Category Archives: Entropy

‘House of Gucci’ uninspired and unsure of itself

Posted on December 16, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Director/producer Ridley Scott has released his second feature in as many months, and it’s decidedly the lesser of the two. House of Gucci goes through the true story of Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), who married into the Gucci family … Continue reading →

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Magical, musical ‘Encanto’ delights

Posted on December 16, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 In Encanto, off-brand Pixar does Colombian X-Men. This crazed Mad Lib is a real movie, and it’s pretty good. Colombia- As Alma Madrigal (María Cecilia Botero, with Olga Merediz stepping in for singing parts) flees an unspecified conflict in … Continue reading →

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‘Belfast’ full of heart, doesn’t dazzle

Posted on December 6, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Writer/director/producer Kenneth Branagh has a long track record of trying to let his stories tell themselves, and you just can’t do that with narrative fiction movies, a medium in which everything onscreen must be actively created, everything is a … Continue reading →

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Larrín’s mopey ‘Spencer’ still a step up from usual Oscar faire

Posted on December 6, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Spencer’s advertisements always have a moment to designate it as an “official selection” in the Venice, Toronto and Telluride film festivals, which is quite literally a show of participation trophies. “Official selection” means it got on the schedule, which … Continue reading →

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‘Dispatches’ from a perfectly romantic memory

Posted on December 6, 2021 by reelentropy

10/10 In an Oscar season that’s quickly turned into an onslaught of big-name directors’ newest works, seemingly both backlogged 2020 releases and lockdown productions, writer/director/producer Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun is the giant, perfectly … Continue reading →

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