Tag Archives: Disney+

The exhausted ‘Star Wars’ of the ‘20s

Posted on May 26, 2026 by reelentropy

“The Mandalorian” arrived on computer screens in 2019 a smash hit, by far the most anticipated launch series for Disney+ and a beacon of hope for antsy Star Wars fans six years into Disney’s ownership of the property. Disney’s shift … Continue reading →

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‘Elemental’ catastrophe could mean the end for Pixar

Posted on July 20, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Elemental might just end up being the last Pixar movie. There are two more movies in production now, but looking at these receipts, I can’t see any reasonable option other than to shut the studio doors immediately. At least … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Disney, Disney Pixar, Disney+, Elemental, Peter Sohn, The end of Pixar, Toy Story | 1 Comment

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

Pixar ‘turns red’ for sexy streaming generation

Posted on June 6, 2022 by reelentropy

8/10 In 1995, Pixar’s Toy Story wrenched animation into the 21st century early, bringing action the type of action figures that were already growing outdated as playthings to life in a way that simply wouldn’t have been possible in another … Continue reading →

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The MCU you loved has been gone for a while now

Posted on July 22, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 It’s finally here! After almost 20 years of development, 11 years of the character existing in the background, seven years of that with an infamously mangled backstory, and more than a year of pandemic-related delay, Black Widow finally has … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Black Widow, Cate Shortland, Disney, Disney+, Eric Pearson, Everyone is beautiful and no one is horny, Florence Pugh, It's another Marvel movie, Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese setting the entire internet on fire, Marvel, MCU, Olga Kurylenko, Scarlett Johansson | 1 Comment