Tag Archives: #samuel l jackson

‘Captain Marvel’ is everything that drives me up a wall about the MCU, I hate it so much

Posted on March 8, 2019 by reelentropy

6/10 It is such a tremendously good thing that Captain Marvel is a movie that exists, but could the movie itself have been good? Is that really so much to ask? In 1996 on the Kree homeworld of Hala, Vers … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #brie larson, #charlize theron, #Disney, #mcu, #samuel l jackson, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Atomic Blonde, Ben Davis, Ben Mendelsohn, Captain Marvel, Debbie Berman, Elliot Graham, Guardians of the Galaxy, Lashana Lynch, Marvel, Nicole Perlman | 1 Comment

Narrative like shattered ‘Glass’ makes new M. Night film a tough watch

Posted on January 20, 2019 by reelentropy

3/10 Almost 20 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan was forbidden from using the words “comic book” to describe his 2000 movie Unbreakable, about translating comic book tropes into a gritty real-world setting, fearing that the recent Batman movies would scare … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #james mcavoy, #m. night shyamalan, #mcu, #samuel l jackson, #the sixth sense, #the visit, #unbreakable, A severely miscast Sarah Paulson, Bruce Willis, Glass, Sarah Paulson, Split, The Happening, The Lady in the Water, The Village | Leave a comment

The most important films of 2018

Posted on January 5, 2019 by reelentropy

Annual top 10 list are boring and dumb and stupid and dumb and boring and, and, and dumb. At Reel Entropy, we aspire to track movies over time, and as such, instead of bringing you personal picks for the best … Continue reading →

Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise | Tagged "For your consideration", "too intellectual", #10 cloverfield lane, #Alex Garland, #ant-man, #Avengers, #black panther, #david lynch, #Disney, #donald glover, #eddie murphy, #iron man, #justice league, #lucasfilm, #man of steel, #mcu, #Netflix, #paramount pictures, #samuel l jackson, #sandra bullock, #sony, #suicide squad, #warner bros., #will smith, #wonder woman, A Quiet Place, Annihilation, aquaman, Arrival, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Bird Box, Black Klansman, Blade, Blindspotting, Bumblebee, Childish Gambino, Christopher Robin, Darren Aronofsky, David Ellison, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Episode IX, Get Out, Glass, Guardians of the Galaxy, It, Jim Gianopulos, Mandy, Marvel, Mary Poppins Returns, Megan Colligan, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, mother!, Overlord, Phase III, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Scott Rudin, Sherlock Gnomes, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Sorry to Bother You, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spike Lee, The Cloverfield Paradox, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, This is America, Venom | Leave a comment

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ sloppy but fun

Posted on August 18, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 The Hitman’s Bodyguard isn’t much of a film, but it’s a riot of a movie. As vicious Belarusian dictator Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman) stands trial in the World Court for countless atrocities, prosecutors can’t get witnesses to the stand … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #deadpool, #pulp fiction, #ryan reynolds, #samuel l jackson, Gary Oldman, Selma Hayak, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The seat belt rule, This wold does not deserve Samuel L Jackson, You do not take the name of Kurosawa in vain | Leave a comment

‘(Viet)Kong’ movie audacious, very poorly done

Posted on March 11, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 GOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, SKULL ISLAND! In 1973, just a day after saying goodnight to Saigon, top-ranking government official Bill Randa (John Goodman) gets the green light for an expedition to Skull Island, an uncharted land mass surrounded by a perpetual … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #brie larson, #john goodman, #samuel l jackson, #tom hiddleston, #warner bros., Apocalpyse Now, DCEU, Good Morning Vietnam, Goodnight Saigon, John C Reilly, King Kong, Kong: Skull Island, The Deer Hunter, Vogue | Leave a comment