Tag Archives: Colin Farrell

The thing about bigots is they never stop telling on themselves

Posted on April 18, 2022 by reelentropy

Imagine there’s a woman – white, liberal, wealthy, you know the type. She doesn’t pay much attention to politics, but she knows Hitler was bad – she even seems to understand some of the reasons why – and she despises … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Colin Farrell, Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Johnny Depp, Lilly and Lana Wachowski, Mads Mikkelsen, Warner Bros | Leave a comment

‘The Batman’ is a triumph

Posted on March 4, 2022 by reelentropy

9/10 The Batman is a grueling marathon of angst and anxiety, the perfect balance of a wannabe-hardcore crime story and the real fears that undergird its telling. It is a bold statement of and about Batman in media that could … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged AMC, Batman, Batman Begins, Ben Affleck, Christopher Nolan, Colin Farrell, David Fincher, DCEU, Matt Reeves, Paul Dano, Robert Pattinson, Seven, The Batman, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros., Zoe Kravitz | Leave a comment

‘Voyagers’ a lusty ode to lust itself, too concerned with source material

Posted on May 7, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 Voyagers is a spectacular exercise in film editing and set design, a wonderful tribute to the rage of puberty and a slightly overcommitted tribute to William Golding’s classic Lord of the Flies, which ends up being its main downfall. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Chaos Walking, Colin Farrell, Divergent, Fionn Whitehead, Hunger Games, Lionsgate, Neil Burger, Tye Sheridan, Voyagers | Leave a comment

What is ‘Widows’ even about

Posted on December 10, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 I’m still not actually sure what happened in Widows. The plot is simple enough – I mean, it’s incredibly needlessly complicated, but I at least understand its contents. Renowned heistmaster Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson) is killed on the job, … Continue reading →

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Coppola’s Cannes favorite ‘The Beguiled’ is impeccable

Posted on July 4, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 The Beguiled is a sophisticated, confidently made film about sexual power dynamics. It’s one of the best movies in theaters, and just about everyone should take the time to see it. In Civil War Virginia, Amy (Oona Laurence) stumbles … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #wonder woman, Cannes Film Festival, Colin Farrell, commoditized feminism, Elle Fanning, It Comes at Night, Kirsten Dunst, Nerve, Nicole Kidman, Sofia Coppola, The Beguiled | Leave a comment