Category Archives: Entropy

‘In the Heights’ flat in every possible sense of the word

Posted on June 22, 2021 by reelentropy

2/10 In the Heights is borderline unwatchable. Everything is bad. Alice Brooks’ cinematography is downright incompetent, and every decision by editor Myron Kerstein is questionable at best and obviously wrong at worst. Jon M. Chu is a weak director, befitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Alice Brooks, Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Do the Right Thing, HBOmax, In the Heights, Jimmy Smits, Jon M. Chu, La La Land, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, Myron Kerstein, Quiara Alegria Huedes, Tenet | 1 Comment

‘The Conjuring’ and that long-fabled franchise fatigue

Posted on June 6, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 The Satanic panic never really ended. The surge of news about “Satanism” that started as a religious offshoot of the rebellious ‘60s and consumed the suburbs of Reagan’s America with fears of pedophiles and kidnapped children being used for … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Ed and Lorraine Warren were known frauds in their own time, Eugenie Bondurant, HBOmax, Michael Chaves, patrick wilson, Pureflix, Satanic Panic, The Conjuring, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Curse of La Llorona, The Exorcist, Vera Farmiga | Leave a comment

‘Cruella’ scorches screen in Sex Pistols reimagining

Posted on June 6, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Cruella is a bold, fast, fun, intricately detailed and remarkably complex film about power, destiny, art and cruelty. In the past decade’s long and mostly painful parade of uncurious, unnecessary remakes of Disney classics, it immediately becomes the best … Continue reading →

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‘Quiet Place’ sequel summons audiences back to the theater

Posted on June 4, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 A Quiet Place Part II isn’t the first blockbuster to release after the COVID-19 crisis really got underway, but it’s the first to perform more or less to expectation. It’s a uniquely cinematic experience and would be an intriguing … Continue reading →

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‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ is here to announce Taylor Sheridan has arrived

Posted on May 25, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 The subtlest but most telling mark of a well-directed film is that that air of relaxation you get in the hands of a story that’s confident in its own telling. Those Who Wish Me Dead is writer/director/producer Taylor Sheridan’s … Continue reading →

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