If you enjoy kiddie superhero movies or Saturday morning cartoons, this isn’t for you. This episode of the MovieBabble Podcast is made for grown-ups, so you’re not in the demographic. Grown-up topics include: The Box…
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On this week’s podcast, we continue to answer the tough questions, such as: Is Project Power worth discussing? Why do people like Josh Duhamel so much? Do teenage boys make up all of MovieBabble’s site…
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This week on The MovieBabble Podcast, we ask the tough questions that other critics are too afraid to tackle. For example: What does the abolition of the Paramount Decrees mean? When does the Kissing Booth Franchise…
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MIFF 2020: An Interview with Allison Chhorn, Director of ‘The Plastic House’
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesCambodian-Australian, Allison Chhorn is an artist of many talents. A skilled photographer, painter, composer, and filmmaker, Chhorn is a bold and intriguing new voice in Australia’s artistic landscape. Her latest experimental cinematic effort, The Plastic…
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Psyche, just when we thought we were out of the Tenet release date discussion, it drags us back in. The Christopher Nolan blockbuster has once again planted its flag, though this time over a usually under-performing holiday…
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Everything is canceled! Or, at least that’s what it feels like. In the wake of a slew of indefinite delays for Tenet, Mulan, Top Gun, and even Star Wars, the box office will remain empty for some time. Nick…
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The new content train has come to a sudden halt after last week’s torrent of new movies. However, Nick, Brennan, and I still watch things like the good movie babblers we are. Peacock is here,…
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With the releases of Greyhound, The Old Guard, and Palm Springs on various streaming services, the weekend felt pretty normal (if you avoid thinking about the hellscape of a situation we still all find ourselves…
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Surprise! Tenet has once again been rescheduled, but Christopher Nolan is probably more frustrated by his greatest films being streamed via Fortnite… In the wake of another round of COVID-19-related delays, will The New Mutants face…
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Trying to wash the memory of Artemis Fowl from their minds, Brennan and Nick take some time to deep dive into Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods (spoilers). It’s also a crazy time in the movie world, with…
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This past week was strangely one of the more crowded for movies since the start of quarantine with the releases of Da 5 Bloods, Artemis Fowl, and The King of Staten Island on various streaming platforms and VOD. (If…
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Becky is taking the box office by storm… or at least as much of a storm as it can muster between 42 drive-in theaters. The box office has yet to fully return, but Tenet still remains…
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HBO Max is here, and it is loaded to the brim with classic and contemporary content. Between Warner Bros’ century-old library, Turner Classic Movies, Studio Ghibli, and more, it is a real contender with Netflix…
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Scoob! forwent its theatrical release and landed on digital this week. Though none of us thought it was worth dropping $20 on, we still took the time to pay it some respect and discussion. We…
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AMC appears to have found a potential ally, or overlord, in Amazon. After preliminary meetings between the two this week, AMC’s stock rose astronomically. As the theater slump continues, any news is good news to…
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AMC has declared war on Universal Pictures after the studio claimed it would further utilize Video On Demand launches following the success of Trolls: World Tour. Cineworld quickly backed AMC up but Regal later recanted and…
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Another week, another quarantine period. Netflix continues to gain traction, especially with the release of Extraction. (See what I did there.) The Netflix Top 10 List is pretty stacked between Netflix’s new releases and a plethora…
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As we roll further into quarantine, Netflix looks like more of a winner. Netflix stock is at its all-time high, and they’re the only studio consistently releasing new movies. For now, all is going right…
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Have you ever noticed how every movie that has the word “rise” in the title is the worst movie in the trilogy? Well, Brennan and I have. Quarantine leads the mind to many an unusual…
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We’re well into quarantine, and now movies that were supposed to come out in the prime summer months are all starting to push back their release dates. The last week saw Top Gun: Maverick, The…
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With the box office at even further of a standstill, the streaming services reign supreme. As release dates as far as June are being pushed back, there isn’t much in the way of new “big…
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The box office is at a near-complete halt due to the closures mandated by major theater chains earlier this week. With March and April’s release schedules also cleared, there aren’t any theatrical releases on the…
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COVID-19 Decimates Box Office Totals: What Do We Do from Here?
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThe effects of COVID-19 increased tenfold over the last week in the United States, with closings, cancellations, suspensions, delays, and postponements coming form every direction. People are started to stay home, which is great for…
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The Coronavirus Makes Its First Noticeable Impact on the Box Office
by Nick Kushby Nick KushWith a growing list of items that includes the cancellation of SXSW 2020, MGM pushing No Time To Die to November, and now Onward‘s lackluster first-place finish this weekend at the box office, the effects of…
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After several failed attempts to get their Dark Universe up and running, Universal has passed responsibilities off to Blumhouse with the hopes of them finding talented filmmakers to make inspired, one-off films with their classic…
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Beats the Memes to Become a Box Office Hit
by Nick Kushby Nick KushWhen it comes to dunking on things that seem really, really stupid, the internet is just about undefeated. The weekend brought with it an exception to that rule: Sonic the Hedgehog. The big-screen adaptation of…
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‘Birds of Prey’ Struggles in Its Opening Weekend, But is It a Flop?
by Nick Kushby Nick KushBirds of Prey came in well below studio and industry expectations, battling a slew of Oscar-nominated movies as well as other popular movies in their latest weeks of release. Was it the quality of the…
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Sundance 2020 was a whirlwind experience, to say the least. Both Collin and I are still shaking off the cobwebs from the week spent in Park City, but the lack of sleep didn’t stop us…
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MovieBabble’s 2020 Oscar Predictions
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéIt has been a relatively boring awards season, with many of the key categories — Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress — essentially locked up with many repeat…