Category Archives: Entropy

After three movies and an hour and a half, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ delivers

Posted on April 2, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Godzilla vs. Kong ends with a 20-minute sequence of Godzilla and King Kong beating the absolute tar out of each other, and that’s awesome. I mean, that part absolutely rules. But that’s 20 minutes out of 113, and that’s … Continue reading →

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‘Nobody’ gets to be derivative, doesn’t get to be substandard

Posted on March 27, 2021 by reelentropy

5/10 Nobody doesn’t meet me halfway. In a world that seemingly has no weekends, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk, who also produces) grinds out a living in a cushy management position at his father-in-law’s manufacturing plant. When his family is robbed … Continue reading →

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‘Chaos Walking’ solid, unique and urgent

Posted on March 11, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Chaos Walking is a troubled, inventive exploration of masculine crisis and fear of the self that executes its main hook cleverly and evocatively. It’s a valuable meditation for an era of men inundated by stories of our peers’ abuses … Continue reading →

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‘Raya’ another perfectly enjoyable product of an exhausting, cynical machine

Posted on March 10, 2021 by reelentropy

7/10 Outside the theater for Raya and the Last Dragon, a survey company stooge hands out questionnaires in cheap plastic bags meant to reassure moms who don’t really understand how COVID-19 spreads. When asked, he tells me all the big … Continue reading →

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‘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 →

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