Tag Archives: Gary Oldman

Erstwhile ‘Gone Girl’ heiress ‘Woman in the Window’ never stood a chance

Posted on May 25, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 The Woman in the Window releases on Netflix May 14, 2021, almost a year to the day after its planned May 15, 2020 release date. The COVID-19 crisis both ruined its theatrical release and ruined the movie itself, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Amy Adams, Disney, Gary Oldman, Gone Girl, Julianne Moore, Netflix, The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the WIndow | Leave a comment

Did they really do a full Academy Awards show for 2020?

Posted on May 11, 2021 by reelentropy

I spent January dicking around, procrastinating on the usual year-end routines for a film writer. Going through those particular motions after 2020, acting like we’d gotten a full slate of movies, felt dishonest. It felt boring. I didn’t do a … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged 2020, 93rd Academy Awards, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Another Round, Anthony Hopkins, Birds of Prey, Chadwick Boseman, Chloe Zhao, coronavirus, COVID-19 crisis, Daniel Kaluuya, David Fincher, Francis Mcdormand, Fred Hampton, Gary Oldman, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Minari, Mulan, Netflix, Nomadland, Oscars, Oscars 2021, Pieces of a Woman, Shia LaBeouf, Tenet, The Father, Trial of the Chicago 7, Vanessa Kirby | Leave a comment

‘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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Charles Dance, Citizen Kane, David Fincher, Donald Trump, Fight Club, Gary Oldman, HBOmax, Mank, Netflix, Orson Welles, Warner Bros, William Randolph Hearst | 1 Comment

‘Darkest Hour’ an outdated, uninspired snooze

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 Set in World War II and marketed on the strength of a respected star with an empty mantel, Darkest Hour is exactly the kind of movie that’s going extinct as the Academy focuses more on social justice and diversity … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #lily james, #stanley kubrick, Barry Lyndon, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Gary Oldman, Miracle of Dunkirk, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane, The King's Speech | Leave a comment

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ sloppy but fun

Posted on August 18, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 The Hitman’s Bodyguard isn’t much of a film, but it’s a riot of a movie. As vicious Belarusian dictator Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman) stands trial in the World Court for countless atrocities, prosecutors can’t get witnesses to the stand … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #deadpool, #pulp fiction, #ryan reynolds, #samuel l jackson, Gary Oldman, Selma Hayak, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The seat belt rule, This wold does not deserve Samuel L Jackson, You do not take the name of Kurosawa in vain | Leave a comment