October 2018

As part of October, the scariest movie month of the year, MovieBabble is looking back at one of the most prominent horror franchises out there: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. The following article is part …

Before the release of the already hugely successful Halloween sequel/reboot by David Gordon Greene, I wrote a two-part article on the Halloween franchise as a whole. In these articles I conveyed to my fellow readers …

For some of you, this movie might not be a recent feature, since it was released about two weeks ago in limited release. But alas for us folks here in Singapore, it only started showing …

In case you haven’t noticed, horror is kind of a thing these days. The last few years have been very kind to the genre. In fact, you might even say that we’re in a golden …

James Baldwin was once quoted in part in saying that love” does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does.” However, I do not think he meant for those words to …

Halloween will soon be upon us, and I’ve had my favorite scary classics stockpiled since June. It’s not easy being a casual horror fan in a family, hoping that some classic horror films get remade …

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas! It’s everyone’s favorite Halloween/Christmas movie to watch on either or both holidays! Freeform even puts it on both their Halloween and Christmas themed …

Hollywood has produced many iconic locations in its hundred years of film, and many of those locations happen to be fictional bars. As this writer is turning 21, it feels like the appropriate time to …

MovieBabble as a collective is a big fan of A24. They’re the leaders of arthouse cinema at the moment as they empower their creators to change the mold with deeply complex and entertaining pictures. They’re …

We’ve seen countless period dramas from Keira Knightley over the course of her career. From Pride and Prejudice to Anna Karenina to everything in between, some would say that her work is starting to blur together after all …

Even with all the content that Netflix has been pumping out this year, they haven’t released many Netflix original musicals. Actually, they haven’t released any…until now! Been So Long is breaking all the molds, becoming …

At this point, you might have heard the news that Clueless is getting a reboot, with Tracy Oliver (writer of Girl’s Trip) producing and Marquita Robinson (writer for Netflix‘s comedy series Glow) on the team. …

Cam will be playing at the Denver Film Festival from October 31st to November 11th. Head over to the DFF’s website to purchase your tickets! The low-budget space makes for fascinatingly strange works of art. …

Fifty years ago, this month saw the release of a low-budget horror movie called Night of the Living Dead. The director, George A. Romero, and everyone involved did not anticipate how this film would become …

The movie version of The Wiz was released October 24, 1978. I was released in December of the same year. So, you could say we’ve grown up together. The Wiz came to represent different things, …

This article pitting On the Waterfront vs. Schindler’s List in the Best vs. the Best series was originally published on reelreader.com, a great website for discussing pop culture and entertainment. We are taking another spin at …

It was only a matter of time before the Halloween franchise had another chance to simultaneously scare and please audiences around the world. But unlike many cynical cash grabs of recent memory that came about from needlessly …

As part of October, the scariest movie month of the year, MovieBabble is looking back at one of the most prominent horror franchises out there: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. The following article is part …

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? Inspires nostalgia as we look ahead anxiously at the future of women’s rights.  Synopsis Directed By: Johanna Demetrakas Starring: Lily Tomlin, Gloria Steinem, Michelle Phillips, Jane Fonda, Cynthia MacAdams, Cheryl …

Last week Halloween (2018) proved to be a monster success when it hauled in $75 million+ over its debut weekend. The film also opened to rave reviews, something that the franchise has failed to do …

With two impeccable films in Whiplash and La La Land, Damien Chazelle had already proved himself as a director to watch in Hollywood. But First Man is another high mark for the filmmaker, turning a seemingly by-the-numbers prestige story into …

“The strongest human emotion is fear. It’s the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman…” In this part I will cover what I consider to be the …

It’s about time that Netflix got itself a kickass action movie to offer its subscribers. We’ve gotten plenty of romantic comedies and horror movies this year from the streaming service, but not necessarily an amazing …

Believe it or not, I actually only watched American History X this year. It does seem strange that someone who writes for a film site like MovieBabble, and who generally perceives herself to be quite …

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that Hollywood today has a significant percentage of British people. Maybe it’s always been like that and I’ve just never noticed, but I feel like England is trying …

I’ll be honest, as a horror-geek, the Halloween franchise is one of the hardest to get through. This is only because the original has been such an inspiration to the genre, to the slasher icons …

Sometimes, we are presented with a choice when it comes to the direction that our life will take. We can silently go along with what is expected of us, or we can go with what …

Some movies are in theaters just for their initial theatrical run only to then disappear off into obscurity shortly after. The only chance they have of being seen again is as you passively sift through …

Spoiler alert: Wish Upon sucks. Well, realistically, that’s not a spoiler because everyone knows that it’s true. The high-concept horror flick from 2017 crashed and burn in amazing fashion, becoming a fan favorite as a comedy rather than a …

Bullitt, a crime/action movie, was first released fifty years ago today. Starring Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn, it’s far more intelligent than you might expect, and it has become a cinema classic. The Synopsis Just …