Category Archives: Entropy

A savage, deeply cathartic ‘Marriage Story’

Posted on December 18, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #(500) days of summer, #adam driver, #eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, #manic pixie dream girl, #scarlett johansson, Alan Alda, Jennifer Lame, Laura Dern, Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach, Ray Liotta, The Irishman | 1 Comment

Scorsese lays out fears in ‘Irishman’

Posted on December 17, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #anna paquin, #leonardo dicaprio, #martin scorsese, #mcu, #robert de niro, #the departed, Al Pacino, Bill Bufalino, Frank Sheeran, Gemini Man, Goodfellas, I Heard You Paint Houses, Jimmy Hoffa, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Taxi Driver, The Godfather, The Irishman | 2 Comments

Horrifying ‘Torture Report’ brings evil to life

Posted on December 17, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adam driver, #the big short, Amazon, An Inconvenient Truth, Deliverance, Scott Z. Burns, The Report, The Torture Report, Vice, X-Ray | Leave a comment

‘Jumanji’ stagnates on its ‘Next Level’

Posted on December 16, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #dwayne johnson, #jack black, #kevin hart, Alex Wolff, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Jake Kasdan, Jumanji, Jumanji: The Next Level, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Karen Gillan, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, NYU, Ser'Darius Blain, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 8, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #mark ruffalo, #spotlight, All the President's Men, anne hathaway, Bill Pullman, Dark Waters, DuPont, Iraq war, Official Secrets, Rob Bilott, Teflon, The Report, Victor Garber | 1 Comment