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On slapping Chris Rock in the face

The highlight of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony last night had nothing to do with any award. As he was presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature, Chris Rock singled out Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut and said he was looking … Continue reading

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After 22 years of waiting on de-aging technology, ‘Gemini Man’ can’t digitally enhance its limp script

3/10 Gemini Man, and its key concept of using one actor in two roles as both the lead character and his clone, has been in development in some form since 1997, when writer Darren Lemke sold the concept to Disney. … Continue reading

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‘Aladdin’ is one of the worst movies I have ever seen

2/10 As Disney plumbs ever deeper into its vault of classic- and renaissance-era features to remake live — or, “live” — it will inevitably begin to withdraw properties that will take more effort to translate into live-action or that make … Continue reading

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The most important films of 2018

Annual top 10 list are boring and dumb and stupid and dumb and boring and, and, and dumb. At Reel Entropy, we aspire to track movies over time, and as such, instead of bringing you personal picks for the best … Continue reading

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‘Bright’ is spectacular, but don’t take my word for it

8/10 Bright is an urgent, richly woven film about one bad night in Los Angeles anchored by two sure-handed lead actors. In the world of Bright, orcs, elves and fairies have existed alongside humans since the age of magic thousands … Continue reading

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