Tag Archives: #mcu

‘The Dark Knight’ 10 years later

Posted on July 18, 2018 by reelentropy

It’s the Citizen Kane of superhero movies. That comparison gets thrown around a little more often than it should, but it’s completely appropriate in this case. Citizen Kane in 1941 was really the movie that alerted mass audiences to the … Continue reading →

Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise | Tagged #batman begins, #christopher nolan, #citizen kane, #david ayer, #iron man, #james wan, #jared leto, #man of steel, #mcu, #suicide squad, #the dark knight, #warner bros., #zack snyder, DCEU, Heath Ledger, Marvel | 5 Comments

Deadpool disappoints in part deux

Posted on May 25, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 A few months ago, I heard Deadpool 2 still didn’t have an official title, and production had used the placeholder Untitled Deadpool Sequel. I thought it was hilarious. By not titling the movie, they were opening the door to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #20th Century Fox, #deadpool, #john wick, #josh brolin, #mcu, #morena baccarin, #ryan reynolds, #X-Men, Atomic Blonde, Basic Instinct, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, missed opportunities, stuffed into the fridge, X-Force | 1 Comment

Strong performances, lazy production leave ‘Infinity War’ uneven

Posted on April 28, 2018 by reelentropy

7/10 It’s upper-echelon for the MCU, but for half a billion dollars, does it have to be so ugly? In Avengers: Infinity War, Earth’s mightiest heroes are once again called to action to protect it from an unstoppable alien threat. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #chadwick boseman, #chris pratt, #josh brolin, #justice league, #mark ruffalo, #mcu, #rebecca romijn, #robert downey jr, #X-Men, Alan Cumming, captain america: civil war, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo Weaving, Infinity War, Marvel, Someone covered Arnold Schwarzenegger with a giant scrotum, Thanos looks like a testicle, The Avengers, Tom Vaughn-Lawlor | 2 Comments

A less chaotic state: 2008’s Iron Man

Posted on April 26, 2018 by reelentropy

Wow, the first Iron Man. It’s been a while. It’s been 10 years.

Posted in A less chaotic state | Tagged #Age of Ultron, #ant-man, #black panther, #doctor strange, #ghostbusters, #Hulk, #iron man, #jon favreau, #mcu, #robert downey jr, #spider-man 3, #the dark knight, #the incredible hulk, #X-Men, captain america: civil war, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity War, iron man 2, Iron Man 3, Jeff Bridges, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Avengers | 6 Comments

‘Ready Player One’ is pure blockbuster magic

Posted on April 5, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 Ready Player One is a blue-blooded blockbuster, a brass bonanza of nostalgia, special effects and action. In 2045, overpopulation has turned Earth’s major cities into desperate slums. Most of the population regularly escapes to the OASIS, a massive multiplayer … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #bridge of spies, #lincoln, #mark rylance, #mcu, #steven spielberg, #the shining, doing it right, Gamergate, Mechagodzilla, Olivia Cooke, Pure Imagination, Ready Player One, The Overlook Hotel, toxic fandom, Transformers, Tye Sheridan, weaponized intertextuality, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | 2 Comments