Category Archives: White Noise

‘The Whale’ knows exactly what it’s doing

Posted on March 2, 2023 by reelentropy

The Whale is a difficult film to watch, not because of its heavy subject matter, but because the movie’s bad. It’s got an unconventional story structure that’s difficult to enter, it’s designed to be unpleasant, and it’s really manipulative and … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged A24, bisexual erasure, Brendan Fraser, Darren Aronofsky, Foxcatcher, James Gandolfini, The Menu, The Sopranos, The Whale | Leave a comment

How come I don’t get to see any of those 3D Na’vi titties?

Posted on February 10, 2023 by reelentropy

That’s a wrap on 2022 cinema. Oscar nominations are out, and the associated limited releases have mostly wound their way through theaters. I’m still months behind schedule, but who cares. This year’s Christmas smash hit, Avatar: The Way of Water, … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged 3D Na'vi titties, 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, A special effect without a story is a very boring thing, Alicia Vikander, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Business in the front, butthole worms, CGI porn, Ex Machina, How come I don't get to see any of those 3D Na'vi titties, How come Jim, I did a bunch of acid and the tree and I are friends now, I suppose I could have just watched Ex Machina again instead of writing all this, I'm all out of salami and Gatorade over here, James Cameron, Keira Knightley, party in the back, Pirates of the Caribbean, Roe v Wade, T2: Judgment Day, Titanic | Leave a comment

Many unkind things about Olivia Wilde

Posted on January 3, 2023 by reelentropy

4/10 I like Olivia Wilde as an actress. I’ve never met her, but I’m sure she’s a very nice lady. Now that’s out of the way, Don’t Worry Darling is a lukewarm mess, not terrible, interesting enough to be as … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged Booksmart, Chris Pine, Don't Worry Darling, Florence Pugh, Ghostbusters, Harry Styles, Miss Flo, Olivia Wilde, Shia LaBeouf, The Stepford Wives | 1 Comment

Knopp finally writes about ‘Avatar’

Posted on December 18, 2022 by reelentropy

I started writing about movies formally in January 2010 with The Book of Eli, which released the second weekend of that year more than $20 million behind Avatar, which was in its fifth weekend. I’ve heard so much about Avatar … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged 3D, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Dances with Wolves, Disney, James Cameron, PLF, The Way of Water | 1 Comment

The bust-out of Warner Bros.

Posted on October 15, 2022 by reelentropy

Industrial-scale film distribution dates back to before World War I. In the bad old days with no way to transmit information digitally, movies had to be physically carried from Southern California outward, a supply chain that wound its way across … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory, White Noise | Tagged "House of the Dragon", Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Batgirl, Black Adam, Christopher Nolan, DCEU, Disney, Disney+, Ezra Miller, HBO, HBOmax, Justice League, Marvel, MCU, Netflix, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Streaming wars, The Batman, The Flash, The medium is the message, Warner Bros., Zack Snyder | 5 Comments