This month marked ten years since one of the last decades’ most beloved characters first swung onto the big screen. In Rise of the Planet of the Apes we saw the birth of Andy Serkis’…
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X-Men
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Chadwick Boseman’s death has rocked the industry and left millions mourning. Nick and I take some time to reflect on who he was and what his career means to us and so many others. He…
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2000’s X-Men turns 20 years old this week, and though the original film in this turbulent franchise is often overlooked, it’s impossible to ignore its influence. Not only did the film prove that Marvel could make…
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Retrospectives
20 Years On, Somehow Limp Bizkit Isn’t The Worst Part of ‘Mission: Impossible 2’
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorTwo decades on, the after-effects of Mission: Impossible 2 are much stronger for other franchises than the Mission: Impossible franchise itself. M: I-2 villain Dougray Scott was famously lined up to take the role of Wolverine…
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By now, you may have had the chance to see Dark Phoenix in all its glory(?). Or, more accurately, you haven’t — Dark Phoenix had by far the worst opening weekend of any X-Men film,…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ and ‘Dark Phoenix’ Open Up a Slow Weekend for Sequels (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 22)
The summer box office has hit its first summer slump. While The Secret Life of Pets 2 opens to half the opening gross of the original, Dark Phoenix sets a new low for the X-Men…
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It is the end of an era. After 19 years, 12 films, 2 Phoenix Sagas, and only 1 Wolverine, The X-Men franchise is finished. With Dark Phoenix, the X-Men prequels wrap up the franchise before…
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In terms of quality, the X-Men franchise has been frustratingly uneven. In all fairness, there were more misses than hits. The right ingredients were there: a source material rich with compelling social commentary, character drama…
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2019 is a year of endings. This years sees the “final” installments for many characters and several notable franchises. It seems appropriate to start reminiscing and sending them off now, that way we might be…
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With Dark Phoenix, IT: Chapter 2, and Glass due out for release next year, I felt like it was time to look at one of the main cast members of all of those films: James…
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The brand new Dark Phoenix trailer is out. It looks like the Disney-Fox deal wasn’t able to stop it from coming out as many of the fans had hoped. Yes, we’re still looking forward to…
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The summer movie season is winding to a close. Like most summers in the 21st Century, this summer has been one chock full of sequels. Much of the time, sequels are “meh” and fail to…
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Deadpool 2 is set to release this weekend and it’s most likely going to be a fun ride. Deadpool reminds us that not all comic book movies need to be dark and brooding — he…
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With Deadpool 2 due out in theaters this weekend, the X-Men franchise is quietly entrenching itself as one of the longest running franchises in film today. The X-Men films aren’t exactly as streamlined as those in the MCU (different…
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It has been over a year since Logan came out and because Avengers: Infinity War is coming out to wrap up such a big hallmark for the superhero genre, I thought we’d take a closer look…
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When it comes to movies, it’s fair to say that plenty of them just don’t quite live up to expectations — that’s not to say that the entire film misses the mark. Every now and…
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A lot has changed in the superhero landscape since Bryan Singer’s X-Men was released in 2000. There’s obviously been plenty of other attempts at superheroes movies, with muliple attempts at cinematic universes along the way.…