Tag Archives: Jordan Peele

‘BlacKkKlansman’ too focused on its fiction

Posted on October 3, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 BlacKkKlansman opens on footage from Gone with the Wind, a famous crane shot of Scarlett O’Hara (Vivian Leigh) tending to wounded Confederate soldiers after the Battle of Atlanta. It then cuts to an extended scene of Dr. Kennebrow Beauregard … Continue reading →

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The most important movies of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by reelentropy

Top 10 lists are stupid and dumb and boring to write and boring to read. At Reel Entropy, we know better, so we do better — instead of talking about the best movies of the year, we’re going to bring … Continue reading →

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Anime adaptation a generic ‘Ghost’ in a switched-up ‘Shell’

Posted on March 31, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 Boring. Risk-free. Done to death. White-washed, and not just in the controversial casting decisions. Ghost in the Shell is a uniquely Japanese property, and much needed to be changed for it to translate from late ’80s Japanese audiences to … Continue reading →

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‘Get Out’ a supremely competent thriller

Posted on February 24, 2017 by reelentropy

8/10 They gave half of sketch comedy duo Key & Peele a movie — and it’s a psychological thriller? Get Out of here! When Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) drives up to the country with his girlfriend, Rose Armitage (Allison Williams), … Continue reading →

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