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Young actors and actresses come and go all the time in the film industry — it’s just the nature of the business.  However, when you’re in my position as a critic, you occasionally come across…

With Deadpool 2 on track to earn well over $100 million in its opening weekend in the United States, it appears that Deadpool is now more than just a flash in the pan — he’s franchise material. …

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…

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…

Ant-Man was a surprisingly entertaining entry into the MCU in 2015. It came on the heels of Guardians of the Galaxy during a time when we realized that Marvel could do whatever the hell they…

After 18 movies, Marvel’s largest, most insane film to date — Avengers: Infinity War — will be in theaters this coming weekend, and everyone is losing their damn minds.  With a budget that has been…

It’s safe to say that Amy Schumer has fallen out of favor with many film fans these days.  Her outspoken behavior has left many cold, but she continues to speak her mind, no matter the…

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…

Wes Anderson’s signature quirkiness has already left an indelible mark on the film industry.  In fact, he could probably stop making films right this instant and he would already have left behind a wonderful assortment…

At this point, Netflix is releasing new films just about every week to contend with the content in theaters.  While they haven’t necessarily been successful with every new film (looking at you, The Cloverfield Paradox and Mute), Netflix…

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…

Whether its Curious George, King Kong, or Caesar, Hollywood seems to have a fascination with apes. In 1968, Charlton Heston helped usher in the next stage of this craze with Planet of the Apes. Fifty…

While some of the bigger budget films that released in March are better suited for my upcoming article regarding the worst movies of March 2018, there were still plenty of movies that captured the imagination…

April is normally the bridge to the summer movie season, containing a very eclectic group of films from week to week.  April 2018 is very similar to the described template, but with a notable change…

Steven Soderbergh appears to have put his self-imposed retirement in the rearview mirror with the creation of his production studio Fingerprint Releasing, distributing his second film into theaters in a mere eight-month span.  His latest…

It’s time for round two of 80’s Movies March Madness! MovieBabble has created a March Madness-style bracket to determine the best 80’s movies with the release of Ready Player One this month. You voted in round one,…

Although the Angelina-Jolie-led Tomb Raider films are beloved by a very select audience, Warner Bros. felt the need to update the franchise for a modern audience, ditching the more silly elements of the previous installments for a…

The 90th Academy Awards are over, and The Shape of Water walked away as the big winner — helping Guillermo Del Toro ascend into the pantheon of award-winning directors.  But, as with most things these days, members…

March is a great month with solid movies, spring break, and even the NCAA March Madness tournament.  With the release of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One this month, MovieBabble is creating a bracket of the best (or…

Female filmmakers (including Rachel Morrison, the first woman to be Oscar-nominated for cinematography) have been in the spotlight recently. At the same time, women in the entertainment industry are fighting for their rights more vocally…

We may only be in the first quarter of 2018 but that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about 2019. With big films such as Avengers 4 and Star Wars: Episode IX hogging all the…

March is always a strange month for film.  Overzealous studios release massive blockbusters without a built-in audience, crossing their fingers that patrons will gravitate towards them.  Also, we begin to see some indies that stirred the…

Although films like Annihilation and Game Night opened this past weekend, the main story was still Black Panther as it maintained its rampant pace for another triple digit box office total.  If it wasn’t already claimed as…

Every analyst predicted that Black Panther would come away with the number one spot at the box office this weekend, but very few speculated that it would perform this well.  And with many people off work for…

With three wide releases this past weekend, there was finally some changes to the box office report.  However, while new films like Fifty Shades Freed stole the show from a monetary perspective, some films from previous weekends…

Netflix sent a shockwave through the film industry upon releasing a commercial during the Super Bowl that it had ownership of the next Cloverfield anthology film.  To up the ante even further, they announced that the film,…

Super Bowl weekend is normally a slow week for film as moviegoers stay home to watch the biggest television event of the year on Sunday.  Nevertheless, there was still some money for films like Winchester…

The Sundance Film Festival always breeds great talent to start out the year.  In fact, Sundance 2017 included the premieres of films such as Get Out, Call Me by Your Name, Wind River, A Ghost Story,…

We all know about the Infinity Wars and the Deadpools of the movie release calendar, but there’s always some lesser known films that sneak up and surprise audiences with little fanfare.  Now that Sundance is…