Category Archives: Entropy

‘Blue Beetle,’ the DCEU’s death rattle

Posted on October 19, 2023 by reelentropy

Warner Bros. began development on Blue Beetle in November 2018 after Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians had spent eight collective weeks at the top of the box office, each accompanied by weeks on end of stories about how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Ángel Manuel Soto, Black Panther, Blue Beetle, Crazy Rich Asians, DCEU, Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, Robocop, Shazam!, The DCEU's death rattle, Xolo Maridueña | Leave a comment

Yet another TMNT movie, but this one’s pretty great

Posted on October 19, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 On an early August Wednesday, a new update of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” slipped quietly into theaters underneath the Barbenheimer apocalypse, sparsely advertised as a labor of love from “permanent teenager” writer/producer Seth Rogen. TMNT media always seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Barbenheimer, Evan Goldberg, Ice Cube, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Superbad, Teenage mutant ninja turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem!, TMNT | Leave a comment

‘Talk to Me’ another indie horror smash

Posted on October 2, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 As I grow to hate brands as a concept more and more, it’s hard not to still love A24. For as uniform as some of their films can feel, the indie studio’s brand is talent-seeking and celebrating the talents … Continue reading →

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‘Haunted Mansion’ sold at auction, leaving viewers with the leftovers

Posted on October 2, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 Disney’s Haunted Mansion, brought to you by Uhaul, Zillow, Amazon, CVS Pharmacy, Costco, Baskin Robbins, Burger King and many more, is the product of a business model at the end of its life cycle. It wants to be Pirates … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Barbenheimer, Disney, Haunted Mansion, Jurassic Park, Justin Simien, Lakeith Stanfield, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Tiffany Haddish | Leave a comment

‘Oppenheimer:’ how I learned to love the bomb and start worrying

Posted on July 24, 2023 by reelentropy

10/10 Los Almos, New Mexico, 1940s- The human instinct toward self-destruction has metastasized and now threatens to consume our entire species. Thirty years after a war to end all wars, many of the people who were hurt the worst by … Continue reading →

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