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    New York Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Coma’

    by James Y. Lee October 5, 2022
    by James Y. Lee October 5, 2022

    While it’s easy to look at the repertoire of films about COVID and deem them redundant, oftentimes incredibly lazy ways to artistically reflect a universal experience, perhaps the most distinctive among them have been the…

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  • Streaming AnimationStreaming Reviews

    The Land of ‘Luck’ Feels Like Charted Territory

    by Patricia Henderson August 8, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson August 8, 2022

    At its heart, the new Apple TV+ movie Luck is quite touching. The animation is cute, and the voice cast is impressive. There is a lot to like about it, really. Somewhere along the way, however, things…

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    ‘Shots in the Dark With David Godlis’ by Lewie & Noah Kloster

    by The MovieBabble Staff November 8, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff November 8, 2021

    Between 1976 and 1980, young Manhattan photographer David Godlis documented the nightly goings-on at the Bowery’s legendary CBGB, “the undisputed birthplace of punk rock,” with a vividly distinctive style of night photography. Lewie and Noah…

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    No Treats in ‘Batman: The Long Halloween Part One’

    by Anthony Labson August 4, 2021
    by Anthony Labson August 4, 2021

    October might be a few months away, but trick or treating has already started with Batman: The Long Halloween Part One. The only problem is Part One is lacking the ingredients that make for a…

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    ‘Frank’s Joke’ by Ed Bulmer

    by The MovieBabble Staff July 23, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff July 23, 2021

    Frank told a joke at work. Nobody laughed. Now at 3 am he’s unable to sleep as he obsesses over his social faux-pas, leading him to contemplate the nature of memory itself.   Nick Kush:…

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    International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review: ‘Archipelago’

    by Liam Trump February 7, 2021
    by Liam Trump February 7, 2021

    Animation is a powerful tool in a filmmaker’s arsenal. Sure, many of the most popular and successful animated films are under the ‘kids’ movies’ banner, but there are many which take on thought-provoking, introspective ideas.…

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    ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ Is a War Film

    by David Ober January 26, 2021
    by David Ober January 26, 2021

    After her introduction nearly halfway into the film, the nanny in One Hundred and One Dalmatians is likened to a dog by our narrator and protagonist Pongo. Usually a denigrating term — calling someone a dog…

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    ‘The Moon’s Not That Great’ by Mathieu Libman

    by The MovieBabble Staff January 15, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff January 15, 2021

    After an astronaut returns from her lunar mission to find that the public lost all interest in the moon, the stories of the astronaut, a film director, and a bear intersect.   Nick Kush: Whether it’s…

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    Nick Kush’s Top 10 Best Movies of 2020

    by Nick Kush January 7, 2021
    by Nick Kush January 7, 2021

    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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    ‘Freeze Frame’ by Soetkin Verstegen

    by The MovieBabble Staff January 5, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff January 5, 2021

    Identical figures perform the hopeless task of preserving blocks of ice.   Nick Kush: I love little oddballs such as Freeze Frame, wherein it appears the creator set out to try something just to see what…

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  • Retrospectives

    Happy 20th Kuzco!!!!!

    by Danny O'Dea December 16, 2020
    by Danny O'Dea December 16, 2020

    The Emperor’s New Groove turned 20 years old this week and, despite my inability to accurately spell “Emperor” on the first try, it remains one of the warmest, most charming films in my memory. Starring…

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    You Can Only Keep the First 15 Minutes of One, Single Movie: Make Your Pick!

    by Danny O'Dea November 12, 2020
    by Danny O'Dea November 12, 2020

    When I first asked my girlfriend this question, she said “Danny what the hell, get out, I’m trying to teach first grade virtually, get out of the room!” “Perfect,” I said, “let’s ask them too!”…

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  • Reviews

    Please Consider: ‘Over the Garden Wall’

    by Danny O'Dea November 5, 2020
    by Danny O'Dea November 5, 2020

    How the gentle wind, Beckons through the leaves, As autumn colors fall. Dancing in a swirl, Of golden memories, The loveliest lies of all.   October came to a close this last weekend, which means…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Megamind’ Is the Best of Both Worlds

    by Kali Tuttle November 3, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle November 3, 2020

    Megamind was so underrated when it first came out and it still feels that way today. I can understand why: DreamWorks tends to make pretty juvenile films that target kids with potty humor. Megamind was a breath…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Feels Good, Man’

    by Sean Coates August 18, 2020
    by Sean Coates August 18, 2020

    Back in 2005, American cartoonist Matt Furie created the popular webcomic, Boy’s Club. A re-creation of his halcyon days with his college roommates, Boy’s Club was composed of deadpan comic vignettes of 4 anthropomorphic humanoid…

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    Quarantine Staff Picks: Part 14

    by The MovieBabble Staff July 9, 2020
    by The MovieBabble Staff July 9, 2020

    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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  • Retrospectives

    How San Francisco Ruined ‘Inside Out’

    by David Ober June 23, 2020
    by David Ober June 23, 2020

    It’s been pretty well established that Inside Out, Pixar’s fifteenth theatrical release, is a knockout masterpiece. The Atlantic praised the film as an example of Pixar “once again at the top of its game, telling…

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    ‘Fire (Pozar)’ by David Lynch

    by The MovieBabble Staff May 25, 2020
    by The MovieBabble Staff May 25, 2020

    Fire, given by a mysterious figure, creates a hole in the world through which something terrible enters and leaves the world burned and overrun by strange insect figures.   Nick Kush: David Lynch may never make…

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  • AnimationReviews

    ‘The Wolf House’ Earns the Phrase “You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before”

    by Nick Kush May 15, 2020
    by Nick Kush May 15, 2020

    Recency bias affects us more often than we realize when it comes to analyzing films. Many are so quick to spread effusive praise, claiming some film as the “best” in one way or another. You…

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    The Prospects of a Live-Action ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ Movie

    by Cammy Madden April 22, 2020
    by Cammy Madden April 22, 2020

    It’s very easy to lose yourself in a great movie. This is even truer when movies join together to form a movie universe: a movieverse. Regardless of your opinion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU),…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘A Goofy Movie’ Really is a Goofy Movie

    by Kali Tuttle April 3, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle April 3, 2020

    With nothing to do on a Tuesday afternoon in the land of quarantine, I sat down to watch A Goofy Movie (1995) to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It’s always been a favorite of mine, if for no…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Pinocchio’ Created the Perfect Sidekick in Jiminy Cricket

    by Kali Tuttle February 19, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle February 19, 2020

    Pinocchio (1940) celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, which is astounding to me. It’s staggering to think that animation has been around for well over 80 years at this point, let alone Disney being relevant for a similar…

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  • AnimationReviews

    ‘Weathering with You’ Shines Brightly as a Delightful Successor to ‘Your Name’

    by Alessandro Louly January 29, 2020
    by Alessandro Louly January 29, 2020

    3 years ago, in 2016, Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name shook both the Japanese box office and the U.S. box office. The film was universally lauded and broke Japanese box office records. Seriously, if you have…

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    ‘Frozen II’ Smashes Records and Tom Hanks Charms in ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’

    by Collin Willis November 25, 2019
    by Collin Willis November 25, 2019

    Six years after the original, Frozen II has arrived onto the scene to great success. The film boasts the largest opening weekend ever for an animated film. With over $350 million dollars worldwide, Frozen II is well on…

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  • Streaming AnimationStreaming Reviews

    ‘Klaus’ is a Christmas Miracle for 2D Animation

    by Jen Seggio November 20, 2019
    by Jen Seggio November 20, 2019

    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…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘The Little Mermaid’ Was a Big Splash, Saving Disney Animation From a Shipwreck

    by Steven Ruiz November 19, 2019
    by Steven Ruiz November 19, 2019

    It’s safe to say that The Little Mermaid is a monumental accomplishment for Disney and its animation studio. The film began a new collection of films in what is now known as the Disney Renaissance…

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  • AnimationReviews

    Don’t Sleep on ‘Abominable’ — It’s One of The Better Animated Movies of 2019

    by Olaf Lesniak October 18, 2019
    by Olaf Lesniak October 18, 2019

    Earlier in the year, we saw the release of Missing Link. Not being a Laika animation fan, I decided to skip its run in the theaters. I didn’t see the film, and neither did you…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ is Actually Really Funny

    by Kali Tuttle September 13, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle September 13, 2019

    It’s been a while since I last watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), but I genuinely don’t remember it being as funny as it is. I rewatched it today thinking that I would have to…

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  • Trends

    The Best and the Worst of Animal Movies

    by Kali Tuttle August 21, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle August 21, 2019

    The Lion King (2019) is a polarizing movie. I personally have not seen the movie yet, but I also don’t plan to. I don’t feel that I need to pay to see a movie that I…

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  • Surveys

    ‘Toy Story 4’ Exit Survey: A Chapter We Didn’t Need in the Saga, But We’re Happy to Have It

    by Nick Kush June 28, 2019
    by Nick Kush June 28, 2019

    It has been nine years since Toy Story left us in a proverbial puddle of tears with Toy Story 3. Generally speaking, it was considered the perfect ending to a perfect trilogy. But as Luke…

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