Tag Archives: #the social network

Once you forget that it’s an abomination, ‘Cats’ is decent

Posted on December 28, 2019 by reelentropy

1/10 “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretches whom with such infinite pains and care I have endeavored to form? Their limbs are in proportion, and their features were selected as beautiful. Beautiful! … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #star wars, #the social network, #tom hooper, Black Swan, Cats, Fancesca Hayward, Frankenstein, Judi Dench, Les Miserables, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Sonic the Hedgehog Movie, The King's Speech, The Rise of Skywalker | 1 Comment

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is incoherent, over-produced nonsense

Posted on November 26, 2018 by reelentropy

1/10 The more I learn, the more I realize Bohemian Rhapsody is a vicious, intentionally revisionist insult to Freddie Mercury, the history of rock-and-roll, the very concept of film as an art form and the hundreds of thousands killed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #the social network, AIDS crisis, Ben Hardy, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Brian Singer, Freddie Mercury, Gwilym Lee, John Ottman, Live Aid, Marc Martel, Mark Zuckerberg, Mike Myers, Newton Thomas Sigel, Nigel Thornberry, Queen, Remi Malek, Roger Taylor, Ronald Reagan was the fucking antichrist, Sacha Baron Cohen | 2 Comments

‘Molly’s Game’ spectacular

Posted on December 31, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Aaron Sorkin has been holding out on us. Molly’s Game, the revered writer’s directorial debut, is based on the life of underground poker mistress Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain, with Samantha Isler and Piper Howell playing her as a teenager … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #aaron sorkin, #idris elba, #jessica chastain, #joss whedon, #m. night shyamalan, #quentin tarantino, #steve jobs, #the social network, David Fincher, Mark Zuckerberg, Molly's Game, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

‘Ingrid Goes West’ a haunting portrait of social media connections, disconnections

Posted on September 1, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza, who also produces) sits awake in the night, starring unflinchingly at her phone with tear-glazed eyes that seem skinned as if by some outside tormentor, her breathing unsteady, double-tapping to favorite the Instagram pictures of … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #batman forever, #elizabeth olsen, #o'shea jackson jr, #the social network, #unfriended, Aubrey Plaza, Dognapping, Friend Request, identity, Ingrid Goes West, Instagram, Los Angeles, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Matt Spicer, Nerve, Seven Psychopaths, social media | Leave a comment

Election week arthouse binge part 3: American Honey

Posted on November 10, 2016 by reelentropy

American Honey is a vibrant mashup of a coming-of-age road movie and a smut film, blending shock value with a unique emotional experience. The film follows Star (Sasha Lane), a late teenager in a bad situation. She happens across a traveling magazine … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #A24, #alfred hitchcock, #it follows, #lord of the rings, #quentin tarantino, #stanley kubrick, #the graduate, #the social network, American Graffiti, American Honey, Andrea Arnold, Cannes Film Festival, Confederate flags, Detroit, Only Lovers Left Alive, Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, The Midwest, The Wolf of Wall Street, trash, TV dinner, When I'm dead just throw me in the trash, White trash | Leave a comment