Tag Archives: La La Land

Simulacra, simulation, ‘Mean Girls’

Posted on April 22, 2024 by reelentropy

Mean Girls (Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, 2024) is an adaptation of a Broadway musical that was itself an adaptation of the iconic 2004 film Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004), and it’s exactly what it looks like. North Shore … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Hamlet, La La Land, Mean Girls, Paramount Pictures, Simulacra and Simulation, Tina Fey | Leave a comment

Edgelord of ‘Babylon’

Posted on March 2, 2023 by reelentropy

7/10 About five minutes into Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, an elephant shits directly onto the camera. It’s a point-of-view shot for our main character, Manny Torres (Diego Calva), who is tasked with getting this elephant to a gigantic, depraved party at … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Babylon, Damien Chazelle, Elephant shits directly onto the camera, La La Land, Margot Robbie | Leave a comment

‘In the Heights’ flat in every possible sense of the word

Posted on June 22, 2021 by reelentropy

2/10 In the Heights is borderline unwatchable. Everything is bad. Alice Brooks’ cinematography is downright incompetent, and every decision by editor Myron Kerstein is questionable at best and obviously wrong at worst. Jon M. Chu is a weak director, befitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Alice Brooks, Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Do the Right Thing, HBOmax, In the Heights, Jimmy Smits, Jon M. Chu, La La Land, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, Myron Kerstein, Quiara Alegria Huedes, Tenet | 1 Comment

‘Soul’ also made me very uncomfortable

Posted on December 25, 2020 by reelentropy

7/10 Soul is a charming and often hilarious movie about the desperate drive to live, both in the physical and spiritual senses. It’s a great watch, none of its flaws are damning, and I would recommend it for just about … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged Adventure Time, Amy Poehler, Disney Pixar, Inside Out, Jamie Foxx, La La Land, Onward, Soul, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, that one Billy Joel movie, that one Kevin Spacey movie, Tina Fey, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4 | Leave a comment

Eat shit, Disney

Posted on August 14, 2018 by reelentropy

Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced big changes for upcoming ceremonies at the behest of the Disney-ABC Television Group that owns the awards ceremony broadcast rights through 2028. Among other changes meant to reduce runtime … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #apocalypse now, #jaws, #star wars, #the dark knight, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Picture, Best Popular Film, Chinatown, Eat Shit Disney, La La Land, Moonlight, Schindler's List, Shape of Water, The Deer Hunter, The Godfather, The King's Speech, Toy Story 3 | 4 Comments