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Nick Kush

Nick Kush

A current young professional in the Richmond, Virginia area, Nick founded MovieBabble in October of 2016 when he was a bored college student with nothing else to do. (And he kicks himself every day that his story isn't better.) Nick is also a member of the Internet Film Critics Society and the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association. You can follow him on Twitter @nkush42

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Reviews: ‘When You Finish Saving the World’, ‘Brian and Charles’, and ‘The Cathedral’

    by Nick Kush February 10, 2022
    by Nick Kush February 10, 2022

    When You Finish Saving the World Is it the least shocking film development ever that Jesse Eisenberg, one of our most anxious, idiosyncratic performers, centered his directorial debut around two highly anxious, idiosyncratic characters? If…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Navalny’

    by Nick Kush February 9, 2022
    by Nick Kush February 9, 2022

    The reported heinous acts committed by the Russian government sound like something straight out of a 1970s political thriller. And that’s probably exactly how they like it. “If you want to kill someone,” Alexei Navalny…

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    Sundance 2022 Megapod!

    by Nick Kush February 9, 2022
    by Nick Kush February 9, 2022

    For a brief moment, Sundance 2022 looked like it was going to function as a return to in-person festival moviegoing for the entire industry. Naturally, nature had other plans in store, so the entire festival…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’

    by Nick Kush February 8, 2022
    by Nick Kush February 8, 2022

    If you’ve watched an indie film or two in your day, odds are you’ve stumbled upon a movie about a white guy who just can’t figure things out. They have no idea what to do…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Fire of Love’

    by Nick Kush February 3, 2022
    by Nick Kush February 3, 2022

    Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love is truly a sensory overload, and not just because of its staggering archival footage of gorgeous volcanoes. On top of that, it’s edited like a French New Wave film to the tune…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘After Yang’

    by Nick Kush January 26, 2022
    by Nick Kush January 26, 2022

    After Yang has one of my favorite recent open credits sequences: after a few muted back-and-forths, Jake (Colin Farrell), his wife Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith), his daughter Mika (Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja), and his android Yang (Justin…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Resurrection’

    by Nick Kush January 24, 2022
    by Nick Kush January 24, 2022

    Rebecca Hall has been on a tear as of late, starring in one severely disturbing film after the next, while also taking time to direct a very impressive debut feature in Passing (which continues to…

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    Nick Kush’s Top 10 Movies of 2021

    by Nick Kush January 21, 2022
    by Nick Kush January 21, 2022

    I’ve given up on figuring out whether or not a given year is a “good” year for film. The conclusion is always based on a combination of personal taste and a willingness to explore. A…

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    West Side Stories, ‘Red Rocket’, and ‘The Power of the Dog’

    by Nick Kush December 14, 2021
    by Nick Kush December 14, 2021

    Remake cynicism begone, Steven Spielberg’s retelling of West Side Story is pretty damn good. The titan filmmaker managed to inject some classic Spielberg Magic™ into the musical that we’ve been missing in film for some time,…

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    ‘Last and First Men’: Contemplating the End of Days

    by Nick Kush December 12, 2021
    by Nick Kush December 12, 2021

    I often find myself listening to Jóhann Jóhannsson’s compositions as I go about my day, either those tied to the films he scored in the 2010s or his original works. He had a knack for…

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    ‘Dune’ Is Finally Here, ‘Halloween Kills’ Is Lame, No One Saw ‘The Last Duel’, and Daniel Craig Says Goodbye in ‘No Time to Die’

    by Nick Kush October 26, 2021
    by Nick Kush October 26, 2021

    We’ve waited and waited, and finally, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has arrived. It’s a lot to unpack, but it’s undoubtedly one of the biggest moviegoing events of the year. We discuss our general thoughts on the…

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    ‘Ratcatcher’: Trauma Never Fades

    by Nick Kush October 23, 2021
    by Nick Kush October 23, 2021

    The notion that a first-time filmmaker could blend the rugged, depressive existence of scrappy children struggling to get by in one of Glasgow’s most oppressive neighborhoods with a bizarre dream sequence that includes a mouse…

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    ‘The Year of the Everlasting Storm’ Captures the Human Toll of the Pandemic from All Angles

    by Nick Kush September 11, 2021
    by Nick Kush September 11, 2021

    In a shocking twist, an anthology movie that has several shorts from some of our best international filmmakers is really good. The Year of the Everlasting Storm is yet another COVID-19-centered production, except it’s one…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Glasshouse’

    by Nick Kush August 25, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 25, 2021

    So many pandemic-set films since the beginning of COVID-19 are about the immediacy of it. The near-instantaneous feeling that everything has changed without the time to possibly reckon with what’s happened. Kelsey Egan’s Glasshouse takes…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘The Sadness’

    by Nick Kush August 24, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 24, 2021

    Almost every conceivable trigger warning is in effect for Rob Jabbaz’s pandemic horror movie, The Sadness. Saying the film isn’t afraid to “go there” is probably the biggest understatement of Fantasia 2021 — it’s undoubtedly the…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Stanleyville’

    by Nick Kush August 23, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 23, 2021

    A mysterious social experiment brings a group of eccentric strangers together to compete for a prize. It’s the synopsis for many low-budget thrillers and dark comedies. And somehow, Stanleyville feels almost entirely divorced from the subgenre. You’ve…

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    No One Will Remember ‘Reminiscence’, Everyone Will Remember ‘Annette’, and ‘Prisoners’ Has Very Funny Character Names

    by Nick Kush August 23, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 23, 2021

    Sadly for Hugh Jackman, Reminiscence flopped hard this weekend, both critically and financially. Despite the crew wanting more mid-budget movies with movie stars attached to them, Lisa Joy’s directorial debut just didn’t cut it. But…

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    Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘La Verónica’

    by Nick Kush August 22, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 22, 2021

    Despite how much social media is seemingly at the center of our lives, there are still only precious few good movies about the subject. What is it that makes it so hard to capture? Is…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes’

    by Nick Kush August 18, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 18, 2021

    The PR machine for the film industry can sometimes be a nightmare as directors, actors, and others associated with a project do whatever they can to hype it up. After a while, the insane comparisons…

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    ‘Free Guy’ Overperforms, ‘Respect’ Stumbles, ‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Exists for Some Reason, and ‘The Kissing Booth 3’ Is Here!!!

    by Nick Kush August 16, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 16, 2021

    Three movies released wide in theaters this weekend. First was Free Guy, the Ryan Reynolds vehicle which finally opened after approximately 57 delays. Then there was Respect, the Jennifer-Hudson-led biopic on Aretha Franklin’s life and career which…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Strawberry Mansion’

    by Nick Kush August 5, 2021
    by Nick Kush August 5, 2021

    So many films present a dystopian future by isolating one particularly destructive idea and playing out its disastrous societal effects. Whatever the cause for the decline of civilization — whether it’s alien invasions, dictatorships, or…

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  • Streaming AnimationStreaming Reviews

    ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Is a Despicable Display of Studio Marketing

    by Nick Kush July 22, 2021
    by Nick Kush July 22, 2021

    In the never-ending LeBron James-Michael Jordan debate, it always comes back to counting championships. For many, LeBron will never surpass Jordan until he at least earns his sixth NBA title. Sitting at four currently, that…

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    We’re Back! Box Office Updates, Black Widow, Loki, and Everything Else We Missed

    by Nick Kush July 21, 2021
    by Nick Kush July 21, 2021

    After a three-week hiatus for the podcast, we’re back! A lot has happened since the last episode — box office shenanigans, big-budget flops, buzzy indie releases — and Brennan and I are here to take…

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    ‘Luca’ Is Low-Stakes, Luscious, and Loving

    by Nick Kush July 8, 2021
    by Nick Kush July 8, 2021

    Crystal blue water, golden hour sunshine, delicious pasta, and plenty more lovely vibes. While watching Luca, you may come to forget it comes from the same company that made three Cars movies. It probably won’t…

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  • Rankings

    Every Conjuring Universe Movie Ranked From Worst to Best

    by Nick Kush June 24, 2021
    by Nick Kush June 24, 2021

    The Conjuring Universe’s success continues to confound me. Generally, its films range from unwatchable to well-crafted, but obvious homages to better horror films from past decades. And yet, they continue to kill at the box office.…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Dream Horse’: A Surprisingly Charming Drama About Getting Back in the Race

    by Nick Kush June 11, 2021
    by Nick Kush June 11, 2021

    A group of lovable misfits in a predominantly working-class Welsch village comes together to form a horse racing syndicate to compete against the big boys on the race track. They’re all down on their luck, either…

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  • ComedyReviews

    ‘Cruella’ Is a Very Odd, Yet Highly Watchable Disney Departure

    by Nick Kush June 8, 2021
    by Nick Kush June 8, 2021

    You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who asked for a 134-minute origin story of a character who originated in a 79-minute cartoon, but alas, Cruella is here. Since the film premiered, much of the conversation has…

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    ‘The Conjuring 3′, A Quiet Place: Part II’, and ‘Cruella’ Ignite the Box Office. Plus, ‘Paterson’!

    by Nick Kush June 7, 2021
    by Nick Kush June 7, 2021

    With The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and A Quiet Place: Part II performing well along with Cruella causing a stir, movie theaters have felt a noticeable jolt in the last two weeks, which…

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  • Streaming AnimationStreaming Reviews

    ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Is Another Resounding Win for Sony Pictures Animation

    by Nick Kush May 21, 2021
    by Nick Kush May 21, 2021

    All hail Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, purveyors of all things deliriously unhinged, meta, and yet still somehow deeply thoughtful. I still contend one of the biggest mistakes in blockbuster moviemaking the last decade was…

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    ‘Paddington 2’ Is the Best Movie Ever Made, ‘Mortal Kombat’, and ‘Bullitt’

    by Nick Kush May 3, 2021
    by Nick Kush May 3, 2021

    A recently discovered 80-year-old review ruined Citizen Kane‘s 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, vaulting Paddington 2 to the top of the site’s rating system. The news once again brought up the discussion of the value…

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