Tag Archives: HBOmax

‘Mortal Kombat’ finally accepted as official first good video game movie

Posted on May 7, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 It’s been said too often by too many people that there has never been a good cinematic video game adaptation – too often and by too many people because that isn’t true. There are plenty of perfectly enjoyable video … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Detective Pikachu, first good video game movie, Godzilla vs Kong, HBOmax, Justice League, Max Payne, Mortal Kombat, Rampage, Warcraft, Warner Bros. | Leave a comment

Somehow, the Snyder cut is even worse

Posted on March 23, 2021 by reelentropy

0/10 Zack Snyder’s Justice League opens with a title card reading “This film is presented in a 4:3 format to preserve the integrity of Zack Snyder’s creative vision.” The words “Zack Snyder” literally come before the Warner Bros. logo. In … Continue reading →

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‘Tom and Jerry’ is listless and unfunny

Posted on March 3, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 Who was Tom and Jerry for? Manhattan- In a world of cartoon animals, an alley cat named Tom scratches out a living as a street pianist, but is routinely assaulted, robbed and otherwise tormented by a mouse called Jerry. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Alvin and the Chipmunks, chloe grace moretz, HBOmax, imposter syndrome, Michael Pena, millennials, New York City, The Itchy and Scratchy show, Tim Story, Tom and Jerry, Warner Bros., Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | Leave a comment

‘Little Things’ great but eclipsed by classics

Posted on February 8, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Warner Bros.’ moody new noir The Little Things is primarily being dismissed as too close to the 1995 classic Seven, and, yeah. That’s pretty much all there is to say. It’s a beat-for-beat remake of Seven with a significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Denzel Washington, HBOmax, Jared Leto, John Lee Hancock, Prisoners, Rami Malek, Seven, The Little Things, Warner Bros | 1 Comment

On ‘Tenet,’ ‘Fury Road’ and the end of blockbusters

Posted on January 29, 2021 by reelentropy

Tenet came out on DVD Dec. 15, 2020, three months and change after its long-delayed theatrical release over Labor Day weekend. It’s still playing in 70 theaters as this is being written, I’m actually of a mind to go see … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged Christopher Nolan, coronavirus, COVID-19, Disney, Disney+, HBOmax, Inception, John David Washington, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, Parasite, Tenet, Warner Bros. | 1 Comment