Category Archives: Entropy

A savage, deeply cathartic ‘Marriage Story’

9/10 Writer/director/producer Noah Baumbach set out to create the universal divorce movie, and damn it all he seems to have done it.  Noah Bumbach’s Marriage Story follows the increasingly acrimonious divorce of Charlie and Nicole Barber (Adam Driver and Scarlett … Continue reading

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Scorsese lays out fears in ‘Irishman’

5/10 So, don’t tell anybody about this, but I think Martin Scorsese might be a little nervous about dying. In I Heard You Paint Houses — marketing title The Irishman — an elderly Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran (Robert De Niro), … Continue reading

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Horrifying ‘Torture Report’ brings evil to life

6/10 I wonder if this will finally get Ellen to dump George.  The Torture Report chronicles Daniel J. Jones’ (Adam Driver) investigation into the U.S.’ torture of enemy combatants after the Sept. 11 attacks. A congressional aid for California Senator … Continue reading

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‘Jumanji’ stagnates on its ‘Next Level’

7/10 There’s a great deal of potential in these new Jumanji films, but Jumanji: The Next Level doesn’t quite live up to it.  A year and change later, the four heroes of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, who remained close … Continue reading

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‘Dark Waters’ wants to be the next ‘Spotlight,’ but this ain’t it

3/10 Dark Waters is by no means a bad movie, but it isn’t good, and it seems to know and be weirdly self-conscious about that. Dark Waters, based on the New York Times Magazine Article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s … Continue reading

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