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    ‘Rear Window’ to ‘The Birds’: ’50s vs. ’60s Hitchcock

    by Kali Tuttle May 18, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle May 18, 2023

    Alfred Hitchcock is one of, if not the greatest, directors of all time. He really hit his stride in the late 1950s and early 1960s, churning out hits like Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and The Birds. However, even…

  • ComedyHorrorReviews

    ‘Beau Is Afraid’ and I Am Laughing

    by Spencer Henderson May 17, 2023
    by Spencer Henderson May 17, 2023

    Having anxiety is hell on Earth. I open with this thought despite it likely seeming painfully obvious to anyone afflicted by it. There is nothing redeeming about spending many of your waking moments in conflict…

  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘R.M.N.’: Nationalism at the Local Level

    by Nick Kush May 13, 2023
    by Nick Kush May 13, 2023

    In an age with too many Adam McKay or Aaron Sorkin movies that are punishingly tone-deaf and insultingly superficial in their political critiques, R.M.N. is a breath of fresh air. Well, maybe not exactly —…

  • DramaReviews

    ‘The Lost King’: A Woman’s Intuition Is Usually Correct

    by Adina Bernstein May 11, 2023
    by Adina Bernstein May 11, 2023

    It has been said that a woman’s intuition is usually correct. What matters is if others listen to her or ignore what has been said because it comes out of the mouth of a female.…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘The Outsiders’: Book vs. Movie

    by Kali Tuttle April 28, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle April 28, 2023

    I first read The Outsiders when I was about nine years old in elementary school. Ever since then, it has been one of my favorite books. Soon after reading it for the first time, I watched the…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘Side Effects’ Made Me Mad

    by Kali Tuttle April 26, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle April 26, 2023

    I had high hopes for Side Effects when I began the film. As someone who suffers from depression, I was hoping to relate to Rooney Mara’s character, Emily Taylor, who also seemed to be suffering from it.…

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    ‘Ghosted’ Just Can’t Be Real…Can It?

    by Patricia Henderson April 25, 2023
    by Patricia Henderson April 25, 2023

    When the poster for Ghosted was first released, some, including MovieBabble’s own Nick Kush, commented that it didn’t look like a real movie. The poster came straight from the uncanny valley, and looked like it…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘Soylent Green’: When Extras Steal the Scene

    by Kali Tuttle April 24, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle April 24, 2023

    Soylent Green is one of the most iconic dystopian films of the 1970s. Who can forget the twist ending with Charlton Heston’s screaming the truth to the surrounding people? Of course, Heston is the star of…

  • DramaReviews

    Navigating Gender Roles in ‘Joyland’

    by Nick Kush April 22, 2023
    by Nick Kush April 22, 2023

    Saim Sadiq’s debut feature has that creeping sense of profundity that is usually the mark of an experienced artist. Never rushed, living in each scene until the proper moment. One can gather that Joyland is…

  • HorrorReviews

    Sit Back and Watch in Fear, Awe and Wicked Delight as the ‘Evil Dead Rise’

    by Sean Coates April 17, 2023
    by Sean Coates April 17, 2023

    Anthologization needs to make a comeback. In this era, franchises choose one of two paths: becoming overwhelmingly serialized, assembly line products that by design perpetually keep the wheels turning with ever-diminishing returns. Or, they get…

  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘How To Blow Up a Pipeline’: A Timely Thriller About Existing in Late-Stage Capitalism

    by Spencer Henderson April 11, 2023
    by Spencer Henderson April 11, 2023

    As a twenty-something American, I am no stranger to the existential angst associated with pondering the horrors of climate change and how it will negatively impact my life. It’s impossible for me to fathom the…

  • AnimationReviews

    ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Clears the Very Low Bar for Video Game Movies by the Hair of its Moustache

    by Sean Coates April 4, 2023
    by Sean Coates April 4, 2023

    It’s been a long time between drinks for Mario and Luigi at the movies. The absolutely gonzo and bizarre 1993 live-action adaptation of the classic game was such a notorious critical and financial failure that…

  • Retrospectives

    I’m Replacing Michael Douglas in ‘Falling Down’

    by Kali Tuttle April 1, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle April 1, 2023

    One of Michael Douglas’s best roles is as D-Fens in Falling Down. He has the charisma and devil-may-care attitude that attracts people. When the movie came out in 1993, he was right in his prime with Fatal Attraction and Basic…

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    ‘Emily’: A Biopic That is Short on Biography

    by Adina Bernstein March 30, 2023
    by Adina Bernstein March 30, 2023

    Among the Bronte sisters, Emily is the most mysterious. Reclusive and shy, she preferred walking on the Yorkshire Moors and the companionship of close family and friends to strangers. The new biopic, Emily, was written and directed by Frances O’Connor. It tells the…

  • PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast

    Ranking the Rocky Franchise

    by Nick Kush March 25, 2023
    by Nick Kush March 25, 2023

    “If I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!” Words to live by. You’d be hard-pressed to find a film franchise more in-grained in American popular culture than Rocky. From the rugged neo-realism…

  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Back to the Drive-In’ Highlights Theaters’ Growing Problem

    by Patricia Henderson March 17, 2023
    by Patricia Henderson March 17, 2023

    With the rise of COVID-19 shutting down indoor movie theaters, drive-ins saw something of a rebirth in 2020-21. It was the only option for entertainment for many people. A way to both go out and…

  • Features

    Tonight’s Academy Award’s Will Be a Photo Finish for the Ages

    by Brennan Dubé March 12, 2023
    by Brennan Dubé March 12, 2023

    Uniquely this year as opposed to years past, countless high-profile Oscar categories across the board are still far from being a sure thing. Far too often I sit down for the broadcast and already know…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘The King of Comedy’: A Precursor to Stan Culture

    by Kali Tuttle March 8, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle March 8, 2023

    The King of Comedy features Rupert Pupkin’s (Robert De Niro) story of his love for Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), a late night talk show host. Pupkin’s love, however, borders on obsession and leads to a slew…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘She Done Him Wrong’: Less Is More

    by Kali Tuttle March 7, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle March 7, 2023

    She Done Him Wrong is one of Cary Grant’s first memorable films and one of Mae West’s most famous. Despite premiering over 90 years ago, its story is still entertaining for the modern audience. One of…

  • DramaReviews

    ‘Creed III’: No Rocky? No Problem!

    by Sean Coates March 1, 2023
    by Sean Coates March 1, 2023

    The Rocky franchise has left an indelible mark on cinema history. It created the blueprint for the modern sports movie that had audiences passionately cheering for the underdog and making them want to get up and…

  • HorrorReviews

    ‘The Outwaters’ Is a Horrific Descent Into Hell

    by Spencer Henderson February 17, 2023
    by Spencer Henderson February 17, 2023

    As a seasoned film viewer, it takes quite an experience to truly rattle me. This is the long-term effects of a lifetime of desensitizing myself by a (possibly unhealthy) overexposure to horror films. I find…

  • PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast

    Ranking M. Night Shyamalan’s Filmography

    by The MovieBabble Staff February 14, 2023
    by The MovieBabble Staff February 14, 2023

    You can accuse M. Night Shyamalan of being many things, but he’s certainly never boring. On the heels of his latest film, Knock at the Cabin, coming to theaters, Spencer and Nick decided to come…

  • Streaming ComedyStreaming Reviews

    ‘You People’: A Shanda for the Goyim

    by Adina Bernstein February 13, 2023
    by Adina Bernstein February 13, 2023

    These days, interracial and interreligious marriage is (mostly) accepted. That does not mean, however, that the families of the engaged couples are welcoming of their child’s future spouse. The new Netflix romantic comedy, You People, is a…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘The Hook’: Three Perspectives of Man

    by Kali Tuttle February 9, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle February 9, 2023

    The Hook is a lesser-known war film concerning the end of the Korean War. It details the story of three soldiers forced with the difficult decision to execute a prisoner of war that fell into their…

  • Retrospectives

    ‘The Offence’: The Two Faces of Humanity with Sean Connery

    by Kali Tuttle January 29, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle January 29, 2023

    In order to return as James Bond for Diamonds Are Forever, Sean Connery demanded that United Artists had to back two movies of his choice. The first of the two was The Offence. Due to poor box office reception,…

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