Tag Archives: Tenet

‘The Creator’ a crowing achievement, one of the finest films ever made

Posted on November 13, 2023 by reelentropy

10/10 The Creator is a searing tapestry of emotion, an uncompromising labyrinth of peak action scenes, a scorching hate letter to American imperialism and exploration of the human cost of war measured in screams. The Republic of New Asia, 2065- … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Disney, gareth edwards, Gemma Chan, Godzilla, John David Washington, Monsters, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Tenet, The Creator | 1 Comment

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

‘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

Did they really do a full Academy Awards show for 2020?

Posted on May 11, 2021 by reelentropy

I spent January dicking around, procrastinating on the usual year-end routines for a film writer. Going through those particular motions after 2020, acting like we’d gotten a full slate of movies, felt dishonest. It felt boring. I didn’t do a … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged 2020, 93rd Academy Awards, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Another Round, Anthony Hopkins, Birds of Prey, Chadwick Boseman, Chloe Zhao, coronavirus, COVID-19 crisis, Daniel Kaluuya, David Fincher, Francis Mcdormand, Fred Hampton, Gary Oldman, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Minari, Mulan, Netflix, Nomadland, Oscars, Oscars 2021, Pieces of a Woman, Shia LaBeouf, Tenet, The Father, Trial of the Chicago 7, Vanessa Kirby | Leave a comment

On ‘Tenet,’ ‘Fury Road’ and the end of blockbusters

Posted on January 29, 2021 by reelentropy

Tenet came out on DVD Dec. 15, 2020, three months and change after its long-delayed theatrical release over Labor Day weekend. It’s still playing in 70 theaters as this is being written, I’m actually of a mind to go see … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged Christopher Nolan, coronavirus, COVID-19, Disney, Disney+, HBOmax, Inception, John David Washington, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, Parasite, Tenet, Warner Bros. | 1 Comment