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    ‘The Super 8 Years’: Returning to a Time Capsule

    by Nick Kush December 20, 2022
    by Nick Kush December 20, 2022

    In reflecting on the year, a film that always comes up in my mind is Audrey Diwan’s 1960s abortion drama, Happening. Many would point to the film’s startlingly prescient release just weeks before the Dobbs…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Black Hawk Down’ Is Good, but Not Like You’d Expect

    by Kali Tuttle March 8, 2022
    by Kali Tuttle March 8, 2022

    I only recently saw Black Hawk Down for the first time, but I was well aware of the history behind the film and knew what I was getting into. Despite the minor corniness you get…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Dear Comrades!’: A Portrait of Forgotten Fury

    by Danny O'Dea March 19, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea March 19, 2021

    As it happens, human history is so speckled by atrocities, so littered with tragedies and the bodies left behind from them, that We-As-A-Collective are bound to forget more than we memorialize. It’s simply the law…

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    ‘The Dig’ Is Not Worth the Ground It Is Built On

    by Adina Bernstein February 14, 2021
    by Adina Bernstein February 14, 2021

    When we think of archeology, we think of exotic locales, hordes of ancient buried treasures, and danger coming from the locals who are not pleased by the sudden appearance of strangers. But in reality, it…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Dances with Wolves’ Is So Much Better Than ‘Avatar’

    by Kali Tuttle November 19, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle November 19, 2020

    Dances with Wolves is the OG Avatar. I’m sure at this point you’ve all read into how Avatar was basically Dances with Wolves with blue people, but I’ll reiterate for those of you who aren’t aware. They both have the same…

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  • ComedyReviews

    ‘Tesla’ Breaks Every Biopic Rule

    by Nick Kush August 28, 2020
    by Nick Kush August 28, 2020

    If there’s one kind of movie that bores me the most, it’s the by-the-numbers biopic, which often plays like creatives formed the script by glancing at a Wikipedia page. You can forget most biopics about…

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    ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’: A Subversive Dismantling of Masculinity and an Australian Icon

    by Sean Coates February 2, 2020
    by Sean Coates February 2, 2020

    The infamous Victorian Bushranger, Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly is arguably Australia’s most controversial historical figure. A 19th-century outlaw, thief, and murderer that in equal measure has been both condemned as a villain and mythologized as a…

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  • Retrospectives

    Frank Simon’s ‘The Queen’: The Restoration of an Icon

    by Michael Heimbaugh August 21, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh August 21, 2019

    From its roots in the “pantomime dame” craze of the late 19th century to the modern-day antics of RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag has served as a way of subverting audiences’ expectations about gender. By performing…

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  • Reviews

    How to Make the Perfect College Film

    by Kali Tuttle April 26, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle April 26, 2019

    I’m currently in college, so I know basically everything that actually happens on college campuses. The movies make it seem like it’s partying, smoking weed, drinking, and sex every night, but I can tell you…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Best Historical Films

    by Kali Tuttle April 2, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle April 2, 2019

    I’ll admit it: I’m a history nerd. I love anything to do with history — especially political history. Consequentially, I’m majoring in political science and minoring in history. So, when I hear of historical films,…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    Sundance Film Review – N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear (2019)

    by Cammy Madden February 22, 2019
    by Cammy Madden February 22, 2019

    Do you see what happens when the imagination is super-imposed upon the historical event? It becomes a story… – N. Scott Momaday You should never judge a book by its cover. These are words we’re…

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    Film Review – Who Will Write Our History (2019)

    by Patricia Henderson February 17, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson February 17, 2019

    Legendary film critic Roger Ebert once said, “…movies are like a machine that generates empathy.” That movies make us care about people and situations we may never have known about otherwise. This quote often comes…

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    Film Review – Outlaw King (2018)

    by Cammy Madden November 10, 2018
    by Cammy Madden November 10, 2018

    I’m going to be honest with you: when I first saw the trailer for Outlaw King, I was full of nothing but doubts. My initial expectations surrounding the abilities of both Chris Pine and Aaron…

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  • Features

    Desolate Madness: A Look at the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Franchise Part 2

    by Chris van Dijk October 8, 2018
    by Chris van Dijk October 8, 2018

    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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  • Reviews

    Film Review – White Boy Rick (2018)

    by Nick Kush September 23, 2018
    by Nick Kush September 23, 2018

    If you’ve gone to the theater in the last few months, there’s a high chance that you saw the excellently cut trailer for White Boy Rick multiple times. Seriously, Sony made sure that you knew about this movie if…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    My 10 Best Movies Of 1998

    by Pat Doran September 7, 2018
    by Pat Doran September 7, 2018

    July marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg’s World War II Opus. This movie holds a special significance for me because the beach where the opening D-Day landings were…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Operation Finale (2018)

    by Nick Kush August 31, 2018
    by Nick Kush August 31, 2018

    Labor Day weekend is always a bit of a crapshoot at the theaters. Studios fear that the endless BBQs and parties over the weekend will lead to high-profile films underperforming at the box office, so…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Three Identical Strangers (2018)

    by Nick Kush July 28, 2018
    by Nick Kush July 28, 2018

    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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  • Reviews

    The Legacy of ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Lives on at the Ohio State Reformatory

    by Nick Kush July 11, 2018
    by Nick Kush July 11, 2018

    You’ve probably watched TV in your lifetime, so odds are that you’ve seen The Shawshank Redemption, or at least seen parts of it during its never-ending run on any of the television stations owned by Ted…

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  • Reviews

    The Troubled Production of Jurassic Park III

    by Steven Ruiz June 22, 2018
    by Steven Ruiz June 22, 2018

    Many moviegoers left the theater with mixed reactions on July 18, 2001, after seeing Jurassic Park III. Truth is that the film had a very difficult time with the production and it was tough to…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Best Movies Set During the Korean War

    by Kali Tuttle May 17, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle May 17, 2018

    On April 27, 2018, North Korea and South Korea reached an agreement to formally end the Korean War that began in 1950. For those of you who don’t know, the Korean War never officially ended…

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  • Reviews

    The Cinematic Work of Steven Spielberg: The 1970s

    by Nick Kush April 30, 2018
    by Nick Kush April 30, 2018

    As a fan of Steven Spielberg, Dominic Holder took it upon himself to go back and analyze each of the legend’s films through each decade by highlighting their styles, trademarks, and the influences that Spielberg…

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  • Reviews

    A Brief History of Marvel Movies

    by Collin Willis April 25, 2018
    by Collin Willis April 25, 2018

    This week, a film about a talking raccoon, a World War II veteran, a one-eyed god, and a sorcerer with a PhD battling a purple alien with a magic glove will debut to likely record-breaking…

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  • Reviews

    Exploring the Historical Inaccuracies of Braveheart

    by Cammy Madden April 5, 2018
    by Cammy Madden April 5, 2018

    There are many amazing war movies: whether it’s medieval sword fights, brutal action from WW2 or futuristic laser fights in space. One which always seems to find its way to the list is Braveheart. There…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – Chappaquiddick (2018)

    by Nick Kush March 31, 2018
    by Nick Kush March 31, 2018

    Before its premiere at TIFF last fall, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures purchased the rights to Chappaquiddick, continuing their pursuit to distribute films that other studios won’t touch.  That phrase means a few things in the film distribution business,…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – 7 Days in Entebbe (2018)

    by Nick Kush March 19, 2018
    by Nick Kush March 19, 2018

    Advanced word of mouth wasn’t exactly kind to 7 Days in Entebbe.  Although it features the fascinating story behind the 1976 counter-terrorist hostage-rescue operation in Uganda after a plane was hijacked by Palestinian freedom fighters, the…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Best Movies About the Holocaust

    by Kali Tuttle March 19, 2018
    by Kali Tuttle March 19, 2018

    In a few days, spring will be here. It will be a time of rejoicing for many, but it wasn’t for millions of people — men, women, and children — many years ago. With the…

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  • Reviews

    Film Review – The Post (2017)

    by Nick Kush January 10, 2018
    by Nick Kush January 10, 2018

    In a wave of harmful rhetoric against the press, famed director Steven Spielberg set aside other projects to fast-track a film that he felt had a very important message in today’s political and journalistic climate — The…

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