The MovieBabble Podcast

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…

Zack Snyder is once again here to save cinema with Netflix’s Army of the Dead. Snyder’s return to the zombie genre is flawed but fun, although Brennan and I disagree on how much of either it…

Spiral led a crowded(!) weekend at theaters, but despite Chris Rock’s best efforts, the film isn’t anywhere close to a good entrant in the Saw franchise. Similarly, Netflix’s The Woman in the Window is a…

Yes, the 2021 Oscars may have only happened three weeks ago, but we just can’t get enough! Between new Paul Thomas Anderson content, Guillermo del Toro and Chloé Zhao’s Best Picture follow-ups, and the return…

With the release of Gia Coppola’s Mainstream this week, the team deep dives into the interesting and quirky career of Andrew Garfield, from Spider-Man to Under the Silver Lake. Brennan, Nick, and Jonathan also unpack recent controversies surrounding the Hollywood…

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…

After what has been one of the longest awards seasons in Academy history, we are now down to just a couple of days before the big ceremony. Listen to this special edition of MovieBabble’s Road…

Earlier this week it was both shockingly and suddenly revealed that Arclight Cinemas and the Cinerama Dome would be closing their doors. Nick, Brennan, and I discuss this crushing blow to the Hollywood moviegoing experience…

Are movie theaters back?!?! Godzilla vs. Kong has dominated around the world at the box office thus far, grossing almost as much as Godzilla: King of the Monsters did in its entire theatrical run in only…

After a brief hiatus (due to this absurdly stretched-out awards season), we are back! On this week’s episode of MovieBabble’s Road to the 2021 Oscars, we cover the SAG Awards, the PGA Awards, and the…

It’s been a busy week for both movies and movie-related news. Disney+ dropped episode two of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but that’s not all. Not only did we get the release of Bob Odenkirk’s Nobody,…

This weekend saw the digital release of a long-rumored, heavily speculated, and reportedly expensive restoration of Justice League. Zack Snyder’s original vision became complete through HBO Max, and Brennan and I (plus a surprise guest) are…

This edition of the Road to the 2021 Oscars features our reactions and thoughts to the OFFICIAL Oscar nominees which were unveiled on Monday. We breakdown the biggest snubs and surprises, and we deem who…

Because Brennan and I can’t escape awards talk, we break down the 2021 Razzie nominations, which are full of noms for 365 Days, Dolittle, and Mike Lindell’s “documentary”. Who will “win” the coveted awards? Should…

In the week and a half since our last episode, a lot has happened in the Oscar race. On this week’s episode of MovieBabble’s Road to the Oscars, we cover the Critics Choice Winners, the…

WandaVision came to a close with the series finale dropping on Disney Plus over the weekend. While we take a quick break before The Falcon and the Winter Soldier airs in a few weeks, Collin and…

This week on MovieBabble’s Road to the Oscars we react to the 78th Golden Globe Awards, which took place last Sunday. While there were some major shocks and minor snubs, the show wasn’t too bad,…

With the finale of WandaVision less than a week away, Nick and I spend some time reflecting on episode 8 and what it means for the character of Wanda within the entire MCU. We also spend some…

This week, Martin Scorsese again shook Marvel Twitter to its core with an essay filled with controversial statements. Well, not exactly filled or controversial, but an uproar it caused nonetheless. Nick and I offer our…