Category Archives: Entropy

‘Vol. 2’ not as good as first, but with new and different merits

Posted on May 5, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 In August 2014, the first Guardians of the Galaxy burst into theaters as a wildly different offering from the MCU. From the formula that was finally beginning to grow stale — and kept right on doing so with its next … Continue reading →

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‘The Circle’ trades complex plot for atmospheric chills

Posted on April 28, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 The Circle could have been better in several ways, but mostly gets where it wants to go. The movie follows Mae Holland (Emma Watson), a recent college graduate who is hired by The Circle, an Orwellian vision of Facebook … Continue reading →

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‘Free Fire’ a major disappointment

Posted on April 24, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 After a blockbuster-a-week March, April has mostly been quiet, with studios giving a week’s deference to The Fate of the Furious and two weeks to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, sure to be two of the biggest movies … Continue reading →

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Also go see ‘Your Name.’

Posted on April 20, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 A week after a major Sony investment became a flop in part because of a white-washing controversy, the highest-grossing anime movie of all time quietly expanded to American theaters. It deserves a much noisier reception. Your Name. is an … Continue reading →

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Go see ‘The Boss Baby’ if you haven’t

Posted on April 20, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 Remember Ghost in the Shell? Just three weeks later, it’s probably slipped everyone’s mind, but it was a pretty big deal to Sony. They were real proud of that movie, and thought it was going to be a bit … Continue reading →

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