Category Archives: Entropy

‘Jackie’ an intimate winner

Posted on December 24, 2016 by reelentropy

I’ve got an instinct to dismiss late-year biopics as Oscarbate, but Jackie is something more. In 1963, Theodore H. White (Billy Crudup) interviews Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman) in her Massachusetts estate for the now-famous article comparing her husband’s administration to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #natalie portman, Billy Crudup, Camelot, Jackie, Jackie Kennedy, JFK, JFK assassination, Life Magazine, Pablo Larrain, Theodore H. White | Leave a comment

‘Assassin’s Creed’ doesn’t make sense

Posted on December 23, 2016 by reelentropy

Steven James @StevenLeeJames Assassin’s Creed, based on the Ubisoft video game series, is a chaotic movie. Murderer Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender, who also produces) is kidnapped by the modern day Knights Templar to locate the Apple of Eden, an artifact … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #brendan gleeson, #macbeth, #marion cotillard, #michael fassbender, Assassin's Creed, Jeremy Irons, Justin Kurzel, Michael K Williams, Ubisoft, Video Game movies | 2 Comments

‘Passengers’ a cliche-ridden mess

Posted on December 23, 2016 by reelentropy

Passengers is a fantastic concept for a film and, starring the two hottest actors in the world, a guaranteed success, but inept, lazy filmmaking allows this concept to descend into cliche and disturbing moral carelessness. Aboard the starship Avalon, more … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #chris pratt, #jennifer lawrence, #prattprattpratt, cliche, morten tyldum, passengers, Stockholm Syndrome | 1 Comment

‘Manchester’ bathes in critical acclaim despite being entirely unremarkable

Posted on December 20, 2016 by reelentropy

Manchester by the Sea is sitting at 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is expected to garner several Academy Awards nominations. It’s not a bad movie, but it certainly doesn’t deserve that level of recognition. The film follows Lee Chandler … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #birdman, #casey affleck, #oscars, Academy Awards, acting, Anthony Hopkins, Boyhood, emotional appeal, grief sucks I get it, Kenneth Lonnergan, Kyle Chandler, La La Land, Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts, Michelle Williams, The people demand musicals | 4 Comments

La La Land classic Hollywood, everything great about going to the movies

Posted on December 19, 2016 by reelentropy

La La Land is the movie you’ve been waiting for, the movie that’s been absent the past few years. It’s guaranteed to put a grin on your face and a dance in your step. The film follows Mia Dolan (Emma … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #damien chazelle, #ryan gosling, Emma Stone, La La Land | 1 Comment