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‘Vice’ wastes spectacular cast in disorganized docu-comedy

Posted on December 30, 2018 by reelentropy

5/10 In 2015, tired of making Will Ferrell movies, Adam McKay wrote and directed The Big Short, a strange docu-comedy that aimed to explain to mass audiences how the 2008 economic collapse happened, and that movie won a ton of … Continue reading →

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And the Daddy of the Year Award goes to…

Posted on December 26, 2015 by reelentropy

Nobody really pays attention to certain kinds of movies, and that’s a problem. Every movie is an entire wold unto itself. Every one has its own reality, its own implicit philosophy and morality. And with millions of people at least … Continue reading →

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The Big Short too directly inspired

Posted on December 24, 2015 by reelentropy

Hey, remember 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street? Want to watch a shorter, lower-quality version? Well, have I got a movie for you! The Big Short, based on Michael Lewis’ 2010 non-fiction book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, is about the investors who predicted … Continue reading →

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