Tag Archives: Band of Brothers

Aspiring franchise-starter ‘Mile 22’ trips at the starting line

Posted on October 3, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 Mile 22 is from director/producer Peter Berg and star/producer Mark Wahlberg, the creative team that has dedicated itself recently to hyper-jingoistic movies like Lone Survivor and Patriots Day, and they aren’t all that bad. Deepwater Horizon in particular is … Continue reading →

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‘Wonder Woman:’ the Good, the Bad and the Contextual

Posted on June 2, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 Wonder Woman is an uneven experience. At its worst, it’s frustrating and cliched and laugh-out-loud ridiculous, but at its best it’s majestic. In ancient times, after Ares awakened mankind’s warlike tendencies, Zeus created the amazons to appease them. The … Continue reading →

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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ is OK, I guess

Posted on November 6, 2016 by reelentropy

Whenever I watch a World War II movie, I spend the entire time asking myself whether or not I should be watching Band of Brothers instead. Hacksaw Ridge is a movie split in two, and has two answers — “yes, definitely” and “No. Well, … Continue reading →

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