Category Archives: Entropy

‘Mummy’ is messy

Posted on June 9, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 The Mummy is the first entry in a series that had exciting potential, but instead turned into a pandering cluster that proves quality filmmaking isn’t a priority here. While looting in Iraq, reconnaissance officers Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) and … Continue reading →

‘Wonder Woman:’ the Good, the Bad and the Contextual

Posted on June 2, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 Wonder Woman is an uneven experience. At its worst, it’s frustrating and cliched and laugh-out-loud ridiculous, but at its best it’s majestic. In ancient times, after Ares awakened mankind’s warlike tendencies, Zeus created the amazons to appease them. The … Continue reading →

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Come see our new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie!

Posted on May 26, 2017 by reelentropy

Anonymous Disney executive @M.EdgarMaus 13/10 Avast, scallywags of all ages! It’s me, your favorite corporate mascot, Mickey Mouse! And I want to extend to you a personal invitation to come see our all-new, all-different Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Dead … Continue reading →

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What can you say about ‘Baywatch?’

Posted on May 26, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 I really don’t know what to make of this movie. Can’t say it’s everything wrong with 2017 filmmaking, already did that last week. Can’t really say it’s juvenile, that’s the whole point. On Emerald Bay, the renowned lifeguard team … Continue reading →

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‘Alien: Covenant’ is everything wrong with filmmaking in 2017

Posted on May 19, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 Watching Alien: Covenant, it’s hard not to think about the death of cinema, as director/producer Ridley Scott recently described with a remarkable lack of self-awareness. Like the edema, back pain and noxious bad breath of advanced renal failure, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #alien, #michael fassbender, #prometheus, #ridley scott, 2017, Alien: Covenant, franchise potential, inglorious basterds, Just make a movie, No Country for Old Men, the Coen brothers | 2 Comments