Category Archives: Entropy

‘Decision to Leave’ is one of the finest films ever made

Posted on January 13, 2023 by reelentropy

9/10 Decision to Leave is an absolutely gorgeous and completely engrossing shape-shifting and yet brick-solid beast of a film. It’s transcendent, a sensation, a revolution, an utter masterpiece – screenwriter/director Park Chan-wook is such a master of his craft that … Continue reading →

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Scatological arthouse satire skippable

Posted on January 13, 2023 by reelentropy

6/10 After his electric black satire The Square took the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, lord of shapes Ruben Östlund has won the Palm d’Orr again with Triangle of Sadness, only the third director in history … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Cannes Film Festival, Palm d'Orr, Parasite, Reuben Östlund, The Square, Triangle of Sadness, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

Chaotic, unwatchable ‘Black Adam’ finally launches onto screen, already burned out behind it

Posted on January 9, 2023 by reelentropy

1/10 I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to leave a theater more than I wanted to leave my screening of Black Adam. Within 20 minutes, I was fighting the urge to shout “Stop! Please, just stop!” at the screen. Producer/star … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Black Adam, Candy-ass, Cats, DCEU, Non-stop assault of cartoon nonsense, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Suicide Squad (Ayer 2016), The Suicide Squad (Gunn 2021), torrent of cartoon cacopohony | Leave a comment

I love Art the clown, ‘Terrifier 2’ is old-school movie magic

Posted on January 6, 2023 by reelentropy

10/10 Terrifier 2 is like a two-hour video nasty, a loving Giallo film all the way down to being created by a guy named Damien Leone. It’s like whipped cream on film, light, airy, not a ton of substance, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Art the Clown, Because it's so much fun Jan!, Bloody Disgusting, Damien Leone, David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Terrifier 2, The Gray Man | Leave a comment

‘Halloween’s’ bizarre, thoughtful, sweet End

Posted on January 5, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 In the entire lexicon of ill-advised Halloween sequels, Halloween Ends is certainly the best love story. Even a basic discussion of Halloween Ends spoils it because the entire movie is the twist, so if I can only say one … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged David Gordon Green, Halloween, Halloween Ends, Jamie Lee Curtis | 1 Comment