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‘Foreign Correspondent,’ live from Washington
Alex Garland’s Civil War is a pulse-pounding, eye-popping masterpiece from start to finish. The Londoner has seen this country’s heart, which is not difficult right now from that distance, and brought it to screen in such accuracy that many Americans … Continue reading
The most important films of 2018
Annual top 10 list are boring and dumb and stupid and dumb and boring and, and, and dumb. At Reel Entropy, we aspire to track movies over time, and as such, instead of bringing you personal picks for the best … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise
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Stop what you’re doing and go see ‘Annihilation’
10/10 Annihilation is a soaring triumph of science-fiction adventure. It is jaw-clenching, deliriously beautiful and overwhelmingly weird. Ex-military cellular biology teacher Lena (Natalie Portman) is in mourning for her husband Kane (Oscar Isaac), who has been away for a full … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #Alex Garland, #ex machina, #natalie portman, #Netflix, #Oscar Isaac, #paramount pictures, Annihilation
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Girl Problems from the Machine
Ex Machina is a beautifully shot, exhilarating film about paranoia and humanity, but it loses some points over its nasty but intriguing gender issues. The film starts with Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) winning a week with Nathan (the scintillating Oscar Isaac), a hermit software … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #A24, #A24 films, #AI, #Alex Garland, #Alicia Vikander, #ex machina, #Google, #Oscar Isaac, #Rise of the Machines
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