After a brief hiatus (due to this absurdly stretched-out awards season), we are back! On this week’s episode of MovieBabble’s Road to the 2021 Oscars, we cover the SAG Awards, the PGA Awards, and the…
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The polls below will close at 12 p.m. EST on the day of the Academy Awards, April 25th, 2021. Be sure to get your votes in by then! For so many reasons — some more…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 5 (Oscar Nominations)
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéThis edition of the Road to the 2021 Oscars features our reactions and thoughts to the OFFICIAL Oscar nominees which were unveiled on Monday. We breakdown the biggest snubs and surprises, and we deem who…
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This year’s awards season has been somewhat chaotic. From the wildness of the Golden Globes to the BAFTA Jury selections, and even the steady rise of Borat 2, this awards season has been far from normal. However,…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 4 (Critics Choice and BAFTA Reactions)
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéIn the week and a half since our last episode, a lot has happened in the Oscar race. On this week’s episode of MovieBabble’s Road to the Oscars, we cover the Critics Choice Winners, the…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 3 (Golden Globe Reactions)
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéThis week on MovieBabble’s Road to the Oscars we react to the 78th Golden Globe Awards, which took place last Sunday. While there were some major shocks and minor snubs, the show wasn’t too bad,…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 2
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéOn this week’s episode of the Road to the 2021 Oscars, Nick and I go over the Critics Choice Nominations and the recently unveiled Oscars shortlists. Minari is surging, Birds of Prey landed with a few…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 1
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéWelcome to the first episode in MovieBabble’s latest podcast series, Road to the Oscars. The first episode features discussions about the recent Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations and what they mean about this year’s Oscar…
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Netflix DramaNetflix Reviews
‘Pieces of a Woman’: Vanessa Kirby’s Tour de Force Puts Her in the Oscars Race
Pieces of a Woman is Kornél Mundruczó’s first full feature in English. The acclaimed Hungarian director teamed up with big names such as Vanessa’s Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, and Ellen Burstyn, and the movie chronicles the consequences of…
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Norwegian psychotherapist Finn Skårderud once posited the idea that humans are too sober. He believed the ideal running level for mankind was a blood alcohol level of 0.05%. (Interestingly, fellow noted scientist Elizabeth Hurley had…
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Here at MovieBabble, we like to watch movies, obviously. However, the Coronavirus has created a sudden drop off in the number of new movies for us to watch. But we will not be stopped, and…
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The strangest feeling I had in quite some time was elation after watching this year’s Academy Awards. Who would have thunk it, the Academy made a cool choice for Best Picture! Although, with the benefit…
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The 2020 Oscars went according to plan…until it didn’t. Parasite shocked just about everyone with four wins, including Best Director and Picture, while stealing the night away from 1917. It was truly a momentous group…
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The polls below will close at 12 p.m. EST on the day of the Academy Awards, February 9th, 2020. Be sure to get your votes in by then! Another year, another round of bizarre nominations…
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92nd Academy Award Nominee for Best Live Action Short, The Neighbors’ Window tells the story of Alli (Maria Dizzia), a mother of young children who has grown frustrated with her daily routine and husband (Greg…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Critics’ Choice Nominations are Revealed as ‘Frozen II’ and ‘Knives Out’ Continue to Dominate
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéWith no major new releases this weekend the box office stayed relatively on par with what we saw last weekend. Frozen II is closing in on a billion and Knives Out, Ford v Ferrari, and…
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Netflix ReviewsNetflix Romance
‘Marriage Story’ is Painfully Heartbreaking, and Possibly Noah Baumbach’s Best Film
by Nick Kushby Nick KushAnyone that is familiar with Noah Baumbach’s work would know that Marriage Story isn’t necessarily breaking new ground. He’s made his career on telling family dramas about individuals in metropolitan areas, specifically New York. Most…
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AnalysisSurveys
‘Ford v Ferrari Exit Survey’: Damon and Bale Team Up for a Thrilling, Oscar-Worthy Ride
Racing, Fords, Ferraris, masculinity, movie stars, and the 1960s: Ford v Ferrari has the appearance of a dad film for the ages. But with James Mangold directing two of our best male leads in Hollywood,…
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Honey Boy tells the story of a young actor, Otis (Noah Jupe), and his unhinged relationship with his father James (Shia LaBeouf). The film alternates between two periods: 1995 and 2005. Very early on, we find…
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ReviewsThriller
‘Parasite’ is Bong Joon-ho’s Masterpiece and The Best Film of 2019
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesIf there is any nation on this earth that is truly overdue for awards attention due to their amazing output of quality cinema, it is South Korea. Shockingly, South Korea has never had a film…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Downton Abbey’ Makes History, ‘Ad Astra’ Impresses, and the Awards Race Begins to Take Shape (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 37)
by Nick Kushby Nick KushFocus Features made history with the release of Downton Abbey this weekend which went on to earn approximately $31 million, which became the studio’s largest opening in history — and impressive feat for a well-entrenched…
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Sometimes, the Academy of Arts and Sciences leaves you saying, “wait, you chose that as the Best Picture winner?” People have said this phrase quite a bit over the years, and there’s no doubting that the Academy…
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I think I was tired of this year’s Oscar season back in November. It felt like a constant barrage of anger. “Green Book‘s the worst!” “Green Book‘s the BEST!” “Netflix doesn’t deserve Oscars!” “Roma is…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
Tyler Perry Continues His Financial Success With ‘A Madea Family Funeral’ (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 9)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World continues to soar at the box office in its second week. Accompanied by the (supposed) final Madea film, A Madea Family Funeral, the box office is heating…
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We are only days away from the 91st Academy Awards and it already feels like the entire show (and everything surrounding it) has been picked apart. It was an unpredictable season that built to a…
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The 2019 Academy Awards are here, and I’ve already thrown multiple tantrums about how idiotic some of the choices are…but that’s besides the point. The nominations saw Roma and The Favourite lead the pack with…
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When the Academy releases their nominations for the Oscars, two things normally happen. 1) everyone erupts in rage as the Academy continues to make the wrong choices time and time again. And 2) most people…
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There’s always a few movies at the end of the year that are hoping for awards but ultimately get swallowed up by the sheer volume of films with similar aspirations. The awards season is often…
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The term “Oscar bait” gets thrown around willy-nilly these days, but I think it perfectly encapsulates what On the Basis of Sex entails: it’s the stereotypical story of a great historical figure with little to no deviation from…
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News
A Brief Look at the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Feature Shortlist
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesTwo weeks ago, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the shortlists for nine categories of the Academy Awards. This included Visual Effects, Make-Up and Hairstyling, Original Song and Score, the Shorts and…