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‘Sex is real:’ J.K. Rowling’s descent into hatred and the studio left in the lurch

Posted on April 18, 2022 by reelentropy

All is not well. Over the past several years, J.K. Rowling, author of the widely beloved “Harry Potter” franchise that invented a literary genre and defined the childhood of a generation, has decided to spend her time, artistic ability and … Continue reading →

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‘Chaos Walking’ solid, unique and urgent

Posted on March 11, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Chaos Walking is a troubled, inventive exploration of masculine crisis and fear of the self that executes its main hook cleverly and evocatively. It’s a valuable meditation for an era of men inundated by stories of our peers’ abuses … Continue reading →

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‘Promising Young Woman’ is not the revenge story you’re looking for

Posted on December 30, 2020 by reelentropy

3/10 I think we all really needed this. Three years after the Harvey Weinstein saga kicked into gear in October 2017, horrifically realizing the old casting couch, “who’d she blow for that role” stereotypes in a way that reveals what … Continue reading →

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is deranged and obscene

Posted on December 27, 2020 by reelentropy

3/10 Wonder Woman 1984 is not a film, it is a composite abomination in the spirit of Victor Frankenstein’s blueprints, a shambling patchwork horror of not just its surface-level influences, but the insane business practices and technological shortcuts that brought … Continue reading →

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‘Mank’ a decent Welles impression at the expense of a Fincher movie

Posted on December 14, 2020 by reelentropy

7/10 Mank is a fine film and certainly more than you could expect from a typical Oscar-season offering, but something’s missing. March 1940, Victorville, California- Outcast Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. “Mank” Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), confined to his bed with a … Continue reading →

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