Category Archives: Entropy

‘Ready Player One’ is pure blockbuster magic

Posted on April 5, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 Ready Player One is a blue-blooded blockbuster, a brass bonanza of nostalgia, special effects and action. In 2045, overpopulation has turned Earth’s major cities into desperate slums. Most of the population regularly escapes to the OASIS, a massive multiplayer … Continue reading →

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Soderbergh scintillates with cell phones in ‘Unsane’

Posted on April 4, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 Steven Soderbergh’s quietly released Unsane already lost almost 100 screens from its March 23 release to its second weekend to Easter releases, and it will continue to drop out of theaters precipitously with an exciting April schedule on the … Continue reading →

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‘Uprising’ doesn’t live up to original, its own potential

Posted on April 4, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 Pacific Rim: Uprising is a three hour epic adventure that’s been stuffed into a 111 minute box. Ten years after his father sacrificed himself in the Battle of the Breach, Jake Pentecost (John Boyega, who also produces) has grown … Continue reading →

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Razor-sharp script, shots race across screen in Sundance favorite

Posted on April 2, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 With Hollywood seemingly unable to produce more than a few movies a year without obvious gaffs, Thoroughbreds is a refreshing spurt of disciplined, technically perfect filmmaking and the birth of a new star in writer/director Cory Finley. In a … Continue reading →

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All-world lead can’t elevate hum-drum ‘Tomb Raider’

Posted on March 17, 2018 by reelentropy

6/10 They’ve remade Tomb Raider. They’ve remade everything, so that makes sense. Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is living a hard-knock life in London as a courier. It’s tough to feel bad for her though since there’s a fortune waiting for … Continue reading →

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