Category Archives: Entropy

Don’t try to understand ‘Tenet,’ just feel it

Posted on September 3, 2020 by reelentropy

9/10 God damn it’s good to be back at the movies. A fresh-faced protagonist (John David Washington) is promoted from the CIA to an international secret society called Tenet. He is introduced to “inverted” munitions, bullets made at an unknown … Continue reading →

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After two years to get the edit right, ‘New Mutants’ is a mess

Posted on September 2, 2020 by reelentropy

2/10 After two years of post-production, you’d think The New Mutants would at least be organized. In The New Mutants, Dani Moonstar (Blu Hunt) awakens imprisoned in a facility for adolescent mutants who have killed people with their emerging powers. … Continue reading →

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40-minute tantrum takes 90 minutes in ‘Unhinged’

Posted on August 22, 2020 by reelentropy

3/10 And we’re back. In New Orleans, where only two bridges service the mighty river that bisects the metro area, Rachel Hunter (Caren Pistorius) honks her horn at a grey Super Duty stopped in front of a green light. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Caren Pistorius, coronavirus, Mulan, pandemic, Russell Crowe, Tenet, Unhinged | 1 Comment

Stewart flubs highly resistible new comedy

Posted on July 4, 2020 by reelentropy

3/10 In early 2020, a nightmare virus – highly contagious for up to two weeks before symptoms start to show and triggering an agonizing, potentially deadly pneumonia in a significant percentage of its victims – made its way to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #donald trump, #hillary clinton, #steve carell, 2016 presidential election, Chris Cooper, coronavirus, George Floyd, Jon Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Rose Byrne | Leave a comment

‘Trolls World Tour’ fine, but not for $20

Posted on April 19, 2020 by reelentropy

$20/10 Well I guess I should write something. With the entire world under quarantine and theaters shuttered, most movies have been pulled from the release schedule. But one, Trolls World Tour, which I had particularly been looking forward to, stayed … Continue reading →

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