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    ‘Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot!’: Is This Stallone’s Most Embarrassing Film?

    by Chris van Dijk February 13, 2022
    by Chris van Dijk February 13, 2022

    I had a choice between writing a retrospective on David Lynch’s haunting Lost Highway, or this embarrassing 1992 comedy starring Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty. Every reasonable cineaste would naturally choose the former. One movie…

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    ‘Army of the Dead’: A (Mostly) Earned Victory Shamble for Zack Snyder

    by Michael Heimbaugh May 30, 2021
    by Michael Heimbaugh May 30, 2021

    It’s safe to say that no American filmmaker working today is quite as polarizing as Zack Snyder. Detractors renounce the Watchmen, 300, Man of Steel et al. director as the hack creator of one dour,…

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  • Action/AdventureReviews

    Mel Gibson Is a Gun-Toting Santa Claus in ‘Fatman’

    by Chris van Dijk November 16, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk November 16, 2020

    Fatman is an R-rated action movie starring Mel Gibson as Santa Claus… I can already feel many people shaking their heads. But, if you’re more like me, you might think this has the potential to…

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    ‘The Old Guard’ Kicks Ass and Should Make Names

    by Brian Connor July 12, 2020
    by Brian Connor July 12, 2020

    Netflix’s record with original Hollywood action movies is patchy at best. When the so-so Extraction is among the finer examples of their big-name blockbusters, there’s something not working. With The Old Guard, though, they might hopefully…

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    ‘Spenser Confidential’ is Yet Another Forgettable Berg/Wahlberg Action Romp

    by Michael Heimbaugh March 15, 2020
    by Michael Heimbaugh March 15, 2020

    Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg have been inseparable since first teaming up for 2013’s Lone Survivor. In the years since, they’ve become Hollywood’s leading providers of robust, forgettable action thrillers with weirdly conservative politics. They’re…

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  • Rankings

    Every ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie Ranked from Worst to Best

    by Nick Kush August 2, 2019
    by Nick Kush August 2, 2019

    The Fast and Furious franchise may not be everyone’s favorite, but there’s no debating that it still has a massive built-in fan base and has continued to gross stupid amounts of money at the box…

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  • Trends

    Five Bold Box Office Predictions For the Rest of 2019

    by Brennan Dubé April 23, 2019
    by Brennan Dubé April 23, 2019

    Not only is Endgame on the horizon, but so is the rest of the blockbuster season. The late spring/summer movie season is when studios have their largest money-makers…or their worst bombs. Either way, it’s a…

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    Film Review – Triple Threat (2019)

    by Chris van Dijk March 27, 2019
    by Chris van Dijk March 27, 2019

    Last week I reviewed Dragged Across Concrete, which co-starred Michael Jai White. Coincidentally, Triple Threat also co-stars Michael Jai White — he’s a lot nicer in DAC. Both films are also exceptionally violent. The similarities…

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  • Reviews

    5 Netflix Action Movies to Watch Right Now [Video]

    by Nick Kush March 22, 2019
    by Nick Kush March 22, 2019

    There’s too many goddamn movies out there. My head spins just looking at all the movies getting a theatrical release every week, let alone the plethora of films going straight to streaming and VOD. I…

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  • Reviews

    ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ and Writing for The Franchise Instead of The Film

    by Chris Wager February 21, 2019
    by Chris Wager February 21, 2019

    “Franchise.” That’s the magic word that causes all Hollywood execs to start comically drooling like Homer Simpson looking at a pink frosted donut. I imagine that anyone green-lighting movies is hoping to strike gold on…

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  • Retrospectives

    40 Years of ‘The Warriors’: How Well Does the Cult Classic Hold Up?

    by Michael Heimbaugh February 11, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh February 11, 2019

    Last week, Walter Hill’s street-fighting gang adventure The Warriors celebrated its 40th anniversary. Hill’s film, while initially poorly received by critics, has in the decades since its release garnered a massive cult following. But the big…

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  • Streaming Action/AdventureStreaming Reviews

    Film Review – Close (2019)

    by Michael Heimbaugh January 24, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh January 24, 2019

    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…

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    Film Review – Revenger (2019) [Video]

    by Nick Kush January 17, 2019
    by Nick Kush January 17, 2019

    Netflix is quietly putting together an array of hyper-violent, stunt-driven action films from around the world, and I’m so happy to see this happen. We live in a time where the standard action film is…

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  • Rankings

    Every Transformers Movie Ranked From Worst to Best

    by Nick Kush December 23, 2018
    by Nick Kush December 23, 2018

    With Bumblebee out and about, it’s time to look back at the entire Transformers franchise. It’s been quite the checkered history for the franchise with some of its entries ranking as some of the worst…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Actors Who Cannot Escape Their Famous Roles

    by Kali Tuttle August 20, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle August 20, 2018

    There are some actors that can play a wide variety of characters. Tom Hanks, for example, can play anything from a starving man on a deserted island to a newspaper executive to a talking cowboy…

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  • Rankings

    Every ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Ranked from Worst to Best

    by Nick Kush July 30, 2018
    by Nick Kush July 30, 2018

    Well, Mission: Impossible – Fallout was pretty great. Not only is shaping up to become a box office success, but it’s a serious critic success as well. As it currently stands, Fallout holds a 97% critic score on Rotten…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

    by Nick Kush July 29, 2018
    by Nick Kush July 29, 2018

    By the sixth movie in the franchise, a property is normally faced with an identity crisis: adapt or succumb or growing disinterest that results in waning box office numbers. But for Mission: Impossible – Fallout, salvation actually…

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  • Reviews

    Mission: Impossible – What Exactly is Franchise Niche?

    by Collin Willis July 26, 2018
    by Collin Willis July 26, 2018

    Mission: Impossible is one of the longest running franchises in Hollywood that hasn’t been rebooted. Since the original film’s debut in 1996, Hollywood has given us four different iterations of Batman, three of Spider-Man, and…

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  • Reviews

    Heat (1995): The Realistic Film that Ruined the Crime Genre

    by Lance Heard July 24, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 24, 2018

    Heat (1995), the famous first pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, was so well made, with such high quality on both sides of the camera, that it was too good

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  • Reviews

    What to Look for in ‘The Equalizer 2’: A Familiar Story Perfect for Comparisons

    by Lance Heard July 22, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 22, 2018

    If The Equalizer 2 (2018) seems familiar, let’s figure out why.  A fun game to play is to see how many other films you can identify in this movie — and there’s a lot of…

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  • Reviews

    George Clooney is the New Cary Grant

    by Kali Tuttle July 19, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle July 19, 2018

    What’s up, MovieBabble followers? It’s your girl Kali back at you with another article comparing Classic and Modern Hollywood. Last time, we compared Tom Hanks and James Stewart — two well-respected, lovable actors who personified…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Skyscraper (2018)

    by Nick Kush July 17, 2018
    by Nick Kush July 17, 2018

    Skyscraper, or, considering its familiar setup and story, Sky Hard — or maybe even Rock Hard if sexual innuendos are your bread and butter — is the latest action vehicle for The Rock to show off his rippling body as he…

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  • Reviews

    ‘Die Hard’ at 30: When Casting Against Type Works

    by Lance Heard July 14, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 14, 2018

    Die Hard (1988) is 30 years old.  Imagine that.  Three decades represent solid proof that it has passed the test of time as an enduring action movie classic.  Thank you, Die Hard, for so many…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Dad’s Top 10 Favorite Movies

    by Kali Tuttle June 17, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle June 17, 2018

    Happy Father’s Day everyone! As I did for my mother, I would like to dedicate this article to my wonderful Dad. He has been a shining light in my life since the day I was…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Hotel Artemis (2018)

    by Nick Kush June 11, 2018
    by Nick Kush June 11, 2018

    It’s no secret that mega-budgeted films are dominating the film industry and the conversation around it at the moment.  Thankfully, there’s still always room for a little throwback film that operates as an elevated B-movie.…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Most Disappointing Movies

    by Kali Tuttle April 26, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle April 26, 2018

    Some movies receive tons of press and hype before their premiere and ultimately live up to their lofty expectations. However, some, like the following movies, really flop at the box office and with fans despite…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Rampage (2018)

    by Nick Kush April 15, 2018
    by Nick Kush April 15, 2018

    In age where the “movie star” seems all but dead, one — very swoll — actor is still raking in the dough as a leading man, forcing studios to pay him top dollar to star…

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  • Reviews

    The Rock is the Hero We Don’t Deserve

    by Kali Tuttle April 11, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle April 11, 2018

    On April 13th, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will star in Rampage (2018), an absurd movie about giant raging gorillas who terrorize America. Admit it: that sounds a lot like King Kong, only with a lot more gorillas and an…

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  • Reviews

    Tomb Raider: Progress for White Women

    by Karen Allendoerfer March 31, 2018
    by Karen Allendoerfer March 31, 2018

    Tomb Raider could also be called “white woman’s burden.” It mirrors social progress in some ways, and in others shows how far we still have to go. I haven’t seen the original Angelina Jolie version of…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – The Karate Kid (1984)

    by Kali Tuttle March 29, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle March 29, 2018

    On May 2nd, YouTube Red will release Cobra Kai, a spin-off series based on the famous dojo in The Karate Kid. Just like every other franchise or production company monopoly nowadays, this franchise decided it couldn’t just let a…

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