The Conjuring Universe’s success continues to confound me. Generally, its films range from unwatchable to well-crafted, but obvious homages to better horror films from past decades. And yet, they continue to kill at the box office.…
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HorrorReviews
The Warrens Are Back in Action in ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’
by Bethany Lolaby Bethany LolaEd and Lorraine Warren are back on our screens yet again, this time to tackle a supernatural court case based on the true story of the Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. In The Conjuring: The Devil Made…
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Action/AdventureReviews
‘Mortal Kombat’ Is Far From a Flawless Victory, But a Little Win for Video Game Adaptations
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesAs far as I am concerned, there are three certainties in life; death, taxes, and film adaptations of video game franchises always being bitterly disappointing or just plain bad. Over the years, so many great…
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No, I haven’t seen Shazam! yet, the current superhero film that is both beloved by critics and audience members alike. Instead, I watched Hellboy, which if Rotten Tomatoes is to be believed, critics seem to…
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Is Happy Death Day 2U the most necessary sequel ever made? Absolutely not. The first Happy Death Day was a perfectly watchable film that knew it had something special in Jessica Rothe as a star. But…
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Throughout history we’ve seen our fair share of dog-centric films. Hollywood knows that we love dogs, and they have absolutely no problem capitalizing on it. A Dog’s Way Home marks the latest dog movie, and the second…
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We’re continuing our look back at the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise into the new year with part 6 in our series. This time, we’ll dissect the 2003 remake of the 1974 classic. If you missed…
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Naturally the person who had been eagerly anticipating the Puppet Master reboot was also the only one who actively volunteered to review Leprechaun Returns. I could have expanded my horizons with Alfonso Cuaron’s reported masterpiece Roma…
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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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As part of October, the scariest movie month of the year, MovieBabble looked back at one of the most prominent horror franchises out there: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Lucky for you, we’re continuing the conversation…
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As part of October, the scariest movie month of the year, MovieBabble is looking back at one of the most prominent horror franchises out there: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. The following article is part…
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There are only two good Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies. There, I said it. “Hold on to your butts” people, this article is about to get controversial. The first of these two good movies is the…
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After the fourth installment of the Purge franchise, The First Purge, audiences worldwide were given the news that a 10-episode TV series is the next thing to look forward to in this ever-sprawling story. During the…
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The Hellboy franchise is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated superhero franchises out there. Both Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) are Gothic superhero masterpieces. Both revel in their Lovecraftian…
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Reviews
The Curse of the Black Pearl 15 Years Later: What’s the Next Disney Ride that Deserves a Movie?
by Lance Heardby Lance HeardOn the anniversary of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), we address a familiar question. Which should come first, the Disney movie or the Disney Park attraction? July 9th marks 15…
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The Star Wars franchise is currently experiencing its first real flop. (Side note, I am not taking 2008’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars into account.) Solo: A Star Wars Story has opened to dismal earnings,…