights of violence, coolness

Posted on March 25, 2023 by reelentropy

9/10 John Wick: Chapter 4 is a sprawling triumph of decadent, excessive cinema, a flaming, neon capstone for the humble action franchise that could with nothing but a charismatic star, a lot of top-end stuntmen, about 900 gallons of fake … Continue reading →

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‘Women Talking’ imagines what it wants, but not what it needs

Posted on March 10, 2023 by reelentropy

5/10 In the mid ‘00s in the Manitoba Mennonite colony in Bolivia cut off from modern cities where women are not taught to read and only speak an outdated dialect of German, several colony men came up with a scheme … Continue reading →

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