Category Archives: Entropy

Was that really a sequel to ‘The Incredibles?’

Posted on July 15, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 In 2004, after almost a full 10 years of redefining children’s media in the shadow of the Disney Renaissance, Disney Pixar released its magnum opus, The Incredibles. Pixar had been making waves for years with media that struck a … Continue reading →

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‘Soldado’ is… hoo boy…

Posted on June 30, 2018 by reelentropy

Soldado kicks off with a mass suicide bombing in Kansas after the cartels send Islamic terrorists across the Mexican-American border, a scenario that’s sometimes used to justify harsh immigration laws even though it’s literally never happened. CIA advisor Matt Graver’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #bill cosby, #birth of a nation, #casablanca, #denis villeneuve, #pan's labyrinth, #sicario, Abolish ICE, Harvey Weinstein, Johan Johansson, Soldado, Stefano Sollima | Leave a comment

‘Hereditary’ an audacious mixed bag

Posted on June 21, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 And now for Hereditary, this year’s “scariest movie ever made.” The film begins with the funeral of the Graham family matriarch, Ellen, after which her daughter Annie (Toni Collette) begins to see strange things around the house. The family soon … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #A24, #the witch, Alex Wolff, Hereditary, Milly Shapiro, Paranormal activity, the babadook, The Conjuring, Toni Collette | Leave a comment

‘Ocean’s’ movie remade with female cast, sky doesn’t fall

Posted on June 21, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 Oh now this is interesting – what they’ve done is, they’ve taken a movie that was made with an all-male cast, and remade it with an all-female cast instead, and then the trailer didn’t suck, and then the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #cate blanchett, #george clooney, #mindy kaling, #sandra bullock, anne hathaway, Awkwafina, Gary Ross, helena bonham carter, Ocean's Eight, Olivia Milch, Rhianna, Sarah Paulson | Leave a comment

‘On Chesil Beach’ laughably bad with a horrifying message to boot

Posted on June 5, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 The terrible cinematic execution of On Chesil Beach is enough for a negative review in its own right, but we’d also be remiss to look past the film’s horrible underlying message. On Chesil Beach opens as two newlyweds, Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #saoirse ronan, asexuality, Billy Howle, Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach | 1 Comment