Tag Archives: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

At the end of its life, DC keeps going back to poisoned well in ‘Shazam 2’

Posted on April 27, 2023 by reelentropy

7/10 In 2019, Shazam! was one of the first popular successes for the DCEU, which was already long-dead by this time. It’s fun and flighty, but from a franchise this desperate that holds this tight a grip on its movies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Jack Dylan Grazer, Shazam!, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the eternal queer metaphor of superheroism, Warner Bros, Zachary Levi | Leave a comment

‘Eternals’ vibrant plot full of big ideas held down by MCU-enforced technical weaknesses

Posted on November 13, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Eternals has long been built up as a shift in direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boy, is it ever. There’s a new production mentality, a new story mentality, new story directions and relaxed series rules. It’s more … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Widow, Chloe Zhao, DCEU, Eternals, Justice League, Kevin Feige, Marvel, MCU, Nomadland, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Leave a comment

20 years of 9/11 in film

Posted on September 11, 2021 by reelentropy

The core ennui of being a ‘90s child is watching things disappear. This is most easily tracked through technology. Within our childhoods, we watched playing outside with neighborhood kids, maybe one of whom had an N64, turn into a kaleidoscope … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged 20 years later, 9/11, Afghanistan war, Batman Begins, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Climate change, COVID-19, George W. Bush, Gore won, Iraq war, Iron Man, Man of Steel, Mark Boal, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, War on Terror, Zack Snyder | 6 Comments

After three movies and an hour and a half, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ delivers

Posted on April 2, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Godzilla vs. Kong ends with a 20-minute sequence of Godzilla and King Kong beating the absolute tar out of each other, and that’s awesome. I mean, that part absolutely rules. But that’s 20 minutes out of 113, and that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Batman Begins, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DCEU, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Justice Leauge, Kong, Kong: Skull Island, Man of Steel, Warner Bros. | 1 Comment

Somehow, the Snyder cut is even worse

Posted on March 23, 2021 by reelentropy

0/10 Zack Snyder’s Justice League opens with a title card reading “This film is presented in a 4:3 format to preserve the integrity of Zack Snyder’s creative vision.” The words “Zack Snyder” literally come before the Warner Bros. logo. In … Continue reading →

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