Christopher Nolan’s earlier films were not as big as they should have been. Films like Memento and Insomnia should have had the cultural impact that Inception or The Dark Knight had, but Nolan just hadn’t hit his stride in the public consciousness yet. …
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At 83 years old, Ridley Scott is still cranking out consistently great and entertaining films. Just last month, he released The Last Duel which is the frontrunner for the most underseen and under-appreciated film of 2021. Now …
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First things first: don’t expect me to say anything original about the third entry of The Godfather franchise. Far greater minds than myself have reiterated its numerous flaws, especially how it pales in comparison to …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
Warner Bros.’ 2021 Slate Goes Digital, ‘Mank’ Fails to Crack the Top Ten, and ‘The Godfather Coda’ Is Still Horrendous
In a shocking announcement earlier this week, Warner Bros made it clear that their 2021 slate of releases would all drop simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. Brennan and I talk about which films …
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Years removed from movies like Goodfellas, Casino, Mean Streets, and even The Departed, Martin Scorsese returned to the gangster genre with The Irishman, which acts as a direct commentary on those previous films. And his …
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When it comes to movies, it’s been a particularly good year for me. I don’t expect to come across another year quite like it any time soon. The magic started at the end of May …
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Surveys
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Exit Survey: Dissecting Tarantino’s Version of the 1960s
by Nick Kushby Nick KushQuentin Tarantino continues his love for film and history (and film history) with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a sprawling story covering an actor and his stuntman and their declining careers in the industry. …
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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 …
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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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This week’s reader requested review comes from my father (you get preferential treatment when you helped raise a movie critic), Glengarry Glen Ross! Based off of the play of the same name, Glengarry Glen Ross brought …