Believe me, I am the biggest defender of the romantic comedy. In a world that can be immensely bleak at times, they bring a kind of hopefulness, the sense that all we really need is …
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Writer’s note: This article is for satirical and humorous purposes only. We only see a very small sliver of what truly goes on in the lives of Hollywood’s best. What does Danny Devito do after …
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Remember the 2000’s? It was a time where comedies did pretty much whatever they wanted to do, pushing the line a little too far in every direction. But, like most things, taste changed, and the …
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In July, Amazon revealed the first concrete information about it’s upcoming Prime Original The Lord of The Rings prequel. They announced the show runners to be Godzilla vs. Kong and Star Trek 4 writers JD Payne and Patrick …
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In his review of BlackKklansman (2018), starring John David Washington and Adam Driver, Collin Willis notes that recent films Get Out (2107) and Sorry to Bother You (2018) also address racial conflict past and present. …
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Reviews
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Reviews – Part 1 (August 2-6)
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesThe 67th annual Melbourne International Film Festival is well and truly underway. With 374 films from 80 countries screening over 18 days, this year’s festival is huge. And I’m privileged to be covering the festival …
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There is some serious adulting going around in my life right now, and sometimes, I find I just a need a good cry to get me through the day. I am of the opinion that …
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Traditionally, when people think about going to the movies they think of groups of people or a couple on a date. Rarely — or never — do people think about someone going to the movies …
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Tropic Thunder (2008) yanks its audience from their seat and doesn’t put them down until the last of the credits have rolled by. It gathers veteran comedic actors and basically says, “Okay, now pretend you’re filming …
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For us non acronymized folk, OTP stands for One True Pairing (it could also mean One Time Pin, but I digress). In any movie, especially romance, so much depends on the chemistry between the leads. …
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Throughout my life, I’ve always believed that movies can have far-reaching effects. We’ve all experienced the influence of movies firsthand. When I was ten years old, Step Up 3 (2010) was the film that convinced me that …
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Reviews
You Should Rewatch These Classic Stephen King Movies Before You Watch Hulu’s Castle Rock
by Caitlin Bellby Caitlin BellHulu’s Original Castle Rock premiered July 25th and is just what fans of Stephen King’s multiverse have been waiting for. The two and a half minute trailer has us thrown back into the gritty, dark, and …
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Puzzle (2018) might be a rare gem. A foreign-born story that successfully migrates in to the U.S. One of the least tapped sources for American screenwriting material is foreign language films. Popular American culture favors …
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Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was one of the most successful professional singers in history. She found fame and fortune beyond a level that very few people ever experience. The fame …
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Over the years Disney has produced 76 feature films between both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Those films have introduced countless lovable characters that have captured the hearts of everyone in one way or another. …
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Slenderman is perhaps better known as a terror-inducing game that starts the player off in the woods with a torch and only one objective: finding 8 pieces of paper. The catch? These 8 drawings (presumably …
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There’s always that one indie darling that releases in the middle of the year and steals the hearts of millions. It looks like Eighth Grade is that movie this year, capturing the uncomfortable and awkward nature of …
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There’s a noticeable trend in Netflix original films these days. Odds are the film has big names that you know and love, but the actual film itself leaves a little to be desired. We’ve seen …
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A Prayer Before Dawn was another promising entry by the continuously stellar distributor A24. The trailer certainly caught my attention! This film seemed to be about the possible redemption of a drugged-out Muay-thai fighter, stuck …
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After the success of live adaptations of past Disney animated films such as Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, and Beauty and the Beast, Disney dug deep in their vault to find another …
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To celebrate the release of Teen Titans GO! To the Movies, MovieBabble has created a Spotify playlist inspired by the film. Some of the choices are a bit on-the-nose (like from the actual soundtrack for instance), …
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So far both critics and audience members seem split about Elijah Bynum’s debut film Hot Summer Nights. On Rotten Tomatoes there is currently no critical consensus yet, though most reviews are lukewarm. Hot Summer Nights will …
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Remember when Jeremy Renner was in every action movie between the years 2011-2015? How about when Jai Courtney was in every action movie between 2015-2017? Or when it was Taylor Kitsch from 2009-2011? These people …
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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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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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Podcasts
Comic-Con 2018 Trailer Roundup (The MovieBabble Podcast Episode 3)
by Nick Kushby Nick KushFans of every major property and franchise (except Marvel, because they’re apparently to good for SDCC anymore) traveled to San Diego for the annual Comic-Con last weekend. It’s always an amazing event to see, especially …
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Every so often, you come across a movie that is so unbelievable and has so many layers that it can’t possibly be true. Three Identical Strangers is that kind of movie, except with one, painfully obvious difference: the entire …
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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) looks like a promising adaptation of a TV show to a film. However, I don’t really care for it because I never watched Teen Titans. But I am quite intrigued by …
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Reviews
There is No Magic: Exploring ‘George A. Romero’s Martin’ and its Companion Piece ‘The Transfiguration’
The late great George A. Romero is mostly known for his Dead Series, particularly the first three, starting from the black/white shocker Night of the Living Dead, followed by the most famous Dawn of the Dead …