Category Archives: Entropy

Ben-Hur doesn’t go big, so just stay home

Posted on August 24, 2016 by reelentropy

Rhiannon Saegert @missmusetta Ben-Hur is a frustrating sit. It didn’t have to be, but the movie makes an infuriating habit of taking whatever interesting ideas it has and running them directly into the ground like an unconvincing CGI chariot. The … Continue reading →

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Kubo condescending, animation doesn’t make up

Posted on August 19, 2016 by reelentropy

Kubo and the Two Strings is one of those frustrating movies that starts off great, then gets worse and worse as it goes on. I’d go as far as to say it’s probably better than I’m giving it credit for because … Continue reading →

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Todd Phillips wanted to make a true crime movie, but all he could manage was Hangover 4

Posted on August 18, 2016 by reelentropy

Steven James @StevenLeeJames War Dogs, the latest from writer/director Todd Phillips, tries to be a black comedy that makes the audience emotional, a crime movie, an entertaining comedy that puts exaggerated characters into grounded situations, a political satire and an … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Dragon a great fantasy for children and adults

Posted on August 14, 2016 by reelentropy

Steven James @StevenLeeJames This decade, Mickey Mouse has taken some of his most beloved properties, starting with 2010’s Alice in Wonderland, and forced them onto the streets so he can get his money. The Mouse has done this with both … Continue reading →

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Sausage Party is the ultimate stoner comedy

Posted on August 12, 2016 by reelentropy

Seth Rogen, like weed itself, has always been an acquired taste. In Sausage Party, the flavor is stronger than it’s ever been. The film zeroes in on Frank (Rogen, who also writes and produces), an anthropomorphic hot dog in an eight-pack for … Continue reading →

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