Tag Archives: Disney

The bust-out of Warner Bros.

Posted on October 15, 2022 by reelentropy

Industrial-scale film distribution dates back to before World War I. In the bad old days with no way to transmit information digitally, movies had to be physically carried from Southern California outward, a supply chain that wound its way across … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory, White Noise | Tagged "House of the Dragon", Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Batgirl, Black Adam, Christopher Nolan, DCEU, Disney, Disney+, Ezra Miller, HBO, HBOmax, Justice League, Marvel, MCU, Netflix, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Streaming wars, The Batman, The Flash, The medium is the message, Warner Bros., Zack Snyder | 5 Comments

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Marvel’s most happy-go-lucky romp, but who cares anymore?

Posted on August 20, 2022 by reelentropy

7/10 It’s really hard to care about post-Endgame Marvel movies. The point of these things, particularly post-pandemic, seems to be that of a soft blanket, comfort food ad infinitum. Thor: Love and Thunder could be one of the series’ most … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Disney, Marvel, MCU, Taika Waititi, Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor: Ragnarok | Leave a comment

This has all gotten a little too weird, hasn’t it?

Posted on July 21, 2022 by reelentropy

Disney has made Pixar make a Marvel movie for its Star Wars pastiche character in order to capitalize on the brand recognition of a brand that does not exist. This has all gotten a little too weird, hasn’t it?

Posted in Entropy | Tagged China, Chris Evans, Disney, Disney has broken me personally, Lightyear, Pixar, Star Wars, This has all gotten a little too weird hasn't it, Toy Story | Leave a comment

‘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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged "creative differences", 20th Century Fox, Auteur Theory, Benedict Cumberbatch, Danny Elfman, Disney, Doctor Strange, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Elizabeth Olsen, Evil Dead II, horror, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sam Raimi, Scott Derrickson, Sony, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 1 Comment

‘No Way Home,’ no way back

Posted on December 20, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Spider-Man: No Way Home is everything you want from it. No expense has been spared, no stone is left unturned, no fan is left unserviced. If you have a question about this movie, the answer is “Yes!” This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged Disney, For the fans, Jon Watts, Raimi-Maguire Spider-Man, Sony, Sony Pictures' impending doom, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Ballad of Spider-Man in film, Tom Holland, Webb-Garfield Spider-Man | 1 Comment