Category Archives: Entropy

‘Dark Phoenix’ has its merits, but falls apart as you’re watching it

Posted on June 13, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 X-Men: The Last Stand was a doomed production. Franchise director Bryan Singer and two of X2’s writers had jumped ship to make Superman Returns, which had its own problems, and 20th Century Fox producers set a May 26, 2006 release date and refused to move … Continue reading →

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Micro-budget thriller ‘Ma’ razor-sharp

Posted on June 13, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 I came into Ma wondering how they drew in talent like Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans and Juliette Lewis for this $5 million goof. I stayed for a spectacular, nasty horror movie. After losing her job in the city, Erica Thompson (Lewis) … Continue reading →

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‘Rocketman’ can’t break through

Posted on June 13, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 Hollywood biopics have grown more and more uniform as they’ve grown more lucrative over the years. That goes doubly for musician biopics, all of which seem to follow the same plot regardless of who they’re about and none of … Continue reading →

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‘Godzilla’ sequel no king among monster movies

Posted on June 3, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 Godzilla: King of the Monsters tries to be almost everything to almost everyone. Unfortunately, the one thing it isn’t trying to be is a giant monster movie for people who just wanted to watch a giant monster movie. Godzilla: King of … Continue reading →

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‘Booksmart’ a vapid non-film, do not waste your time on it

Posted on May 30, 2019 by reelentropy

2/10 At long last, our suffering is over! There’s finally a Superbad for girls! Because the first one is such a fucking classic! In Booksmart, a pompous asshole called Molly (Beanie Feldstein) discovers that, after an entire high school career … Continue reading →

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