This year’s edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has officially come and gone. With new films from all around the world having been released across the festival’s 10-day run, I thought it would be…
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ReviewsSuperhero
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: Another Film Off the Rickety Marvel Assembly Line
by Nick Kushby Nick KushI had my come-to-Jesus moment with the MCU while watching Hawkeye a few months back. I had liked WandaVision and Loki enough, so why not try it out, I thought. Ten minutes in, the phone…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Free Guy’ Overperforms, ‘Respect’ Stumbles, ‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Exists for Some Reason, and ‘The Kissing Booth 3’ Is Here!!!
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThree movies released wide in theaters this weekend. First was Free Guy, the Ryan Reynolds vehicle which finally opened after approximately 57 delays. Then there was Respect, the Jennifer-Hudson-led biopic on Aretha Franklin’s life and career which…
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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 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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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Midway’ Outperforms, ‘Doctor Sleep’ Tanks, Plus: What Can We Expect from the Rest of November?
In a surprising twist at the box office, Midway outgrosses Doctor Sleep in their inaugural weekends. However, the top four performing films are locked in a tight race. Alongside these two films, Playing with Fire and Last Christmas opened to respectable…
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ComedyReviews
Taika Waititi is Channeling His Softer (But Still Zany) Side in ‘Jojo Rabbit’
by Nick Kushby Nick KushSo far in his career, Taika Waititi has essentially told two kinds of stories: ones that are nothing but unabashedly goofy chaos (think What We Do in the Shadows or Thor: Ragnarok) or a coming-of-age…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Hustlers’ Scores Big, ‘The Goldfinch’ Flounders, and TIFF Previews This Fall’s Best (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 36)
It Chapter Two continues to sink its teeth into the box office with an impressive $40 million second week. It‘s lead isn’t tremendous, however, as Hustlers opens to an unexpectedly high $33 million haul. The…
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Streaming ComedyStreaming Reviews
Film Review – The Breaker Upperers (2019)
by Anna Scaifeby Anna ScaifeWith Taika Waititi as Executive Producer, and a cast dotted with veterans of his movies, you’d expect this comedy farce to feel familiar. The Breaker Upperers has a good helping of the self-effacing awkward dialogue that…