Tag Archives: 12 Years a Slave

On La La Land and fascist propaganda

Posted on February 26, 2017 by reelentropy

As La La Land danced through theaters the past few months to the tune of $137.5 million domestic, a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations and a Best Picture victory that’s been presumed to be in the bag for months now, … Continue reading →

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Director, star spoil intriguing spy movie

Posted on November 25, 2016 by reelentropy

Robert Zemeckis and Brad Pitt each owe Steven Knight a stiff drink. He wrote a sharp, intriguing film and they ruined it. Allied follows a pair of spies, Max Vatan (Pitt) and Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard). Tasked with assassinating the German … Continue reading →

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Birth of a Nation a pompous, myopic waste of film

Posted on October 12, 2016 by reelentropy

Birth of a Nation fails to effectively tell its story on several fundamental levels. It is an inept execution of a concept that was weak to begin with. The Birth of a Nation is a dramatic retelling of the Nat Turner (Nate Parker, who also … Continue reading →

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