Tag Archives: Benedict Cumberbatch

Netflix’ crown jewel ‘Power of the Dog’ shines

Posted on June 6, 2022 by reelentropy

9/10 The Power of the Dog came onto my radar around its November 2021 release as “the toxic masculinity movie,” which was an immediate turn-off because I have a lot of difficulty with that term. It’s a very specific condition … Continue reading →

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‘Multiverse’ runs wild and mad as my love-hate for MCU deepens

Posted on May 8, 2022 by reelentropy

8/10 The history of the MCU and the Disney empire generally is a history of the struggle between directors and what has effectively become a second studio system. Massive names like Jon Favreau, Edgar Wright, Gareth Edwards, Phil Lord and … Continue reading →

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‘1917’ is an idea so grand it couldn’t be ruined

Posted on January 9, 2020 by reelentropy

10/10 1917 is a one-take World War I movie. Great idea. All movies should be built from of ideas this great. Spectacular work. Bravo. No notes. April 6, 1917, the day the U.S. officially enters the Great War, Eastern France- … Continue reading →

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‘Current War’ electrifying, a systemically perfect film

Posted on November 18, 2019 by reelentropy

10/10 The Current War was the last film Harvey Weinstein worked on, and consequently took a bit of a serpentine path to theaters. Weinstein, who is listed as a producer but not credited, had reportedly re-edited the movie despite producer … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #martin scorsese, #michael shannon, #nicholas hoult, #the departed, #tom holland, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chung Chung-hoon, Harvey Weinstein, The Current War, The Imitation Game | Leave a comment

‘Doctor Strange’ and the Origin Story Blues

Posted on November 4, 2016 by reelentropy

At long last, the wait is over. After a grueling campaign stretching more than a year back, it’s finally time for the most talked-about, hotly anticipated event of 2016. I’m talking, of course, about the year’s sixth guaranteed smash-hit comic book … Continue reading →

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