Tag Archives: #james mcavoy

‘It: Chapter Two’ is boring, homosexist and three hours long

Posted on September 7, 2019 by reelentropy

2/10 I can’t believe they got James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain to show up for this. Derry, Maine, 2016- You saw It, and for some reason, loved it. Now it’s 27 years later, and Pennywise, the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård) … Continue reading →

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‘Dark Phoenix’ has its merits, but falls apart as you’re watching it

Posted on June 13, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 X-Men: The Last Stand was a doomed production. Franchise director Bryan Singer and two of X2’s writers had jumped ship to make Superman Returns, which had its own problems, and 20th Century Fox producers set a May 26, 2006 release date and refused to move … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #james mcavoy, #jennifer lawrence, #jessica chastain, #michael fassbender, #X-Men, Bad touch, Bryan Singer, Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix, Simon Kinberg, sophie turner, there are some truly irredeemable turds in the x-men punchbowl, X-Men: The Last Stand | 2 Comments

Narrative like shattered ‘Glass’ makes new M. Night film a tough watch

Posted on January 20, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 Almost 20 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan was forbidden from using the words “comic book” to describe his 2000 movie Unbreakable, about translating comic book tropes into a gritty real-world setting, fearing that the recent Batman movies would scare … Continue reading →

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New wave of steadycam action continues with ‘Atomic Blonde’

Posted on July 28, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 Atomic Blonde is an intentionally confusing, icy cool synthpop-noir with some fun gender reversals that turns what was a unique action franchise into a growing movement in the genre. In November 1989, Berlin is aflame with civil unrest as … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #charlize theron, #james mcavoy, #john wick, Action, Atomic Blonde, Chad Stahelski, Jason Bourne, John Leitch, synthpop noir, The Coldest City | 1 Comment

The Open Bar Review – Split

Posted on January 25, 2017 by reelentropy

Paul and I discuss James McAvoy and whether or not dissociative identity disorder is a real thing.

Posted in Documented entropy | Tagged #anya taylor-joy, #james mcavoy, #m. night shyamalan, Split, The Open Bar Review | Leave a comment