Tag Archives: The Girl on the Train

Erstwhile ‘Gone Girl’ heiress ‘Woman in the Window’ never stood a chance

Posted on May 25, 2021 by reelentropy

3/10 The Woman in the Window releases on Netflix May 14, 2021, almost a year to the day after its planned May 15, 2020 release date. The COVID-19 crisis both ruined its theatrical release and ruined the movie itself, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Amy Adams, Disney, Gary Oldman, Gone Girl, Julianne Moore, Netflix, The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the WIndow | Leave a comment

Micro-budget thriller ‘Ma’ razor-sharp

Posted on June 13, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 I came into Ma wondering how they drew in talent like Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans and Juliette Lewis for this $5 million goof. I stayed for a spectacular, nasty horror movie. After losing her job in the city, Erica Thompson (Lewis) … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Diana Silvers, Luke Evans, Ma, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor, The Girl on the Train, The Help | Leave a comment

‘Simple Favor’ gleeful, twisted

Posted on October 3, 2018 by reelentropy

9/10 A Simple Favor is a fiendish delight of a film, one that was clearly fun to make and is just as fun to watch. Stay-at-home widow Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) puts the other moms of her Connecticut suburb to … Continue reading →