Category Archives: Entropy

‘Julieta’ a successful experiment in nonlinear storytelling

Posted on January 26, 2017 by reelentropy

Steven James @StevenLeeJames Julieta puts melancholy, suspense and strange visuals at center stage. A group of talented actors play two generations of assholes who can’t look past their own issues. After hearing news of her daughter’s whereabouts, Julieta Arcos (Emma … Continue reading →

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‘Bye Bye Man’ does good business not despite, but because of how awful it looked

Posted on January 22, 2017 by reelentropy

The Bye Bye Man dramatically overperformed last weekend after a widely mocked marketing campaign, almost doubling its $7.4 million budget. So, was it any good? No. Shit no. I mean, look at this trailer —

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McAvoy, Taylor-Joy shine in ‘Split’

Posted on January 20, 2017 by reelentropy

Split is a sharp, tight movie about a trapped girl and her insane captor, except when it isn’t. The movie starts with social outcast Casey Cook (Anya Taylor-Joy) forced to ride home with two of her much more well-adjusted classmates, Claire … Continue reading →

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Scorsese passion project ‘Silence’ finally hits theaters

Posted on January 14, 2017 by reelentropy

Martin Scorsese has wanted to tell this story for more than 25 years. Silence begins with two 17th century Portuguese priests, Sebastião Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Francisco Garupe (Adam Driver) learning that their mentor, Cristóvão Ferreira (Liam Neeson), was captured by … Continue reading →

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Free popcorn! Go see ‘Sleepless!’

Posted on January 13, 2017 by reelentropy

Hey! Hey, you! Go see Sleepless! Undercover Las Vegas police detective Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) gets in hot water when he steals too much cocaine from the wrong mob boss. Police-issue rounds are found at the scene of the heist, … Continue reading →

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