Tag Archives: #the force awakens

Fucking seriously?

Posted on April 12, 2019 by reelentropy

The Rise of Skywalker? What? I’m trying to imagine a more lame title. Titles have never been Star Wars’ strong suit – it’s 20 years later, and I still don’t know who the phantom menace was supposed to be, … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory | Tagged #jj abrams, #rian johnson, #star wars, #the force awakens, Colin Trevorrow, Disney Star Wars, Episode IX, gareth edwards, JJ Abrams and his fucking mystery box, Marvel, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker | 1 Comment

Putting ‘Aquaman’s’ success into context with the DCEU

Posted on January 24, 2019 by reelentropy

Two weeks ago, Aquaman became the first DCEU movie to make $1 billion. In an era of film history that is completely dominated by comic book movies, the franchise so incompetent it couldn’t make financial hay even by putting Batman … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #ant-man, #Avengers, #batman v superman, #black panther, #Dawn of Justice, #entourage, #jurassic world, #justice league, #man of steel, #mcu, #suicide squad, #the force awakens, #warner bros., #wonder woman, aquaman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, captain america: civil war, Glass, Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, Venom, Will Aquaman save the DCEU? | 2 Comments

Against all odds, ‘Solo’ is pretty good

Posted on May 27, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 It’s finally here — Solo: A Star Wars Story, the movie-like Star Wars product that no one waited for. That’s not to say it wasn’t anticipated, but no one at Disney wasted even a moment holding their breath for … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #Disney, #lord of the rings, #paul bettany, #ron howard, #star wars, #the force awakens, Alden Ehrenreich, emilia clarke, Lawrence Kasdan, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, rogue one, Solo: A Star Wars Story, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

The most important movies of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by reelentropy

Top 10 lists are stupid and dumb and boring to write and boring to read. At Reel Entropy, we know better, so we do better — instead of talking about the best movies of the year, we’re going to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #ant-man, #black panther, #deadpool, #denis villeneuve, #Disney, #donald trump, #john wick, #justice league, #rotten tomatoes, #sony, #star wars, #steven soderbergh, #suicide squad, #the force awakens, #warner bros., #wonder woman, aquaman, Atomic Blonde, Beauty and the Beast, Blade Runner 2049, Bright, Chad Stahelski, Darren Aronofsky, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, Edgar Wright, Episode IX, Flashpoint, Fox, gareth edwards, Get Out, It, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3, Jordan Peele, Kevin Tsujihara, Logan, Logan Lucky, mother!, rogue one, Solo, The Highlander, The Last Jedi, the worst August in 20 years, Thor: Ragnarok, Wisecracked | Leave a comment

Spoiler alert — ‘The Last Jedi’ isn’t very good

Posted on December 15, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a colossal technical failure. It is a clear-cut case of “good story poorly told,” and that’s very painful because there are far more good ideas here than bad ones. Poor editing, which arises … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adam driver, #andy serkis, #Avengers, #daisy ridley, #john boyega, #lord of the rings, #mark hamill, #Oscar Isaac, #star wars, #the force awakens, B plot, Bathos, Carrie Fisher, Disney Renaissance movie with lightsabers, Laura Dern, Luke Skywalker, The Last Jedi | 2 Comments