The MovieBabble Podcast

“If I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!” Words to live by. You’d be hard-pressed to find a film franchise more in-grained in American popular culture than Rocky. From the rugged neo-realism…

You can accuse M. Night Shyamalan of being many things, but he’s certainly never boring. On the heels of his latest film, Knock at the Cabin, coming to theaters, Spencer and Nick decided to come…

The new year has plenty to be excited about. We have a truly stacked slate for the first time since before the pandemic; many industry leaders — including Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, Sofia…

March was a busy month at the box office. While The Batman took most of the commercial and critical kudos, Nick and I got to see plenty of other movies as well. We dive into…

Aside from the slap heard around the world, the 94th Academy Awards were filled with a plethora of other highs and lows. This broadcast featured the return of the hosts, the first Best Picture win…

This time of year is all predictions, and with less than a week until the 94th Academy Awards, we decided to do something a little different. Listen to myself, Sophia, Jonathan, and Nick pick which…

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…

Much like last year, the BAFTA nominations provided us with some much needed surprises at this point in the awards season. From some notable acting misses to a rather inspired directors lineup, listen to myself,…

On this week’s episode of The MovieBabble Podcast, Brennan and I recap the past few weeks at the box office. We talk through the rare singular Coen Brother production in The Tragedy of Macbeth. We…

On this week’s episode of the MovieBabble Podcast I am joined by Nick, Collin, and Jonathan as we get excited for the year to come and all things film in 2022.  We offer up our…

Much like 2020, 2021 was a chaotic and trying year in the film industry. With many ups and downs throughout the year, one thing rang true, the movies were indeed back in 2021. Maybe not…

A lot has transpired since the we drafted our awards season slates back in early November. Last week, the “reformed” Hollywood Foreign Press Association unveiled this years Golden Globe nominees, and the critics spoke as…

This week Spider-Man: No Way Home smashed not just pandemic records but even opening weekend records held since long before COVID-19 surfaced. Yet success is not for all at the box office, while Spidey soars many…

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,…

Nick and I are back to talk Eternals, Spencer, Red Notice, and The French Dispatch. We break down the MCU’s first certified rotten flick in great detail. We talk what we liked about the certainly unique take on…

Don’t look now, but the Oscars are creeping up on us! This year, the MovieBabble crew has decided to throw a twist into our coverage and place our very own stake in the 2021/22 awards…

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…

This weekend saw the release of the pandemic’s largest theatrical opening to date. Venom: Let There Be Carnage swung to a roaring $90 million debut, topping its predecessor by a cool $10 million. Nick and I…

The 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival offered numerous different avenues for movie watching. Audiences and critics alike got to experience the newest in film at the theaters, online, and even at several…

This week began with the long-anticipated release of the first Spider-Man: No Way Home teaser. Promising plenty of action, villains, and the Raimi universe along the way. Nick and I discuss our reactions to the trailer…

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…

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…

This weekend saw the release of the highly anticipated, James-Gunn-directed film The Suicide Squad. Despite an arguably soft opening at the box office amid concerns of the Delta variant, the film has proven to be a…

This week saw a heap of controversy roll through Film Twitter, starting with the news that Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for lost profits due to the release of Black Widow on Disney+ at the…

This week saw the competitive release of Snake Eyes and Old, two films that raked in nearly the same amount of money but one is a solid success and the other is a considerable flop. Snake Eyes…

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…

The tenth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise roared onto the scene this weekend with a pandemic high of $70 million. The shark may have been jumped, but the franchise is giving the box office…

In the Heights, the first in a slew of musicals this year, arrived this past week in theaters and on HBO Max. Its arrival helped create the first genuinely competitive box office in nearly a…

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…

On this very special episode of The MovieBabble Podcast, Nick, Jonathan, Collin, and I present you a special summer movie showcase. In an auction-style draft, each member of the crew is given 1,000 “dollars” to…