Oscar Movies

This week, the MovieBabble crew brings you something a little different! I’m joined by Nick and Collin to dive into some of the films that really impacted us growing up, and over the last few…

Lots went down in the world of movies in July. Festival slates were announced for Venice and TIFF, Comic-Con took place, we were hit with a barrage of new trailers, and yet another financially successful…

Movies with good quotes cannot be beat. You can have a terrible movie, but a good quote can revive it. After all, Snakes on a Plane (2006), an otherwise mediocre movie, gave us the best quote of…

The beer-soaked carcass of the new year may barely be cold, but buckle up film fans: Oscar season has just begun. There will be a front-runner, a challenger, an outrage, an overriding social backdrop, some awful…

There’s too many movies! Well, I guess that’s a good problem to have for a site like this one. At any rate, as we grow closer to the end of the year, not only are…

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…

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…

Hyperlink cinema is an interesting subgenre that has entered the lexicon for films. It’s a term that was coined by journalist and poet Alissa Quart and popularized by Pulitzer prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert in his…

Musicals are an essential part of American film culture. They bring us closer together through their spontaneous singing and artful way of portraying life. From Singin’ In the Rain to La La Land, moviegoers have flocked to…

As the Oscar picture begins to take shape, there are a few films that are making a last second push for nominations — and Phantom Thread is at the top of that list.  Featuring the final performance…

Another week means another Netflix review! This time we’ll look at a film that garnered a ton of praise from the Academy Awards but has since become a little divisive: Boyhood!  This film has been…

Matt Damon has been considered an A-list talent for quite a long time.  He’s always seemed to grow into a new type of role to stay relevant whether it be a young hot-head or a…

The Sundance Film Festival held annually in Park City, Utah always give us one of the first looks at some of the best movies that independent filmmaking has to offer.  Many movies that first debut…

Early Tuesday, the Academy released the Oscar nominations for the ceremony that will air on February 26th, 2017 on ABC.  With the release of the nominations comes predictions for what the Academy Awards will reward…

It’s late at night and you want some cheap, fattening food to fuel your stomach after a night filled with questionable decisions.  Where do you go?  Possibly McDonald’s!  But as you eat that burger with…

The next Peter Berg-Mark Wahlberg team up movie has finally hit wide in theaters.  Patriots Day, like many of my other reviews recently, has been widely acclaimed as one of the best movies of the…

Lion has been out in theaters for a couple weeks, but I’ve had trouble finding time to see it with all the other award movies that have been released, but I was finally able to…

Martin Scorsese once exclaimed that he had wanted to make Silence for close to twenty years, but felt that he was not a good enough director to pull it off at the time.  Fast forward…

A Monster Calls has been receiving a ton of praise for Oscars and has finally expanded wide into theaters, giving everyone a better chance to see it.  The movie is receiving buzz for the Oscar…

The next Oscar contender in theaters is the movie Fences adapted from the play of the same name.  The main stars of the film, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis have already been nominated for Golden…

After receiving a lot of buzz early on in the awards season, Jackie has finally been released wide in theaters.  Natalie Portman has received much praise for her portrayal of Jackie Kennedy, so I made…

Here’s another movie that’s finally being released in more theaters, the musical entitled La La Land!  The movie has been receiving a lot of buzz lately from early screenings from critics and has already been…

If you’re tired of watching Rogue One for a fifth time this weekend, a great departure from the galaxy far, far away is the best comedy of the year, Collateral Beauty!  This is a movie…

Like many of my other movie reviews recently, Manchester By The Sea was finally expanded to more theaters.  Many critics and audience members are calling the movie the best of the year, and somewhat of…