Tag Archives: Infinity War

The bubble bursts- on Moviepass and the rise of monopoly-class movies

Posted on September 4, 2019 by reelentropy

When I started doing these Labor Day summer wrapups five years ago, what I identified — and what plenty of other people identified — was a crashing bubble at the domestic box office, and after a rebound year in 2018, … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #3D, #avatar, #Avengers, #black panther, #Disney, #george lucas, #iron man, #lucasfilm, #marvel studios, #pixar, #the lion king, Aladdin, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, Business Insider, Captain Marvel, Crazy Rich Asians, Dark Phoenix, Endgame, Frozen II, Incredibles 2, Infinity War, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Labor Day, Men in Black International, Midsommar, Monopoly class movies, MoviePass, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Toy Story 4, Us | 15 Comments

A fitting ‘Endgame’ for the MCU

Posted on April 28, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 Maybe I would like all of these movies more if they were three hours long. Avengers: Endgame follows in the immediate aftermath of Avengers: Infinity War, which ended when a failed philosophy undergrad named Thanos (Josh Brolin) wiped out … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #Age of Ultron, #Avengers, #jeremy renner, #josh brolin, Endgame, Infinity War, Joe and Anthony Russo, Malthus, Thanos was wrong | Leave a comment

Like a turd in the wind

Posted on October 15, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 After months of extreme public ridicule, Venom has finally arrived, and make no mistake, it is bad. Oh boy, it is so bad. But despite how much fun’s been had at its expense since the first teaser was released … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #ant-man, #black panther, #gravity, #mcu, #spider-man 3, #the predator, #tom hardy, Crazy Rich Asians, Gotham, Infinity War, Michelle Williams, Night School, Riz Ahmed, The Hosue with a Clock in its Walls, The Nun, Venom | 1 Comment

Strong performances, lazy production leave ‘Infinity War’ uneven

Posted on April 28, 2018 by reelentropy

7/10 It’s upper-echelon for the MCU, but for half a billion dollars, does it have to be so ugly? In Avengers: Infinity War, Earth’s mightiest heroes are once again called to action to protect it from an unstoppable alien threat. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #chadwick boseman, #chris pratt, #josh brolin, #justice league, #mark ruffalo, #mcu, #rebecca romijn, #robert downey jr, #X-Men, Alan Cumming, captain america: civil war, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo Weaving, Infinity War, Marvel, Someone covered Arnold Schwarzenegger with a giant scrotum, Thanos looks like a testicle, The Avengers, Tom Vaughn-Lawlor | 2 Comments

A less chaotic state: 2008’s Iron Man

Posted on April 26, 2018 by reelentropy

Wow, the first Iron Man. It’s been a while. It’s been 10 years.

Posted in A less chaotic state | Tagged #Age of Ultron, #ant-man, #black panther, #doctor strange, #ghostbusters, #Hulk, #iron man, #jon favreau, #mcu, #robert downey jr, #spider-man 3, #the dark knight, #the incredible hulk, #X-Men, captain america: civil war, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity War, iron man 2, Iron Man 3, Jeff Bridges, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Avengers | 6 Comments