MovieBabble

You’ve had this feeling before: you’re sitting in the theater with what is by all accounts a pretty fantastic movie playing on the screen in front of you; you’re invested to the nth degree, waiting for …

2018 has made me very happy, due in part to the number of book adaptations there have been this year. We have science fiction with Annihilation, fantasy with Ready Player One, and love stories like …

Anthony Hopkins is King Lear in this stylish and invigorating adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic. Produced by Amazon Prime and directed by Richard Eyre, King Lear is a highly original film with a brilliant cast, but never quite succeeds …

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 …

Is it me or are there not enough good rap movies these days? Everyone always goes back to 8 Mile or Straight Outta Compton as the rap movies they love (and that’s it), but if you ask, it’s time that …

In 2015, a Quora user posed this question: How much would it take to save Matt Damon in movies? A whopping $900 BILLION apparently. Hence, it would seem that Matt Damon has made it a …

Until a few days ago, I probably was in the minority of movie buffs who hadn’t watched Blade Runner. For whatever reason I decided it was time to watch the Ridley Scott’s classic after years …

After my glowing review to 2018’s Puppet Master reboot — I regret nothing — I’m back with the film I have been anticipating all year: Summer of ’84. This is a new film by the trio-director known …

In a time where Hollywood attempts to reboot and remake practically every popular piece of intellectual property, Papillon, the remake of the 1973 film of the same name, has arrived in theaters with limited vitriol from …

I’m always looking for a hidden horror gem, especially if it came out somewhere in the seventies or early eighties. There was something truly special about horror films made in those eras. It was an …

I think every one of us has had that moment, where you are sitting in front of the big screen or your television at home, watching a movie and, during parts of it, just start …

I mean, a female James Bond? The feminists are taking over! 007 theme plays I’m an adult virgin! For those of you who aren’t vine-savvy, this would be what I’m quoting: Yes, I am the kind …

We live in a time where abduction thrillers are popping up once every year. Studios try to repeat the success of 2009’s Taken. There have been many Taken knockoffs such as 2013’s The Call and …

2018 is a big year for representation for film, and Crazy Rich Asians is one of the main reasons for that distinction. With an entirely Asian main cast, John M. Chu and company took a gamble by …

This is Part 2 of my mini reviews from the Melbourne International Film Festival. If you missed Part 1, read it here. Let’s jump right in! Wajib  Palestine’s official entry for Best Foreign language feature …

The Happytime Murders is the latest from Henson Alternative, the mature arm of Henson’s Muppets. It’s raunchy, it’s puppety, and it’s as over the top as over the top can be. It may not be …

While most people anticipate the next Marvel blockbuster, I anxiously awaited the release of Fangoria’s Puppet Master. This reboot was penned by S. Craig Zahler, and one of the biggest changes is the nefarious puppets are …

July was a rough month for Netflix as they churned out movies like Extinction, Father of the Year, and How It Ends. Still, Netflix is going to keep trying — they have millions of subscribers that they have …

Marvel Entertainment has now produced 20 movies since 2008 and pretty much all of them have very unique antagonists. Some of those Marvel villains are great while others tend to bring their respective films down. …

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg are no strangers to each other. After four collaborations in just five years, they’re basically besties in the movie world. But while their first three films together — Lone Survivor, Deepwater …

When it comes to war movies, there are two wars that seem to get way more silver screen recognition than the others: the Vietnam War and World War II. While this makes for some great …

Well, this article is probably long overdue. That’s what happens when life gets in the way — it has a funny way of doing that often, doesn’t it? But one thing is still very clear …

Netflix is definitely a top contender in the film industry today. They are widely becoming known for churning out quality programing. Indeed, this quality extends past their show and movie platform and feeds into the …

There are some actors that can play a wide variety of characters. Tom Hanks, for example, can play anything from a starving man on a deserted island to a newspaper executive to a talking cowboy …

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 …

As far back as I can remember I’ve enjoyed watching movie musicals from what they call the golden age of Hollywood. Some particular favorites of mine are The Bandwagon, Stormy Weather, and Oliver. And even …

Avengers: Infinity War came out on Blu-Ray and DVD this past week. As such, I thought it’d be appropriate to list dive into the fun ways that some of the actors and actresses prepared for …

Netflix will have hits and misses in its quest to master the process of providing quality original content.  As Calibre (2018), Sunday’s Illness (2018) and other European offerings demonstrate, Europe will be a well tapped …

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 …

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 …