Category Archives: Entropy

‘Tom and Jerry’ is listless and unfunny

Posted on March 3, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 Who was Tom and Jerry for? Manhattan- In a world of cartoon animals, an alley cat named Tom scratches out a living as a street pianist, but is routinely assaulted, robbed and otherwise tormented by a mouse called Jerry. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Alvin and the Chipmunks, chloe grace moretz, HBOmax, imposter syndrome, Michael Pena, millennials, New York City, The Itchy and Scratchy show, Tim Story, Tom and Jerry, Warner Bros., Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | Leave a comment

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is the urgent black story of 2020

Posted on February 24, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 Three and a half years after the Charlottesville rally, after a year of grotesque displays of police violence, Judas and the Black Messiah is the story that puts these things in context, and it’s a fine film. Chicago, 1968- … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Daniel Kaluuya, Fred Hampton, Jesse Plemons, Judas and the Black Messiah, Lakeith Stanfield, Trial of the Chicago 7 | 1 Comment

A24 manufactures another masterpiece in ‘Saint Maud’

Posted on February 19, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 When theaters closed last March and everything that was about to release was delayed, the biggest pain point for me was Saint Maud, set for an April 10, 2020 release and positioned as A24’s next horror masterwork. Now, almost … Continue reading →

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‘Little Things’ great but eclipsed by classics

Posted on February 8, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Warner Bros.’ moody new noir The Little Things is primarily being dismissed as too close to the 1995 classic Seven, and, yeah. That’s pretty much all there is to say. It’s a beat-for-beat remake of Seven with a significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Denzel Washington, HBOmax, Jared Leto, John Lee Hancock, Prisoners, Rami Malek, Seven, The Little Things, Warner Bros | 1 Comment

‘Promising Young Woman’ is not the revenge story you’re looking for

Posted on December 30, 2020 by reelentropy

3/10 I think we all really needed this. Three years after the Harvey Weinstein saga kicked into gear in October 2017, horrifically realizing the old casting couch, “who’d she blow for that role” stereotypes in a way that reveals what … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #metoo, Believe all women, Carey Mulligan, Donald Trump, Emerald Fennell, Harvey Weinstein, Promising Young Woman, Rape-revenge, watching rapists get chopped into dogmeat | Leave a comment