Category Archives: Entropy

Knopp’s first Miyazaki, likely Miyazaki’s last film

Posted on February 17, 2024 by reelentropy

I thought it would be disingenuous of me to see and write about The Boy and the Heron because just about anyone who knew about the film would know more about it than me. Writer/director Hayao Miyazaki is a titan … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 17, 2024 by reelentropy

Silent Night suffered from one of Lionsgate’s weak advertising pushes, contributing to a pitiful domestic gross of just over $8 million, but it’s one of the more exciting films from the end of 2023. It’s legendary director/producer John Woo’s first English-language … Continue reading →

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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

Dream Scenario opens with a quick flash of images, as if the entire film is meant to be remembered as a dream. The film shifts focus too heavily onto its metaphors and real-world analogues to quite live up to its … Continue reading →

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