2019

The MovieBabble staff saw many a film in 2019. Now that we have turned the calendar over to a new decade and had a moment to reflect, it’s time to close the book on the…

With a few days to reflect on all the movies I watched in the last calendar year, I feel very content with 2019’s slate. But I still watched a ton of crap. Too much, in…

Was 2019 a good or bad year for movies? Who’s to say. Regardless of what the immediate outcome is at the Oscars in a few months, we won’t know for sure until years down the…

As someone who pines for the days of hand-drawn animation, I’ve watched for updates on Sergio Pablos’ Klaus like a hawk. Pablos, a former Disney animator, has worked on this film for the better part…

Brennan Dubé of MovieBabble hosts the inaugural episode of Babble With Brennan. This podcast will proceed with bi-weekly episodes that cover an array of diverse topics within the film industry. This inaugural episode will feature…

There’s a very good chance you’ve never heard of Johnny Depp’s film The Professor. This is not necessarily indicative of the quality of the product. There are so many movies, good and bad, that are…

Some of the most effective horror films ever made deal in the corruption, subversion and perversion of the happy family unit. The Shining, Poltergeist, Get Out — movies such as these take the sacred image of family,…

Witnessing Netflix’s transformation from humble video-rental to gigantic streaming behemoth (bestreamoth?) has been disorienting at best. Whereas the release of a new Netflix original movie was once a momentous occasion, the platform nowadays churns out an…

I often find resolutions a bit hollow. I always chuckle to myself when I see all the resolutioners quickly begin to disappear from the gym by the third week of January, never to return until…

Farewell 2018 and hello 2019! With a new year comes more movies to enjoy, laugh or cry to, make fun of or throw a tantrum over. But today that’s all irrelevant as we focus on…

The following article on Disney and its outlook for 2019 was published in its original form on 71Republic on December 2nd.  Disney has always been a successful studio. One that often times has branded itself through…

Let’s look back to the year 2000, the release year of Unbreakable. Who could foresee that the movie would lead to not only a sequel, but an extended universe? Back then, the superhero genre was…

Star Wars: Once such a solid franchise appears to be on the ropes a little these days. The opinions from the fan base fluctuate drastically from one movie to the next. The Force Awakens, Rogue…

The 90th Academy Awards are over, and The Shape of Water walked away as the big winner — helping Guillermo Del Toro ascend into the pantheon of award-winning directors.  But, as with most things these days, members…

We may only be in the first quarter of 2018 but that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about 2019. With big films such as Avengers 4 and Star Wars: Episode IX hogging all the…