Category Archives: Entropy

‘Shape of Water’ enjoyable, can’t help but feel underwhelming

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 The no. 1 movie of the year at the box office is Beauty and the Beast. Its top Oscar contender is Mutey and the Frog Person. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water follows Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), who … Continue reading →

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‘Greatest Showman’ not enough

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 The Greatest Showman has some lofty ambitions, but it’s just kind of shitty. The film is a heavily fictionalized account of the life of P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and the founding of the circus in the 1840s and ’50s. … Continue reading →

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‘Jumanji’ is shockingly stellar

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Now this is how you do a reboot. In the all-new, all-different Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the board game from the 1995 original has evolved into a video game. Where it used to bring the jungle to the … Continue reading →

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‘Darkest Hour’ an outdated, uninspired snooze

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 Set in World War II and marketed on the strength of a respected star with an empty mantel, Darkest Hour is exactly the kind of movie that’s going extinct as the Academy focuses more on social justice and diversity … Continue reading →

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‘Disaster Artist’ doesn’t understand life, does it

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 The Disaster Artist awkwardly begins with a bunch of director/star James Franco’s friends talking about how much they love The Room. Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott notes that even though The Room is an awful film, it’s widely … Continue reading →

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