One night, Reine, a young loner, sees within the urban chaos a mystical oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide. Nick Kush: Genius Loci was on my long list of my favorite movies…
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Top 10 Lists
Top 10 Best International Film Winners That Deserved Best Picture Nominations
by Ingridjeby IngridjeTwo years ago, we witnessed movie history when Parasite won the Oscar for the Best International Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. What will Drive My Car accomplish this year? In 2018, Roma…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The State of the 2022 Oscar Race: Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and Academy Shortlists Unveiled!
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéA lot has transpired since the we drafted our awards season slates back in early November. Last week, the “reformed” Hollywood Foreign Press Association unveiled this years Golden Globe nominees, and the critics spoke as…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
Our Way-Too-Early 2022 Oscar Predictions Podcast
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéYes, the 2021 Oscars may have only happened three weeks ago, but we just can’t get enough! Between new Paul Thomas Anderson content, Guillermo del Toro and Chloé Zhao’s Best Picture follow-ups, and the return…
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A jiggered presentation order, notable upsets, and Glenn Close dancing to “Da Butt” were only a few of the oddities that took place during the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony. Soderbergh went full Soderbergh, changing the…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 7 (Oscar Predictions)
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéAfter what has been one of the longest awards seasons in Academy history, we are now down to just a couple of days before the big ceremony. Listen to this special edition of MovieBabble’s Road…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
The Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 6 (SAG and PGA Awards)
by Brennan Dubéby Brennan DubéAfter 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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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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Streaming DramaStreaming Reviews
‘Pieces of a Woman’: Vanessa Kirby’s Tour de Force Puts Her in the Oscars Race
by Ingridjeby IngridjePieces 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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Streaming ReviewsStreaming 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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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…