Category Archives: Entropy

What is ‘Widows’ even about

Posted on December 10, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 I’m still not actually sure what happened in Widows. The plot is simple enough – I mean, it’s incredibly needlessly complicated, but I at least understand its contents. Renowned heistmaster Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson) is killed on the job, … Continue reading →

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‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ – a witness for the defense

Posted on December 7, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 In 2016, audiences were generally pleased and relieved to return to an Americanized version of the wizarding world, but Paul and I were dissatisfied with its length and general lack of direction. Now, the sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes … Continue reading →

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Decent ‘Overlord’ fails commercially

Posted on November 30, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 Overlord is a quiet little action/horror movie about Nazi zombies that passed through theaters without much notice, failing spectacularly to stronger intellectual properties like Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter. Overlord follows Private Ed Boyce (Jovan Adepo) and demolitions expert … Continue reading →

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Sony is a terrible company that makes bad decisions: a ‘Girl in the Spider’s Web’ story

Posted on November 29, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 In 2011, Sony released its English-language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by David Fincher and starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, and it was a huge success. It pulled in $232.6 million worldwide for the … Continue reading →

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Once again, Disney loses tens of millions to bring you a terrible film

Posted on November 26, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 In 2010, Alice went back into Wonderland to discover an ungodly amount of money, the kind of money that, at the time, could put a movie into the upper stratosphere of all-time projects. Disney would send her back in … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #alice in wonderland, #Disney, #morgan freeman, #snow white and the huntsman, Alice Through the Looking Glace, Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, maleficent, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Leave a comment