Category Archives: Entropy

Deadpool disappoints in part deux

Posted on May 25, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 A few months ago, I heard Deadpool 2 still didn’t have an official title, and production had used the placeholder Untitled Deadpool Sequel. I thought it was hilarious. By not titling the movie, they were opening the door to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #20th Century Fox, #deadpool, #john wick, #josh brolin, #mcu, #morena baccarin, #ryan reynolds, #X-Men, Atomic Blonde, Basic Instinct, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, missed opportunities, stuffed into the fridge, X-Force | 1 Comment

Storytelling highs, exploitative lows of ‘Disobedience’

Posted on May 17, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 In a rural England synagogue, Rabbi Rav Krushka (Anton Lesser) speaks about the creation of the angels and man and our freedom to choose our own destiny before collapsing, succumbing to his pneumonia in front of his congregation. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #lesbians, #rachel mcadams, bisexual erasure, Disobedience, Heterosexism, I know it when I see it, Orthodox Judaism, Rachel Weisz, sexploitation | Leave a comment

Strong performances, lazy production leave ‘Infinity War’ uneven

Posted on April 28, 2018 by reelentropy

7/10 It’s upper-echelon for the MCU, but for half a billion dollars, does it have to be so ugly? In Avengers: Infinity War, Earth’s mightiest heroes are once again called to action to protect it from an unstoppable alien threat. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #chadwick boseman, #chris pratt, #josh brolin, #justice league, #mark ruffalo, #mcu, #rebecca romijn, #robert downey jr, #X-Men, Alan Cumming, captain america: civil war, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo Weaving, Infinity War, Marvel, Someone covered Arnold Schwarzenegger with a giant scrotum, Thanos looks like a testicle, The Avengers, Tom Vaughn-Lawlor | 2 Comments

‘Isle of Dogs’ another wonderful Wes Anderson movie

Posted on April 26, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 Isle of Dogs, the latest from iconic #indie filmmaker Wes Anderson, does little to set itself apart from a body of work that’s starting to become a little too homogeneous — and creates unnecessary problems for itself with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #bill murray, #indie, #liev schreiber, Akira Kurosawa, Bob Balahan, Bryan Craston, cultural appropriation, Edward Norton, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Greta Gerwig, Hayao Myazaki, Isle of Dogs, Japan, Jeff Goldblum, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Wes Anderson | Leave a comment

First good video game movie? First good video game movie!

Posted on April 17, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 Rampage has The Rock fist-bumping an albino gorilla. It’s fucking awesome! In low orbit, a lab rat that has received Energyne’s secret gene mutation formula breaks free and barrels through a satellite testing facility. As the shuttle disintegrates, three … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #alien, #archer, #dwayne johnson, #san andreas, A Quiet Place, Brad Peyton, Infinity War, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello, New Mutants, Predator, Rampage, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Avengers, The Rock | 2 Comments