Category Archives: White Noise

The terrorists win

Posted on December 18, 2014 by reelentropy

After a hacking group released several upcoming Sony films to the Internet and threatened a “9/11 style attack” on theaters that showed it, theater chains began to back out of showing Sony’s The Interview. The company has pulled it from its Dec. … Continue reading →

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Why Young Adult series all suck — but Hunger Games doesn’t

Posted on November 20, 2014 by reelentropy

Harry Potter changed the world. The boy who lived has four hundred million copies and eight movies, all of which are in the 50 highest-grossing of all time, in his name as well as several acting careers that will never … Continue reading →

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FUCK THIS SUMMER

Posted on September 11, 2014 by reelentropy

There’s something magical about summer. Backyard grills, relaxing with friends, studios pushing the boundaries of what’s even theoretically profitable by throwing as much money as they can at the craziest kook they can find who knows how to operate a … Continue reading →

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Using mathematics to predict the Planet of the Apes

Posted on July 9, 2014 by reelentropy

In mathematics, an asymptote is a line that a graph can infinitely approach, but never quite reach. The most basic example is f(x)=1/x. It looks like this: As you can see, with x in the denominator, as x increases, f(x) … Continue reading →

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Yes, it was a rape scene. Deal with it.

Posted on June 9, 2014 by reelentropy

Early in Maleficent, the titular fairy (Angelina Jolie) is lulled into a sense of security by her childhood friend, Stefan (Sharlto Copley), and given a date-rape drug. The dying king had just announced that the man who brought him Maleficent’s … Continue reading →

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