MovieBabble

For Netflix, any film with serious talent attached is a solid addition to their ever-growing library.  Although we’d all prefer that films are viewed with an artistic eye, Netflix wants one thing from each piece …

Remember the days when you had to wait three years for a new Star Wars movie? Remember when superhero films came out but once in a blue moon? If you are under the age of …

Here we are at the halfway point of 2018. I know, already? You know what recent trends reveal. Most Oscar Awards quality films come out in the last month of the year.  A number appear …

It seems these days that if you make a critically acclaimed, financially successful and Oscar nominated film, you can’t just leave it at that. You make a great, contained and singular film with no intention …

I am the kind of person who actually enjoys the movie trailers that come before a movie. I like going in early to watch the previews of coming attractions because sometimes, I make surprising finds, …

Before the review officially begins, I must offer this advice: For the love of everything we hold dear, if you watch this film on Netflix, choose the French audio (and then subtitles, unless you speak …

Incredibles 2 has leapt the record for best animated opening of all time in a single bound. While watching the movie myself (and its predecessor the day before), I came upon a sudden revelation. The Incredibles …

After delighting critics and fans at Sundance back in January, Hearts Beat Loud has finally come to theaters…and it probably deserves way more recognition from general audiences than it’s currently receiving.  With great performances and catchy songs, Hearts …

Writer’s note: This article is for satirical and humorous purposes only. 2018 has already taken some of the greatest people of our generation: Barbara Bush, Anthony Bourdain, and even Rick Harrison. I’m not going to …

Arriving without fanfare on Netflix, Ramón Salazar’s La Enfermedad del Domingo (Sunday’s Illness) reveals itself to be an exquisite treasure not to be missed. Elegantly rendered, and realized with two extraordinary acting performances, this melancholic family drama looks …

As an endorsement with Pepsi, NBA star Kyrie Irving would put on prosthetic makeup to look older and challenged a couple of young folks to a game of basketball. When he put on the moves, …

It seems like no matter how clean-cut an actor or actress is, they end up tarnishing their image somehow (except for my boy Tom Hanks). It’s inevitable that actors screw up sometimes. Maybe they’ll have …

15 years later sounds less poetic than 28 Days Later, but alas, here we are. The post-apocalyptic film with wicked fast zombies came out in the USA on June 27, 2003. The British horror picture surprised everyone …

It’s almost July, which means that 2018 is already half over.  Can you believe?  It feels like yesterday that I released my most anticipated movies of 2018, and now we’re inching closer to the dog …

It’s a shot in the dark, but I’m going to guess that, if you’re reading this article, you’re a human.  If you’re not, well, we have other issues to attend to other than this article. …

For many people horror films are nothing more than a series of jump-scares, creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to jump at you when you least expect it. The desired effect being the ‘sudden shock,’ …

The Incredibles 2 (2018) has revived Disney mania once again. With the addition of another great movie to the Disney universe, people are reliving their favorite Disney memories. But there are some movies in the Disney …

Imagine this: it’s opening night for the movie you’ve been waiting to see for months. You bought your ticket in advance and arrived to the theater hours early to ensure prime seating. During a pivotal …

This is a huge month and year for the Jurassic Park cinematic franchise. It marks the 25th anniversary and so happens to coincide along the release date for its newest fifth installment. The title, score, and quotes …

Movies made during Hollywood’s Golden Age weren’t always kind to the LGBT community. As little more than a covert group of sexual deviants, LGBT people were thought of as an aspect of America’s dark underbelly. …

Gotti is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.  With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 0% as I write this piece, the film tanked at the box office over the weekend.  And after the box office …

Netflix continues their weekly promise of putting out new movie content to accustom to people’s growing lack of interest in going out to the cinema. It’s a change that’s inevitable, even if we’re currently in …

Even though some wish that mainstream movies would be a little more intelligent, there’s still some films that are so intentionally brainless that you can’t help but appreciate them for their audacity.  Based on a …

Disney’s  36th animated feature film turned twenty-years-old this month. That’s right! On June 19, 1998, Mulan was released to throngs of Disney-obsessed Millennials, pre-iPhone era. That means painfully long box office lines of 10-year-old birthday party attendees, T-shirts …

Arguably one of the best Pixar films, 2004’s The Incredibles left an indelible mark on movie lovers, acting as a great version of the Fantastic Four that we’ve yet to actually get onscreen.  While it probably took way too …

With the arrival of Indian anthology Lust Stories, Netflix continues their run of fresh and progressive releases. Each of the four short films focuses on a central female character with relationships and sexual entanglements taking center …

Hereditary was a little divisive among general audiences.  Despite practically universal acclaim from critics (including yours truly), opening weekend audiences weren’t as enthusiastic, leaving the film bewildered and even angry at what they had seen.  Regardless …

You might be focused on some of the major blockbusters to come in a few weeks, and I don’t blame you for it.  However, every so often, there’s a documentary that strikes a chord with …

As a part of my new series, I will be pitting two movies from AFI’s Top 100 Movies of All Time against each other.  Today that honor goes to Sunset Boulevard vs. The Bridge on the River …