Category Archives: Entropy

Refined ‘Passing’ rips open awards season with unique look, complex story

Posted on December 6, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut is here in Passing, and it’s a doozy. Harlem, 1920s- Reenie Redfield (Tessa Thompson), a black woman nervously passing in a white part of town, runs into her childhood friend, Clare Bellew (Ruth Negga). Bellew, … Continue reading →

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‘Last Night in Soho’ easy to watch despite rough third act, subject matter

Posted on December 6, 2021 by reelentropy

7/10 Last Night in Soho is a delightful, great-looking, easy-watching horror movie about sex slavery and the inability to escape the hidden sins of the past. It’s a strange watch. Soho, London- Bright-eyed freshman Ellie Turner (Thomasin McKenzie) relocates from … Continue reading →

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‘Ghostbusters: The Force Awakens’ and fandom as performance

Posted on November 25, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 I still remember the sinking feeling after the credits rolled on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, after the movie had finished slowly funneling into a shameless, point-by-point remake of the original film, endlessly creative when looking for excuses to … Continue reading →

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‘Eternals’ vibrant plot full of big ideas held down by MCU-enforced technical weaknesses

Posted on November 13, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Eternals has long been built up as a shift in direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boy, is it ever. There’s a new production mentality, a new story mentality, new story directions and relaxed series rules. It’s more … Continue reading →

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‘Dune’ is not a complete movie

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

1/10 Dune is not a complete film. It is a deliberately incomplete film, and despite what writer/director/producer Denis Villeneuve will tell you, the decision to only make half of it was made at the story’s expense, not its benefit. The … Continue reading →

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