Category Archives: Entropy

John Woo quietly returns to American theaters with ‘Silent Night’

Posted on February 17, 2024 by reelentropy
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‘Godzilla Minus One,’ plus international acclaim

Posted on February 17, 2024 by reelentropy

In 1954, less than 10 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Toho and writer/director Ishirō Honda reconceptualized the attacks as a monster that emerged from the sea, its skin cracked and charred as if by nuclear blast, … Continue reading →

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TV tropes continue to invade movies in ‘Leave the World Behind’

Posted on February 3, 2024 by reelentropy

Leave the World Behind opens with several shots from space, tracking the sun as it crawls across the sky over the Upper Bay, and many of its chapters start by zooming back out to space as well. At first, the … Continue reading →

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‘Dream Scenario’ an explosive joy to watch

Posted on February 3, 2024 by reelentropy
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At Disney’s 100th birthday, ‘Wish’ perfectly captures a studio caught between murky past and future

Posted on February 3, 2024 by reelentropy

It feels like the Disney logo at their films’ openings has extended longer and longer over the past several years, as if declaring the company’s dominance and overshadowing whatever film it leads by taking up more and more time. Frequently, … Continue reading →

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