Category Archives: Entropy

Aronofsky fever dream aims to be ‘mother!’ of all biblical adaptations

Posted on September 15, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 Writer/director Darren Aronofsky has made a horror movie about inconsiderate house guests, and it is one of the most gripping, audacious things I have seen in my entire life. A woman, known in the script only as mother (Jennifer … Continue reading →

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‘It’ is boring, racist, sexualizes minors and has a 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes

Posted on September 8, 2017 by reelentropy

2/10 The titular monster in It comes out of the sewer every 30 years to feed, so remaking the movie — yeah, I know the 1990 version was a “made for TV miniseries,” eat me — makes a ton of … Continue reading →

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‘Ingrid Goes West’ a haunting portrait of social media connections, disconnections

Posted on September 1, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza, who also produces) sits awake in the night, starring unflinchingly at her phone with tear-glazed eyes that seem skinned as if by some outside tormentor, her breathing unsteady, double-tapping to favorite the Instagram pictures of … Continue reading →

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Nailbiting ‘Good Time’ hits theaters

Posted on August 30, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 Moviegoers are sure to have a Good Time watching this movie!  

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Late-summer catch-up: ‘Logan Lucky’

Posted on August 25, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 Director Steven Soderbergh returns from his brief retirement entirely on his terms, making a film he had complete control over, for better or worse. Logan Lucky drags at times, but is far more often a side-splitting redneck romp that … Continue reading →

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