MovieBabble

Let me be very clear: out of all the characters in the Star Wars franchise, Han Solo is my absolute favorite. Nobody can compare to him. So, why am I not excited to see Solo: A Star Wars …

In show business, there’s always those select few individuals that can get “it” done for you, and actress Jenny Paul is absolutely one of the best examples of such people.  With more than a decade …

The current climate in Hollywood regarding women, whether it be involving equal pay or sexual harassment, is extremely unfortunate. The #MeToo movement has become an outlet for survivors to tell their stories. Films have always …

No, this isn’t one of those clickbait articles trying to steal your attention by coming up with the craziest title in the world. The Last Warrior is a weird case of what happens when Disney has …

Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of Gigi’s release. The genuinely funny musical has credits filled with legendary names: Maurice Chevalier, Lerner and Loewe, Vincente Minnelli (as in Liza’s father) as the director, with music conducted by …

Robin Williams was quite possibly one of the greatest comedians and actors of our time. He could always make us laugh with his off-the-wall stand-up bits and flawless impressions. But he could also make us …

Back in 2013, Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling wrote and directed the post-apocalyptic drama short, Cargo. When the short became a finalist at world-renowned short film festival TropFest and was then uploaded to their Youtube channel, …

Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! On this joyous day, we take time to pay tribute to the women who raised us. We remind them how much we love them and make sure to properly pamper them. …

Who is Noah Baumbach? That was my question after spotting The Meyerowitz Stories on Netflix and settling in for what turned out to be a very enjoyable 112 minutes.  The dramatic comedy is written and …

After just a few weekends in theaters, Avengers: Infinity War is making people lose their damn minds.  From hilarious memes to think pieces, Infinity War has stolen the show on basically every platform imaginable, and …

If you read my most recent article, “Top 10 Foreign Films”, you may have noticed a glaring omission: no films from India. Obviously, this is a grievous mistake, right? After all, India has one of …

Geostorm wasn’t exactly the biggest hit of 2017.  In fact, it was actually quite the opposite, and director Dean Devlin took quite a lot of the blame for the issues in the troubled production of …

After the Rodney King incident sent shock waves through Los Angeles, racial divide and tensions were at an all-time high in the area, especially between the police force and citizens.  The conflict boiled over into …

It seems like films today are dominated by two countries: the United Kingdom and the United States. While these countries do produce exceptional cinema, we often forget the gems that lie in other nations. Today, …

When Infinity War moved its release a week earlier to April 27th, it sent a shockwave throughout the film industry as studios hurried to move their films away from that behemoth so that box office …

Welcome to the introductory episode of The MovieBabble Podcast with yours truly (Nick Kush) as your host.  In this short episode, I explain a little about myself and how MovieBabble came about as well as …

For those of you who aren’t huge fans of the Marvel franchise, these past few weeks have probably been absolute hell for you. All anyone seems to talk about anymore is Infinity War (2018) and how great …

40 years ago, Hell ran out of room and the dead began to walk the earth. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Dawn of the Dead, a horror film classic directed by …

It has been over a year since Logan came out and because Avengers: Infinity War is coming out to wrap up such a big hallmark for the superhero genre, I thought we’d take a closer look …

It would be easy to prejudge a movie like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, what with Judd Apatow on board as producer, a script written by Jason Segel, and Jonah Hill in the cast. You’ll think it’ll …

For the past 10 years, the MCU has been a meticulously crafted vehicle in Hollywood. It virtually has little to no competition. In other words, it’s the Thanos of cinema right now. Each new iteration …

Before I go deeper down this rabbit hole, let me clarify: the question in the title almost doesn’t make sense. The scrapped Resident Evil: Arklay TV show is an aborted series that doesn’t exist. So, …

Feminism is now on its glorious fourth wave, meaning more representation for women. This has not only affected the world of politics and law, it has also affected the box office. Filmmakers are either remaking …

For companies like Netflix that are always looking to expand into new territories around the world (let’s face it, Netflix is close to its saturation point in the United States already), it’s important to expand …

For those of you who have read my article regarding profanity, you’ll know that I take a dim view of immorality portrayed in movies, unless done for a clear artistic reason. To me, it seems …

Speaking to ITV News the acclaimed director Steven Spielberg voiced his opinion as to why he believes movies created for streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime, shouldn’t be eligible for Oscars when …

Can you believe that it’s been 25 years since we first learned how to make a perfect s’more, how to get a cute lifeguard to kiss you, or how to retrieve a priceless baseball — …

It’s no secret that Paramount Pictures has struggled in recent months at the box office.  Coming off a year where they collected only 5% of the total box office, it was clear that they needed …