Tag Archives: MCU

‘Eternals’ vibrant plot full of big ideas held down by MCU-enforced technical weaknesses

Posted on November 13, 2021 by reelentropy

4/10 Eternals has long been built up as a shift in direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boy, is it ever. There’s a new production mentality, a new story mentality, new story directions and relaxed series rules. It’s more … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Widow, Chloe Zhao, DCEU, Eternals, Justice League, Kevin Feige, Marvel, MCU, Nomadland, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Leave a comment

A strange ‘Time to Die’ for Bond in the MCU era

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 What a long, strange trip it’s been for James Bond in the 21st century. In No Time to Die, we rejoin Cmdr. James Bond (Daniel Craig, who also produces), retired for the third time in Craig’s run with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Daniel Craig, Eon Productions, James Bond, MCU, No Time to Die, Rami Malek, Skyfall, Spectre | Leave a comment

‘Venom 2’ is obviously incomplete and breathtakingly bad

Posted on October 1, 2021 by reelentropy

1/10 Venom was fun enough to be enjoyable though its flaws. That kind of good will doesn’t last. San Francisco- Freelance reporter Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy, who also has a story credit) works with the FBI to find the lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Andy Serkis, Disney, MCU, Sony, Tom Hardy, Venom, Venom: Let there be Carnage, woody harrelson | 1 Comment

The MCU you loved has been gone for a while now

Posted on July 22, 2021 by reelentropy

6/10 It’s finally here! After almost 20 years of development, 11 years of the character existing in the background, seven years of that with an infamously mangled backstory, and more than a year of pandemic-related delay, Black Widow finally has … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is strong, but not as strong as family

Posted on July 22, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 F9: The Fast Saga parks itself in a completely incomparable place in movie history. With a $70 million debut followed by a $29.1 million performance over the long Independence Day weekend, it is this movie that christens the post-pandemic … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Black Widow, Cartoon physics, COVID-19, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, F9: The Fast Saga, Fast Five, Fast Five's infamous bank vault scene, Furious 7, John Cena, Looney Tunes, MCU, Tenet, The Fast and the Furious, Vin Diesel, Wonder Woman | 1 Comment