Category Archives: Entropy

‘Assassination Nation’ light on the assassinations

4/10 I came to see Assassination Nation for the ultra-violence. I found it severely lacking in violence. In Salem, Massachusetts, someone is hacking residents. It starts with Mayor Bartlett (Cullen Moss) and Principal Turrell (Colman Domingo), but soon, half the … Continue reading

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Stop what you’re doing and go see ‘Mandy’

10/10 Mandy is an unquestionable masterpiece, the kind of completely uncompromised film that almost never gets made in the modern Hollywood era. It is an absolute privilege to see on the big screen, which you must do if you can … Continue reading

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‘Simple Favor’ gleeful, twisted

9/10 A Simple Favor is a fiendish delight of a film, one that was clearly fun to make and is just as fun to watch. Stay-at-home widow Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) puts the other moms of her Connecticut suburb to … Continue reading

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‘The Predator’ is a two hour riff on mental illness and I’m actually a little sick to my stomach

1/10 The Predator is one of the most appalling things that’s ever been released in theaters. I don’t want to give this a full review – it’s not a full movie, so why would I? It was established very publicly … Continue reading

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‘Searching’ a great story, not right for its gimmick

6/10 When I saw the first Unfriended, I thought it had the potential to advance film as an art from in a way that very few movies can. Four years later, Searching, which is also entirely composed of shots on … Continue reading

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