Tag Archives: #casey affleck

Late-summer catch up — ‘A Ghost Story’

Posted on August 22, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 A Ghost Story is 92 minutes long, and about 20 of those minutes are spent on one shot of Rooney Mara stress-eat pie. M (Mara) and her husband, C (Casey Affleck), are preparing to move out of their suburban … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #A24, #casey affleck, #rooney mara, A Ghost Story, baby's first encounter with nihilism, creatively barren, Dave Lowery, philosophically juvenile | Leave a comment

Oscar upset isn’t fair to anyone

Posted on February 27, 2017 by reelentropy

Presenters shocked the world last night by presenting the Academy Award for Best Picture to the wrong movie due to a clerical error. While no one wanted this onstage situation, in which La La Land producers were asked to physically … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #casey affleck, Best Picture, La La Land, Moonlight, politics, upset | 1 Comment

The Möbius strip- ‘Hidden Figures’ edges out ‘Rogue One,’ Golden Globes a political fiasco

Posted on January 10, 2017 by reelentropy

In a photo finish, new release Hidden Figures has barely edged out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for no. 1 by less than $1 million, despite playing in 1,500 fewer theaters. The movie was projected to lose by about $200,000, but outperformed expectations … Continue reading →

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‘Manchester’ bathes in critical acclaim despite being entirely unremarkable

Posted on December 20, 2016 by reelentropy

Manchester by the Sea is sitting at 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is expected to garner several Academy Awards nominations. It’s not a bad movie, but it certainly doesn’t deserve that level of recognition. The film follows Lee Chandler … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #birdman, #casey affleck, #oscars, Academy Awards, acting, Anthony Hopkins, Boyhood, emotional appeal, grief sucks I get it, Kenneth Lonnergan, Kyle Chandler, La La Land, Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts, Michelle Williams, The people demand musicals | 4 Comments

Triple 9 wastes excellent cast in hopeless mess

Posted on March 8, 2016 by reelentropy

Sometimes a movie just doesn’t make sense. Not in a surrealist way that leaves you wondering what the monolith symbolizes, but in a practical way that leaves you wondering what the characters were doing and why. Triple 9’s plot is almost … Continue reading →

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