Tag Archives: #Disney

Careening off the international tightrope of ‘Mulan’

Posted on September 6, 2020 by reelentropy

2/10 $30. This ugly, fascy movie costs $30. China has been on track for several decades to become the dominant economy in the world. This has affected the film industry like any other, as China’s burgeoning theatrical distribution system has … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, The Möbius strip, White Noise | Tagged #black panther, #china, #china all the time, #Disney, #donald trump, #i love china, #star wars, Bob Iger, Great Wall of China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong protests, Liu Yifei, Mulan, The Great Wall, The Wall, Uyghur genocide | Leave a comment

After two years to get the edit right, ‘New Mutants’ is a mess

Posted on September 2, 2020 by reelentropy

2/10 After two years of post-production, you’d think The New Mutants would at least be organized. In The New Mutants, Dani Moonstar (Blu Hunt) awakens imprisoned in a facility for adolescent mutants who have killed people with their emerging powers. … Continue reading →

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Cinemark Comeback Classics: movies worth dying for

Posted on June 19, 2020 by reelentropy

It’s finally time! Today’s the day! More than a dozen weeks after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cinemark theaters are going to start opening back up in the DFW Metroplex. COVID-19 is still around, of course, it’s actually worse … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, White Noise | Tagged #amc, #cinemark, #Disney, #hulu, #Netflix, #rotten tomatoes, Cinemark Comeback Classics, coronavirus, Regal Cinemas, Studio Movie Grill | 1 Comment

‘Onward’ made me very uncomfortable

Posted on March 11, 2020 by reelentropy

5/10 Every movie, to one degree or another, mirrors the world it releases into – that’s the whole concept behind this blog. Some, like Ad Astra, are such clear and urgent cries about the anxieties of their time the subtext … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #chris pratt, #daniel craig, #Disney, #donald trump, #inside out, #pixar, #tom holland, Ad Astra, coronavirus, Mulan, No Time to Die, Onward, The Hunt | 1 Comment

The most important movies of 2019

Posted on January 10, 2020 by reelentropy

Annual top 10 lists are dumb and arbitrary and I hate them, even as I’ve started doing them. We can do better here. Instead of a static list of 10 favorites, 10 peanuts with which to pack the year away … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #Disney, #martin scorsese, #quentin tarantino, #robert eggers, #spotlight, #star wars, #the lion king, 21 Bridges, A Hidden Life, Aladdin, Ari Aster, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Bird Box, Black and Blue, Box Office Mojo, Captain Marvel, Dark Waters, Dumbo, Frozen II, It: Chapter 2, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Jordan Peele, Josh and Benny Safdie, Maleficent 2, Midsommar, Official Secrets, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Queen and Slim, Roma, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Disney Empire, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, The Mandalorian, The Report, Toy Story 4, Uncut Gems, Us | Leave a comment