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Applying Chaos Theory: ‘Justice League’ looks so, so bad

Posted on November 16, 2017 by reelentropy

You do tend to start taking excellent special effects for granted these days until you see them done really, really badly. If you want to start appreciating technical achievements, you only need to watch the last Justice League trailer-

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory | Tagged #fury road, #iron man, #justice league, #mad max, Blade Runner 2049, Cyborg, David Bowie, DCEU, Zach Snyder | Leave a comment

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ is the hardcore action movie you need

Posted on February 15, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 John Wick: Chapter 2 is awesome! Everybody go see it. After John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returned from retirement as an assassin in the previous film, Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) calls in an old favor from him. Wick is given a … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #john wick, #keanu reeves, #laurence fishburne, #mad max, #mad max: fury road, Chad Stahelski, Common, Derek Kolstad, Garish-but-stylish, John Wick: Chapter 2, Ruby Rose, sudden Judo | 2 Comments

Beta Decay: witnessing in Black and Chrome

Posted on November 8, 2016 by reelentropy

The cultural phenomenon just got even shinier and even more chrome. In the year and a half since Mad Max: Fury Road’s release, writer/director/series mastermind George Miller has been talking about black and white and score-only versions of the film that … Continue reading →

Posted in Beta Decay | Tagged #daredevil, #Director's cut, #Fantastic Four, #fury road, #george miller, #mad max, #star wars, #suicide squad, Black and Chrome, Blade Runner, extended cut, High Octane edition, orange and teal, rogue one, studio interference, what's best for business | 1 Comment

A less chaotic state: 1959’s Ben-Hur

Posted on August 18, 2016 by reelentropy

Ben-Hur holds a unique place in cinematic history for a wide variety of reasons. It’s a movie you’ve definitely heard of, but it’s only on the fringe of what I’d call an enduring classic. It’s highly emblematic of the time it was … Continue reading →

Posted in A less chaotic state | Tagged #fury road, #lord of the rings, #mad max, #star wars, #the force awakens, #the revenant, 70mm, Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, Fury Road was the best thing ever, the Ben-Hur remake is going to be a disaster, the chariot race, Titanic, ye uninitiated heathens | 1 Comment

Hardcore Henry more video game than movie, damn good video game

Posted on April 16, 2016 by reelentropy

Most of the time when a movie is sold around a new or unestablished camera gimmick, the entire movie is formed around that gimmick. But Hardcore Henry is a little more, well, hardcore. The movie puts viewers in the perspective of Henry … Continue reading →

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