Much like 2020, 2021 was a chaotic and trying year in the film industry. With many ups and downs throughout the year, one thing rang true, the movies were indeed back in 2021. Maybe not…
Sundance
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DocumentaryReviews
Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘The Sparks Brothers’
by Liam Trumpby Liam TrumpEdgar Wright is by far one of the greatest filmmakers of the generation. His films offer a style that’s completely his own, and the reception his films receive reflects it. One of the most notable…
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Though the days of food buffets have come to pass, Brennan and I offer up a smorgasbord of movie-related content. We talk about the newest episode of WandaVision and its MCU connecting threads. We share some…
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On February 13th, 2017, Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of Kim Jong-un, was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia after being attacked with the VX nerve agent, an extremely toxic chemical that has…
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Diverting from the bubbly, fun theatrics of the stage musical-turned-film Mamma Mia! and the engaging, nuanced study of one of Great Britain’s most polarizing prime ministers, in the form of a Margaret Thatcher biopic, The…
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DocumentaryReviews
Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Feels Good, Man’
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesBack in 2005, American cartoonist Matt Furie created the popular webcomic, Boy’s Club. A re-creation of his halcyon days with his college roommates, Boy’s Club was composed of deadpan comic vignettes of 4 anthropomorphic humanoid…
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When I saw Relic at the Sundance Premiere in January (it feels like an eternity ago), I was floored. Catching up with the film before sitting down to pen this, soon to be, overwhelmingly positive review,…
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Dating at a young age is like trying to maneuver through a minefield, especially in relationships that go horribly wrong. You still have no idea who you are, and you can almost forget knowing how…
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DramaReviews
‘Charm City Kings’ is an Urgent Portrait of Baltimore With Serious Breakout Potential
by Nick Kushby Nick KushAfter my first experience at Sundance last year, I arrived this year at the festival cognizant of the hyperbolic reactions that come with the environment. (Or, at the very least, I did my best. I’m…
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Sundance 2020 was a whirlwind experience, to say the least. Both Collin and I are still shaking off the cobwebs from the week spent in Park City, but the lack of sleep didn’t stop us…
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ReviewsThriller
‘Promising Young Woman’ is an Immensely Satisfying Thriller About the Times We Live In
In September of 2018, Christine Blasey Ford became the central figure of the nation of America when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and leveled credible accusations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee…
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DramaReviews
‘Minari’ is Uplifting, Tragic, Funny, and the Best Film Out of Sundance 2020
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThere are precious few films that announce their brilliance in their opening moments. Minari is one of those films — and I’m positive that this isn’t the “Sundance high” talking that frequently comes with reactions…
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Throughout the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, members of the MovieBabble staff will share their initial thoughts on premieres, panels, and any other experiences they have. Prepare for some hot takes, sleep-deprived musings, and everything in…
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DramaReviews
‘Blinded by the Light’ is So Damn Corny, But So Damn Sweet and Endearing
by Nick Kushby Nick KushSpend five seconds scrolling through Twitter and you’re immediately inundated with existential dread from the impending doom of our entire species. The Amazon is up in flames, many countries are on the verge of political…
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ReviewsThriller
‘Luce’ Dives Head First Into Some of Our Most Perplexing Racial Ideals
by Nick Kushby Nick KushWhether we’re conscious of it or not, we all abide by certain societal expectations. Some are harmless, some are exactly the opposite. Luce understands this idea and wishes to discuss it head-on, weaving demanding racial themes…
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Nature is continuously beguiling. From changing flora to shifting land formations, there’s always something beautiful to behold. Take water, for instance, which is always changing form and the landscape around it. In Aquarela, Viktor Kossakovsky’s…
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Sometimes not getting into the screening you desire at a film festival can be a blessing in disguise. After missing out on seeing The Farewell at Sundance earlier this year, I rushed to find another…
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Hollywood has made a habit of repurposing buzzy foreign films into English-language stories. (Look no further than The Upside from just a few months ago.) Some Most of these attempts are worthless, acting as soulless retreads in…
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I can picture the more standard, Hollywood version of Share in my head: it’s full of long diatribes, tearful wishes, and happy resolutions. A24’s Share, however, is far more cynical and rough, challenging its audience to accept its…
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Retrospectives
Is ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Still Haunting Us After 20 Years?
by Cammy Maddenby Cammy Madden“In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.” — The Blair Witch Project These are the words that mark…
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Streaming DocumentariesStreaming Reviews
Film Review – Life Overtakes Me (2019)
by Cammy Maddenby Cammy MaddenNetflix has been churning out documentary after documentary, and Life Overtakes Me is the latest. With a relatively short runtime of just 40 minutes, it follows several refugee families living in Sweden. Each of these…
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2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, or Stanley Kubrick’s finest work as a director depending on your proclivity to indulge in conspiracies. Nevertheless, with the help of some incredible, never-before-seen footage…
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Streaming DramaStreaming Reviews
Film Review – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) [Video]
by Nick Kushby Nick KushMany of our best actors want to take the next leap in their artistic journeys and become directors, to tell their own stories and raise a new crop of talent along the way. As such,…
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The child-from-hell genre has been beaten to death with the resurgence of low-budget horror in the last few years. Hell, we even had The Prodigy open in theaters just a few weeks ago! (But we…
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I grew up on Everybody Loves Raymond, which really cements my view of Ray Romano being one of the funniest men on television. He comes across as real and authentic, which heightens the credibility of…
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Another Bloody Movie PodcastPodcasts
Sundance Film Festival 2019 Wrap-Up (Another Bloody Movie Podcast)
by Nick Kushby Nick KushSundance 2019 was my first ever time attending the illustrious festival, and it certainly lived up to all the hype. After a week of running from screening to screening, living off of way too much…