Category Archives: White Noise

A brief update on how well Jurassic World is doing

Posted on June 23, 2015 by reelentropy

After Disney Pixar released Inside Out to $90.4 million, good for no. 2 at the domestic box office to Jurassic World’s second weekend, there’s been a lot of noise about how well the box office in general is suddenly doing after some quiet weekends … Continue reading →

Posted in The Möbius strip, White Noise | Tagged #Age of Ultron, #avatar, #disney pixar, #furious 7, #Harry potter and the deathly hallows, #inside out, #jurassic world, #Legalizeted, #Magic Mike, #Magic Mike XXL, #Ted 2, #Terminator, #Terminator Genysis, #theparkisopen, #universal pictures, Harry Potter, Marvel, The Avengers | 1 Comment

We need to talk about Pitch Perfect’s rape joke problem

Posted on May 14, 2015 by reelentropy

UPDATE: It’s still not funny, but the movie fleshed out an under-the-table relationship between the Amy and Allen that explains the interaction and turns it into something that doesn’t dump all over the idea of consent. Rape jokes can be … Continue reading →

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An internal dialogue about whether or not to review Hot Pursuit

Posted on May 8, 2015 by reelentropy

OK Leo. It’s 11:50. You’ve been putting it off all night. Time to go see Hot Pursuit. I don’t want to go see Hot Pursuit. Oh, whatever! You go see movies you don’t want to see all the time. That’s different. If … Continue reading →

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On slut-shaming and female superheroes

Posted on May 8, 2015 by reelentropy

About a week before Age of Ultron was set to come out, stars Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner got into hot water for calling Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) a mean word. Since its release, in a series of stories that predictably are … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #ageofultron, #Avengers, #Blackwidow, #Dawnofjustice, #DC, #Wonderwoman, Marvel | 4 Comments

Sony hits astonishing new low with Ghostbusters announcement

Posted on March 10, 2015 by reelentropy

In late January, Sony announced Paul Feig would be directing an all-female Ghostbusters reboot. I didn’t like it, but the studio announced something yesterday I like even less. Original film director Ivan Reitman and writer/star Dan Akroyd have been tapped to oversee a … Continue reading →

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