Sean Coates

“You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn’t stop to think if you should”. This iconic line delivered by Jeff Goldblum’s Dr. Ian Malcolm in the original Jurassic Park is …

Formula 1 is at the height of its powers. Having finally broken through in the US after decades of trying (largely thanks to the success of the Netflix documentary series Drive to Survive), this high-octane, …

Making history at the Oscars, the box office, and encouraging us all to overcome the one-inch barrier of subtitles, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite was a cinematic juggernaut unlike anything we’ve seen. Director Bong brought his signature …

With nearly 100 years of cinematic history that has included numerous failures and false dawns in the 21st century, it would seem there isn’t much new ground to be covered when it comes to the …

There’s an inherent, almost post-modern irony about Coraline Fargeat’s much-anticipated second feature after 2017’s Revenge simply within its title. The Substance not only eludes to the mysterious and vague miracle drug at the center of this brazen …

Is there a genre of film that is more frustrating than the music biopic? These larger-than-life icons who lived incredible, inspirational, and even tragic lives when adapted for the big screen are so often the …

If you love cinema, then chances are, you love Martin Scorsese. His indelible mark on cinema could not be bigger, both as a filmmaker with a foundational and eclectic oeuvre most artists could only dream …

If Tom Cruise is the last true bankable movie star, then Christopher Nolan is one of just a handful of truly bankable auteur blockbuster directors we have left. Someone who is not a job-for-hire director …

Where would we be without Tom Cruise? What is it about this crazed cinematic daredevil in his early 60s that keeps us coming back to the movies in droves? Hollywood is now a minefield of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“It wasn’t easy, but it’s worth it”. These words from co-writer and star of Bros, Billy Eichner, in his Q&A after its Melbourne premiere screening resonated with a thundering echo. Not just in terms of …

They say all publicity is good publicity, and Olivia Wilde’s much-anticipated directorial follow-up to Booksmart has brought with it a cascading deluge of behind-the-scenes gossip. From conflicting reports on Shia LaBeouf’s departure from the project, Wilde’s affair …

January 9th, 1997. David Bowie stands before a massive crowd at Madison Square Garden at a special concert event for his 50th birthday and exclaims, “I don’t know where I am going from here, but …

Regular MovieBabble readers must be growing tired of every review from yours truly opening with a sermon-esque pontification bemoaning the state of contemporary studio cinema, desperately trying to find some light at the end of …

As a cynical film reviewer with a chronic case of cape fatigue frustrated and concerned with the current state of Hollywood cinema, it takes a lot for me to muster up any excitement for superhero …

Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms caused quite a stir when it unexpectedly took out the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2019. The film loosely based on Lapid’s own life about an Israeli man who flees …

Under the bright glistening haze of blue and pink lights, Ritwek Pareek’s vibrant debut feature opens on 40-something drunkard Thakur Lal. His internal monologue spouts vague philosophical musings before mounting his motorcycle and going for …

After a number of standout supporting roles over the last half a decade, Riz Ahmed‘s wiry unpredictability and genuine pathos he injects into his performances has seen him evolve into a leading man with an …

Cinema has given us many incarnations and interpretations of the vampire mythos since F.W Murnau’s Nosferatu almost a century ago. We’ve seen them portrayed as everything from baroque aristocrats, mindless parasitic monsters, mysterious outsiders in …

It was November of 1970. Dennis Hopper, hot off the success of his counterculture masterpiece Easy Rider and deep into post-production of his second feature, The Last Movie travels from Taos, New Mexico to Los Angeles …

Cast your minds back five years ago to August of 2016. After two successive movies of superhero allies fighting each other over clashing ideologies with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil …

Taylor Sheridan emerged as an exciting new screenwriting talent in the mid-2010s. A long-time TV actor who appeared on shows like Sons of Anarchy and Veronica Mars, Sheridan’s first screenplay for 2015’s Sicario introduced the world to …

As far as I am concerned, there are three certainties in life; death, taxes, and film adaptations of video game franchises always being bitterly disappointing or just plain bad. Over the years, so many great …

It’s a tale as old as sport itself and one that is forever etched into sporting history; the comeback. Once successful athletes who are down and out that come from the clouds, like a phoenix …

One of the most fascinatingly odd Hollywood trends of the past decade has been the remolding of the action genre. With superheroes and comic book characters becoming the popular action stars for the new generation, …

Welcome to the second installment of The Babble Down Under. This month,  I thought I’d change it up a little bit and not just review one film, but give a brief overview of the very …

I am autistic and I am tired. I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome when I was 8 years old. Although I have always had a love of film, it was not until my late teens …

Being an Australian writer for a US-based website, I have always strived to review and promote Australian cinema ever since I started at MovieBabble. And now, Our wonderful CEO has given me my own special …