Spider-Man: Far from Home proves that the MCU has an audience even without Iron Man and Captain America. The film opened to nearly $600 million worldwide this past week, and is well on its way …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Toy Story 4’ Continues at Number One While ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ to Second Place (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 25)
Toy Story 4 holds onto the number one spot with continued success. Meanwhile, the sixth installment in the Conjuring Universe has the franchise’s lowest opening, despite a five-day lead-in. In opposition to Annabelle Comes Home, …
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Toy Story 4 — the sequel we didn’t need but everyone asked for. And here we are, kicking off the summer with what people have joked would never come to fruition for a decade. Look, I’m …
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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 Kushby Nick KushIt 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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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Toy Story 4’ Opens to a New Franchise Record While ‘Child’s Play’ Opens to Mixed Reviews (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 24)
It’s a weekend release schedule full of doll movies. In Toy Story 4, Buzz and Woody take one final adventure as they face off against a mob of antique dummies. Meanwhile, the reboot of Child’s Play opens …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Men in Black: International’ and the Summer Box Office Continue to Get ‘Shaft’ed (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 23)
Men in Black: International opened to a franchise low, continuing this summer’s box office slump. The quasi-reboot isn’t alone though, as it debuts alongside box office flop, Shaft (2019). The Secret Life of Pets 2 faces …
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Hakuna Matata: words that have stuck with us for the past 25 years. The phrase may translate as literally meaning “no problem”, but most of us just remember it as being the catchphrase of Timon …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Aladdin’ Soars to 1st Place Over Memorial Day Weekend (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 20)
The latest in Disney’s line of live-action remakes, Aladdin, soared to a $100+ opening weekend over the Memorial Day weekend. The film opened amid continued competition from John Wick: Chapter 3 and Avengers: Endgame — …
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Aladdin is one of the better Disney live-action reboots. However, that isn’t saying much. Still, the film works fairly well. While it isn’t the masterpiece that it’s rebooted from, it is a very entertaining family …
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I’m not one to be negative, but Illumination Entertainment really takes the cake for worst film studio ever created. They create some of the cringiest content I’ve ever seen. The only film Illumination halfway did …
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I never expected Dumbo to ever appear on the roster of Disney’s live-action remakes rolling out since 2010. Like so many, I questioned this decision. The announcement that Tim Burton would be directing only added …
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How high can Dumbo fly? To quote another Disney movie, it’s more “falling with style” than it is flying. Dumbo takes the weekend, but with a much narrower victory than its budget warrants as Us continues …
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Jordan Peele has cemented himself as an elite force in Hollywood with Us. The spiritual follow-up to 2017’s Get Out far surpasses early estimates, eclipsing the $70 million mark at the domestic box office. Captain …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Wonder Park’ Fails to Bring Much Wonder to Audiences (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 11)
Captain Marvel continues to go higher, further, and faster than the competition. (Like the title of this article, we enjoy our cheesy jokes here at MovieBabble). But in other, more depressing news, Wonder Park opens up …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Captain Marvel’ is a Worldwide Financial Hit (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 10)
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThe press leading up to Captain Marvel‘s release last weekend wasn’t all positive. (The last thing I want to hear right now is more about Rotten Tomatoes user scores.) But all those negative tidbits in …
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When I was growing up in the 1980’s and 1990’s, the on-screen redheads that my former child self could look to as an icon were limited. There was Anne Shirley, but her story was limited …
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The Walt Disney Company is taking over. After years of buy-outs, merchandising, and undermining, the company is ready to strike. The Disney Conspiracy goes deep, but how deep does it go? All the way, that’s …
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When it comes to classic fairy tale romance, Disney is king. But they’ve shown there’s more to love than princesses falling for princes. Some of their greatest love stories come from forgotten places, so we’re …
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It’s easy to dismiss Sleeping Beauty as your average princess-centered Disney film. Its plot bears many surface similarities to Snow White, mainly the slumbering royalty awoken by a kiss. What saves Sleeping Beauty from being …
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Movie trailers lead me into one of two opinions over an upcoming movie. Ideally, I see the trailer and think “wow, that looks really good.”. However, often times I see the trailer and think “put …
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Take the nostalgia goggles off and the original Mary Poppins still holds up as a perfect musical. Its music and characters are nothing short of iconic. The idea of making a sequel five decades later …
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Nobody asked for Once Upon a Deadpool. There was no need for Once Upon a Deadpool. However, Disney takes over Fox in less than a month and so the studio, like Deadpool in the first …
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Trends
Why Disney Is Going to Break the Bank and Drain Your Wallet in 2019
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéThe 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 …
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No Mulan was hurt in the making of this piece. Surprisingly enough I have a lot to say a lot when it comes to this topic. Ralph Breaks the Internet just came out this past Thanksgiving, …
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Brand Recognition: The Movie fits as an alternate title for this film. I am going to start off this piece by trying to process all of the logos and icons that are thrown at the audience …
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In recent years, older Disney cartoons have gotten a bit of a bad rep, for being un-feminist and a little date-rapey. Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were both kissed without consent, Beauty and the Beast is really …
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When I was a kid, I remember watching A Bug’s Life (1998) over and over and over. I had quite the interest in bugs. I used to catch grasshoppers and potato bugs (pill bugs or roly polys …
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On November 18th, 1928, Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie premiered at the Broadway Theater in New York. This short was one of the first fully synchronized sound cartoons, though that’s not the only reason why it’s …
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Tchaikovsky’s perennial ballet The Nutcracker. This is mainly due to my introduction through Disney’s Fantasia, one of my favorite movies of all time. So when Disney announced they …