Category Archives: Entropy

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

Posted on February 26, 2018 by reelentropy

10/10 Annihilation is a soaring triumph of science-fiction adventure. It is jaw-clenching, deliriously beautiful and overwhelmingly weird. Ex-military cellular biology teacher Lena (Natalie Portman) is in mourning for her husband Kane (Oscar Isaac), who has been away for a full … Continue reading →

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‘Black Panther’ is another Marvel movie

Posted on February 16, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 It’s finally time for the first black superhero movie. Yeah, I know, Blade came first, but this is different! This is Marvel Studios! This is the machine! Blade isn’t really a full-blooded superhero, he’s a vampire hunter — back … Continue reading →

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‘Fifty Shades’ series peters out

Posted on February 9, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 So this is where Harry Potter ended up. It’s kind of astonishing to think about it in those terms, but when you take everything else about the past 20 years into account, doesn’t that seem right? With the series … Continue reading →

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‘The Cloverfield Paradox’ is garbage

Posted on February 7, 2018 by reelentropy

1/10 Paramount Pictures decided just a few weeks ago that selling The Cloverfield Project to Netflix would be more profitable than releasing it in theaters, and they were almost certainly right. While Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane rode critical acclaim … Continue reading →

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‘Winchester’s’ sharp story cut down by dull scares

Posted on February 2, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 Winchester is wonderfully written and pretty cleverly directed, but gets major points off for its technical problems. In 1906 San Francisco, psychologist Eric Price (Jason Clarke) has been driven to despair and drug abuse by his wife’s untimely death. … Continue reading →

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