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Political thriller ‘Miss Sloane’ released almost exactly a month too late

Posted on December 11, 2016 by reelentropy

Ever since they started putting TV previews ahead of the trailers in movies, they’ve had a strange affinity for advertising sultry, off-primetime dramas hinging on a single character. Shows like Hawthorne or The Client List, whose advertisements are simply a … Continue reading →

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Predictably, Huntsman is a colossal mess

Posted on April 25, 2016 by reelentropy

The Huntsman: Winter’s War is partially a prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman and partially a sequel. The plot has a timeskip in it, and the narrator — Liam Neeson, somehow — says “that entire movie happened in this spot.” It’s half-and-half. … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Star Wars predictably takes over the Internet

Posted on October 20, 2015 by reelentropy

Summarizing the group threatening to boycott The Force Awakens for daring to cast a black man as the lead — The Hollywood Reporter With the third trailer’s release coinciding with tickets coming available, Fandango spiked to seven times its normal peak traffic … Continue reading →

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I wanted to like Crimson Peak so bad

Posted on October 15, 2015 by reelentropy

From the first trailer straight to its release, Crimson Peak promised to be an electrifying, visuals-driven horror movie with rich colors and music and set pieces, a horror movie interested in looking good, not just good enough to jump out from around … Continue reading →

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The Martian a fantastic third entry for new space horror/survival genre

Posted on October 3, 2015 by reelentropy

At no point in The Martian does the guy discover water on Mars. Isn’t this supposed to be scientifically accurate? Based on the hit 2011 novel, the film tells the story of NASA botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon), who is left for … Continue reading →

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