Sometimes a film comes around that is so deeply imaginative, so wildly entertaining, and so gut-bustingly hilarious that you leave the theater excited and grateful to have had the opportunity to experience it. These are…
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Reviews
Sundance Film Festival 2022 Reviews: ‘When You Finish Saving the World’, ‘Brian and Charles’, and ‘The Cathedral’
by Nick Kushby Nick KushWhen 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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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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Despite the several stellar films we got last year, 2020 was still undoubtedly a tough year for movies. The film world still saw its fair share of turbulence in 2021, but it is fair to…
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Every once and a while, a filmmaker comes along to flip the script and tackle themes and ideas that most are afraid to touch. Sean Baker has done this his entire career, but especially with…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
West Side Stories, ‘Red Rocket’, and ‘The Power of the Dog’
by Nick Kushby Nick KushRemake 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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DramaReviews
London Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
by Bethany Lolaby Bethany LolaDouble, double toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble. It’s a story we all know. One of Shakespeare’s many classics, The Tragedy of Macbeth takes pride in being a new spin on the 1606…
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It is one of the most satisfying feelings when you are watching a film and it dawns on you that you’re watching something great. For a specific type of viewer, David Lowery’s latest film The…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
We’re Back! Box Office Updates, Black Widow, Loki, and Everything Else We Missed
by Nick Kushby Nick KushAfter 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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ComedyReviews
‘Zola’ Captures the Foundational Enjoyment of Storytelling
by Aubrey McKayby Aubrey McKayWe practically demand that our entertainment speak to us in a meaningful way. We require it to be some sort of solution or commentary to the injustices in the world, expecting our creatives to help…
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Religious beliefs — or idolatry of any symbols whether it be godlike or commercial — have been essential to our species. Look beyond the philosophical aspect and toward the fantastical elements of certain beliefs that…
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For all the time spent lamenting the end of cinema post-March, there were still plenty of great movies to see in 2020. This year marked the largest number of new movies I’ve seen in a…
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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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Here at MovieBabble, we like to watch movies, obviously. However, the Coronavirus has created a sudden drop off in the number of new movies for us to watch. But we will not be stopped, and…
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DocumentaryReviews
‘Boys State’ is a Fascinating Look at a Very American Event
by Brian Connorby Brian Connor“The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever being one.” – Billy Connolly Since 1935, The American Legion has sponsored Boys State (and Girls State, which is somehow a separated…
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ReviewsWestern
‘First Cow’, First Non-Toxic Masculine Representation
by Anna Campionby Anna CampionKelly Reichardt’s latest, First Cow, distributed by A24, is an intimate look at male friendship, the American dream, and baking. Reichardt is well-known for her films about American life, focusing on dire times and looked-over…
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Oz Perkins is a talented filmmaker. His previous directorial outings range from good (I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives in the House) to great (The Blackcoat’s Daughter). When I heard he was making a…
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DramaReviews
‘Minari’ is Uplifting, Tragic, Funny, and the Best Film Out of Sundance 2020
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThere are precious few films that announce their brilliance in their opening moments. Minari is one of those films — and I’m positive that this isn’t the “Sundance high” talking that frequently comes with reactions…
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2019 delivered some great cinema! While the return of great directors like Tarantino and Scorsese has been the highlight of awards season, we also saw some great directorial debuts on the indie scene. Films like…
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Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that. Credits Directed By:…
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2019 was a big year for A24, which distributed some of the more noteworthy and beloved indie films, including The Lighthouse, Midsommar, High Life, The Farewell, and many more. But arguably none were more successful…
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ReviewsThriller
Prepare for ‘Uncut Gems’ to Repeatedly Punch You in the Face (In a Good Way!)
by Nick Kushby Nick KushUncut Gems feels like it is partially plucked from my dream journal. It has so many things that I love or am captivated by, from a New York-based crime story to a great Adam Sandler…
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HorrorReviews
‘The Lighthouse’ Draws You in Much Like the Lighthouse at Its Center
by Chris Wagerby Chris WagerThis just in…. After seeing The Lighthouse, and more specifically Robert Pattinson’s amazing performance, a Texas man has vowed to watch every Robert Pattinson movie to see what he has been missing. “I mean, where…
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The best stories are the ones that speak to all of us. Regardless of the time, place and/or culture that the story is set in, there is a humanity to the characters and narrative that…
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These best/worst of the month articles are always an opportunity to express my exaggerated concerns with the industry as a whole. However, July was actually a bright spot of the summer movie season, balancing nicely…
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I can picture the more standard, Hollywood version of Share in my head: it’s full of long diatribes, tearful wishes, and happy resolutions. A24’s Share, however, is far more cynical and rough, challenging its audience to accept its…
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June was…rough. We saw a slew of high-profile blockbusters flop hard; most notably, Dark Phoenix will lose Fox (Disney) around $100 million. Other films like The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Shaft also cratered,…
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Surveys
‘Midsommar’ Exit Survey: You’ll Have a Strong Reaction to It Either Way
by Nick Kushby Nick KushWell, Midsommar was an experience, to say the least. Following up Hereditary, last year’s breakout indie hit, wasn’t going to be an easy task, mostly because you probably loved it and had your expectations very…