Tag Archives: #the witch

The Innocents is a reminder that movies are, first and foremost, art

Posted on August 6, 2016 by reelentropy

Steven James @StevenLeeJames I almost didn’t watch The Innocents. That would have been very stupid of me. In December 1945, French Red Cross doctor Mathilde Beaulieu (Lou de Laâge) is taking care of Polish concentration camp survivors while she and … Continue reading →

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Spoiler alert: He was dead the whole time

Posted on April 13, 2016 by reelentropy

One of the primary functions of movies, and art in general, is to preserve the culture from which they developed. Human philosophy has evolved rapidly over the years, and movies provide a clear record of ideologies that have fallen out … Continue reading →

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Risen proves evangelical movies are here to stay

Posted on February 23, 2016 by reelentropy

Isn’t this the movie the Coen brothers pretended to make in Hail, Caesar! two weeks ago? Risen follows Clavius (Joseph Fiennes, the very spitting image of Michael Jackson), a Roman tribune, through the story of Jesus’ Resurrection. Clavius is charged by Pontius Pilate … Continue reading →

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The Witch trades in thrills to deliver unbelievable chills

Posted on February 21, 2016 by reelentropy

No, it’s not the scariest movie ever made. It may, however, be the scariest movie ever made entirely about boobs. Set in the 1600s a few decades before the Salem Witch Trials, The Witch follows a Puritan family banished from their plantation over … Continue reading →

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Room fantastic — and the sequel is, too!

Posted on November 24, 2015 by reelentropy

The generous billboards for Room won’t tell you one very important thing — it’s actually a double feature. Based on the 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue, which is itself based on several real-world extended kidnapping cases, Room reveals itself through the eyes of Jack … Continue reading →

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