Tag Archives: Halloween

‘Halloween’s’ bizarre, thoughtful, sweet End

Posted on January 5, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 In the entire lexicon of ill-advised Halloween sequels, Halloween Ends is certainly the best love story. Even a basic discussion of Halloween Ends spoils it because the entire movie is the twist, so if I can only say one … Continue reading →

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An ‘X’ -rated time capsule

Posted on June 6, 2022 by reelentropy

8/10 X is a period piece from behind the camera, a celebration of long-expired tastes to tell a story contrasting the generation that popularized them, the passive changes time brings and the active reactions to those changes. Texas, 1979, the … Continue reading →

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‘Halloween Kills’ lumbers dully, aimlessly through theaters

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

1/10 Halloween Kills is a film after Michael Myers’ own heart, a mindless machine doing something no one really wants over and over again with no distinguishing features, nothing to say, no discernible motive and no discernible reason why audiences … Continue reading →

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A quarantine with The Master

Posted on March 19, 2021 by reelentropy

Several years ago now, I started systemically moving through the work of high-profile directors. This is part of the path from loud movie nerd to legitimate film scholar – film scholars actually study film, they don’t just write about it. … Continue reading →

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