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‘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

Krisha expertly crafted and powerful, not recommended

Posted on April 6, 2016 by reelentropy

Last year’s SXSW Grand Jury and Audience Award winner has made its way to theaters. It’s a damn good movie, but not a particularly enjoyable one. Krisha looks in on a family’s Thanksgiving afternoon and evening. The evening is made particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #A24, #aspect ratio, #birdman, #citizen kane, #drive, #krisha, #sxsw, #the matrix, #the social network, #wolf of wall street | Leave a comment

Steve Jobs a stunning, electrifying portrait of… someone

Posted on October 21, 2015 by reelentropy

This is the second Steve Jobs biopic in three years, but it will definitely be the last one. No one in their right mind would try to follow this movie. Steve Jobs tells the incredible true sto- I’m sorry, I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #aaron sorkin, #andy hertzfeld, #art howe, #Ben Affleck, #biopic, #christian bale, #george clooney, #jeff daniels, #joanna hoffman, #john sculley, #kate winslet, #leonardo dicaprio, #makenzie moss, #matt damon, #michael fassbender, #michael stuhlbarg, #mlb, #perla haney-jardine, #ripley sobo, #steve jobs, #steve jobs movie, #steve wozniak, #the social network, #trilogy, #universal pictures, bradley cooper, Foxcatcher, J. Edgar, Moneyball, Seth Rogen, The Imitation Game, Theory of Everything | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: #the social network

‘Molly’s Game’ spectacular

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

Election week arthouse binge part 3: American Honey

Krisha expertly crafted and powerful, not recommended

Steve Jobs a stunning, electrifying portrait of… someone

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