Tag Archives: The Matrix

Re-entering ‘The Matrix’ in the age of simulacra

Posted on September 2, 2025 by reelentropy

A member of the legendary class of ’99, I saw The Matrix twice in theaters last year for 25th anniversary screenings. This was after a 2021 re-release ahead of The Matrix Resurrections, the series’ corporate-mandated retrofit, which was actually my … Continue reading →

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Rodriguez’ ‘80s action movie ‘Hypnotic’ written in ‘00s, released in ‘20s

Posted on June 19, 2023 by reelentropy

5/10 Hypnotic, writer/cinematographer/editor/director/producer Robert Rodriguez’ sci-fi/noir action thriller starring Ben Affleck may have been a box office bomb and an objectively bad film, but it’s still a guilty pleasure of mine. I know now that it’s a cheap knockoff of … Continue reading →

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Reexamining ‘The Matrix’ as primarily a love story

Posted on January 16, 2022 by reelentropy

Reactions to The Matrix Resurrections, the new long-gestating revisitation of the turn-of-the-century series, have been extremely strong and extremely mixed in ways that I don’t feel like quantifying. I’ve been torn between the desire to write about it and the … Continue reading →

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Sad franchise happy to be resurrected in ‘Matrix 4’

Posted on December 25, 2021 by reelentropy

8/10 Fans of The Matrix in 2003 weren’t expecting a two-part Advanced Philosophy nightmare that turned into a cartoon whenever it wanted, and in 2021, we weren’t expecting a feel-good story about true love conquering all. But it’s been a … Continue reading →

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