Category Archives: White Noise

Kimmel suspension another stupid, cowardly Free Press failure, but I’m not worried

Posted on September 18, 2025 by reelentropy

Last night, in another act of corporate cowardice in the late-night sector, ABC announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be “pre-empted indefinitely” after FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened action against the company following on-air comments about right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk, … Continue reading →

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Re-entering ‘The Matrix’ in the age of simulacra

Posted on September 2, 2025 by reelentropy

A member of the legendary class of ’99, I saw The Matrix twice in theaters last year for 25th anniversary screenings. This was after a 2021 re-release ahead of The Matrix Resurrections, the series’ corporate-mandated retrofit, which was actually my … Continue reading →

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Outrageous, cowardly Colbert firing a travesty for Free Speech, Press

Posted on July 20, 2025 by reelentropy

CBS, weeks after parent company Paramount agreed to donate $16 million to the Trump presidential library to settle a nonsensical lawsuit it would easily have beaten had it fought, announced this week it would not renew the contract of leading … Continue reading →

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Knopp’s first Miyazaki, likely Miyazaki’s last film

Posted on February 17, 2024 by reelentropy

I thought it would be disingenuous of me to see and write about The Boy and the Heron because just about anyone who knew about the film would know more about it than me. Writer/director Hayao Miyazaki is a titan … Continue reading →

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The Barbenheimer Apocalypse

Posted on September 14, 2023 by reelentropy

August may have been the best time to go to the movies in my life. For the past months, movie news has been dominated by anticipation for and tracking of “Barbenheimer,” the release of both Barbie and Oppenheimer on July … Continue reading →

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