Collin Willis

Shazam! claimed its second week as the top box office grosser this weekend, with Little opening up in the number two spot. But the real story here is Hellboy, which struggled mightily, failing to compete with the …

Shazam! opened to a well-earned $150+ million weekend worldwide. The Zachary Levi-helmed movie is a hit with critics and fans alike, bringing much-needed heart into the DCEU. In other corners of the market, Pet Sematary …

Shazam! is the first comic book movie in a while to lean full tilt into its source material’s cheesiness. While Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy has been noted for its campiness, it has nothing on Shazam!. This isn’t bad, …

How high can Dumbo fly? To quote another Disney movie, it’s more “falling with style” than it is flying. Dumbo takes the weekend, but with a much narrower victory than its budget warrants as Us continues …

Jordan Peele has cemented himself as an elite force in Hollywood with Us. The spiritual follow-up to 2017’s Get Out far surpasses early estimates, eclipsing the $70 million mark at the domestic box office. Captain …

Captain Marvel continues to go higher, further, and faster than the competition. (Like the title of this article, we enjoy our cheesy jokes here at MovieBabble). But in other, more depressing news, Wonder Park opens up …

Guardians of the Galaxy meets Independence Day. That is the most accurate and most concise way to sum up Captain Marvel. The movie is an edgy, space-thrill ride from start to finish. It maintains its …

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World continues to soar at the box office in its second week. Accompanied by the (supposed) final Madea film, A Madea Family Funeral, the box office is heating …

February continues in a slump. While bolstered by the release of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the box office is still fairly stagnant as both Alita and The Lego Movie 2 manage …

The Walt Disney Company is taking over. After years of buy-outs, merchandising, and undermining, the company is ready to strike. The Disney Conspiracy goes deep, but how deep does it go? All the way, that’s …

February’s dismal start continues through Valentine’s Day weekend. Alita: Battle Angel, Happy Death Day 2U, and Isn’t it Romantic all struggle to earn back their budgets. The Lego Movie 2 continues to underperform its predecessor, …

While it’s been a critical success, The Lego Movie 2 isn’t shaping up to be the same box office success as its predecessor. The film grossed an estimated $34.4 million over its opening weekend. In …

Everything is still awesome. While the long-awaited The Lego Movie sequel doesn’t completely capture the magic of its predecessor, it sets a standard for what animated sequels should be. This movie sits among the likes …

Movie trailers lead me into one of two opinions over an upcoming movie. Ideally, I see the trailer and think “wow, that looks really good.”. However, often times I see the trailer and think “put …

2019 is a year of endings. This years sees the “final” installments for many characters and several notable franchises. It seems appropriate to start reminiscing and sending them off now, that way we might be …

I collect films on Blu-Ray, so I own a pretty substantial number of films. The other day when I was trying to decide what to watch, I saw Kong: Skull Island on the shelf. The …

The director of Anchorman and Step Brothers made a movie about Dick Cheney. It’s quite a step away from his start, but Adam McKay follows up 2015’s The Big Short with Vice. With Steve Carell …

The Transformers Franchise is one of Hollywood’s worst. For over a decade we have been subject to Michael Bay’s exploding and shooting versions of these famous robots. When Bumblebee was announced, I was hesitant. The …

This week will see the release of a new Transformers and a new DC movie. Due to the lackluster history of these franchises, their stories will no doubt be focused around a MacGuffin. A MacGuffin …

Spider-Man films have a history of being hit or miss. As long as Sony as it at the wheel, the quality of these films will continue to vary across the board. When Sony first announced …

Nobody asked for Once Upon a Deadpool. There was no need for Once Upon a Deadpool. However, Disney takes over Fox in less than a month and so the studio, like Deadpool in the first …

If you received an email titled “NEWLY SINGLE for MovieBabble?”, what would you think? Personally, I thought that MovieBabble had been taken over and was now a spam dating website, but then I read the …

Brand Recognition: The Movie fits as an alternate title for this film. I am going to start off this piece by trying to process all of the logos and icons that are thrown at the audience …

Earlier this week, Marvel Comics giant Stan Lee passed away. The impact of his death is equivalent to that of Walt Disney’s death in 1966. A creative genius, Lee’s impact on pop culture is rivaled …

I recently lost a sizeable amount of faith in J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot. The Cloverfield Paradox was so bad that the famed director sank down a few notches in my mental rankings. That being …

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 …

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 …

Bad Times at the El Royale may be the title of the film, but I had a great time at the El Royale. Drew Goddard’s sixties noir-thriller is rife with thrills, humor, and twists. In …

Venom is one of the down-right coolest comic book characters of all time. His status as an icon is almost to the level of villains such as the Joker and Lex Luthor. After a botched …

It’s a Kevin Hart movie. That’s all you need to know before reading. Take it as a warning or a reason to keep reading, the choice is up to you. The following review will be …