The 2021 Razzie Nominations, The Return of Theaters(?), and ‘Mikey and Nicky’
Because Brennan and I can’t escape awards talk, we break down the 2021 Razzie nominations, which are full of noms for 365 Days, Dolittle, and Mike Lindell’s “documentary”. Who will “win” the coveted...
View ArticleThe Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 5 (Oscar Nominations)
This 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…
View Article‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ and ‘Grave of the Fireflies’
This weekend saw the digital release of a long-rumored, heavily speculated, and reportedly expensive restoration of Justice League. Zack Snyder’s original vision became complete through HBO Max, and...
View Article‘Nobody’, ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’, ‘The Suicide Squad’, ‘Funny...
It’s been a busy week for both movies and movie-related news. Disney+ dropped episode two of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but that’s not all. Not only did we get the release of Bob Odenkirk’s...
View ArticleThe Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 6 (SAG and PGA Awards)
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…
View ArticleDid ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Just Revive Theaters? Plus, ‘Thunder Force’ and ‘The...
Are movie theaters back?!?! Godzilla vs. Kong has dominated around the world at the box office thus far, grossing almost as much as Godzilla: King of the Monsters did in its entire theatrical run in only…
View ArticleThe Cinerama Dome Shutters Its Doors and the Gang Watches ‘After Hours’
Earlier this week it was both shockingly and suddenly revealed that Arclight Cinemas and the Cinerama Dome would be closing their doors. Nick, Brennan, and I discuss this crushing blow to the Hollywood...
View ArticleThe Road to the 2021 Oscars: Episode 7 (Oscar Predictions)
After 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…
View Article‘Paddington 2’ Is the Best Movie Ever Made, ‘Mortal Kombat’, and ‘Bullitt’
A recently discovered 80-year-old review ruined Citizen Kane‘s 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, vaulting Paddington 2 to the top of the site’s rating system. The news once again brought up the...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield’s Post-Spider-Man Career, the Crumbling HFPA, and ‘Dead Ringers’
With the release of Gia Coppola’s Mainstream this week, the team deep dives into the interesting and quirky career of Andrew Garfield, from Spider-Man to Under the Silver Lake. Brennan, Nick, and...
View ArticleOur Way-Too-Early 2022 Oscar Predictions Podcast
Yes, 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...
View Article‘Spiral’ and ‘The Woman in the Window’ Are Very Bad but at Least ‘Dawn of the...
Spiral led a crowded(!) weekend at theaters, but despite Chris Rock’s best efforts, the film isn’t anywhere close to a good entrant in the Saw franchise. Similarly, Netflix’s The Woman in the Window is a…
View Article‘Army of the Dead’, ‘Blast Beat’, and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (1951)
Zack Snyder is once again here to save cinema with Netflix’s Army of the Dead. Snyder’s return to the zombie genre is flawed but fun, although Brennan and I disagree on how much of either it…
View ArticleThe 2021 Summer Movie Auction Draft Spectacular!
On this very special episode of The MovieBabble Podcast, Nick, Jonathan, Collin, and I present you a special summer movie showcase. In an auction-style draft, each member of the crew is given 1,000...
View Article‘The Conjuring 3′, A Quiet Place: Part II’, and ‘Cruella’ Ignite the Box...
With The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and A Quiet Place: Part II performing well along with Cruella causing a stir, movie theaters have felt a noticeable jolt in the last two weeks, which…
View Article‘In the Heights’ Creates a Competitive Box Office, ‘Loki’ Streams, and...
In the Heights, the first in a slew of musicals this year, arrived this past week in theaters and on HBO Max. Its arrival helped create the first genuinely competitive box office in nearly a…
View Article‘F9’ Fuels the Post-Pandemic Box Office, ‘Luca’ Delights, and ‘Candyman’ (1992)
The tenth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise roared onto the scene this weekend with a pandemic high of $70 million. The shark may have been jumped, but the franchise is giving the box office…
View ArticleWe’re Back! Box Office Updates, Black Widow, Loki, and Everything Else We Missed
After a three-week hiatus for the podcast, we’re back! A lot has happened since the last episode — box office shenanigans, big-budget flops, buzzy indie releases — and Brennan and I are here to take…
View Article‘Snake Eyes’ Is Bland, ‘Old’ Is Weird, and ‘Twilight’ Is Twilight
This week saw the competitive release of Snake Eyes and Old, two films that raked in nearly the same amount of money but one is a solid success and the other is a considerable flop. Snake Eyes…
View ArticleScarJo Shakes up the Industry, ‘Jungle Cruise’ Is a Jungle Snooze, and Two...
This week saw a heap of controversy roll through Film Twitter, starting with the news that Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for lost profits due to the release of Black Widow on Disney+ at the…
View Article‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) vs. ‘The Suicide Squad’ (2021)
This weekend saw the release of the highly anticipated, James-Gunn-directed film The Suicide Squad. Despite an arguably soft opening at the box office amid concerns of the Delta variant, the film has...
View Article‘Free Guy’ Overperforms, ‘Respect’ Stumbles, ‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Exists for...
Three 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...
View ArticleNo One Will Remember ‘Reminiscence’, Everyone Will Remember ‘Annette’, and...
Sadly for Hugh Jackman, Reminiscence flopped hard this weekend, both critically and financially. Despite the crew wanting more mid-budget movies with movie stars attached to them, Lisa Joy’s...
View Article‘Candyman’ Sours, ‘Spider-Man’ Takes Over the Web, and ‘Kursk’ Sinks
This week began with the long-anticipated release of the first Spider-Man: No Way Home teaser. Promising plenty of action, villains, and the Raimi universe along the way. Nick and I discuss our...
View ArticleTIFF 2021 in Review
The 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival offered numerous different avenues for movie watching. Audiences and critics alike got to experience the newest in film at the theaters,...
View ArticleWe’re Back with ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’, ‘The Many Saints of Newark’,...
This weekend saw the release of the pandemic’s largest theatrical opening to date. Venom: Let There Be Carnage swung to a roaring $90 million debut, topping its predecessor by a cool $10 million. Nick...
View Article‘Dune’ Is Finally Here, ‘Halloween Kills’ Is Lame, No One Saw ‘The Last...
We’ve waited and waited, and finally, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has arrived. It’s a lot to unpack, but it’s undoubtedly one of the biggest moviegoing events of the year. We discuss our general thoughts...
View ArticleMovieBabble’s Awards Season Draft!
Don’t look now, but the Oscars are creeping up on us! This year, the MovieBabble crew has decided to throw a twist into our coverage and place our very own stake in the 2021/22 awards…
View Article‘Eternals’, ‘Spencer’, ‘Red Notice’, and ‘The French Dispatch’
Nick and I are back to talk Eternals, Spencer, Red Notice, and The French Dispatch. We break down the MCU’s first certified rotten flick in great detail. We talk what we liked about the certainly...
View ArticleWest Side Stories, ‘Red Rocket’, and ‘The Power of the Dog’
Remake cynicism begone, Steven Spielberg’s retelling of West Side Story is pretty damn good. The titan filmmaker managed to inject some classic Spielberg Magic™ into the musical that we’ve been missing...
View Article‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, ‘Nightmare Alley’, and Schrödinger’s Box Office
This week Spider-Man: No Way Home smashed not just pandemic records but even opening weekend records held since long before COVID-19 surfaced. Yet success is not for all at the box office, while Spidey...
View ArticleThe State of the 2022 Oscar Race: Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and Academy...
A 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...
View Article2021 in Review
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…
View ArticleOur Most Anticipated Films of 2022
On this week’s episode of the MovieBabble Podcast I am joined by Nick, Collin, and Jonathan as we get excited for the year to come and all things film in 2022. We offer up our…
View Article‘Scream’ and ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
On this week’s episode of The MovieBabble Podcast, Brennan and I recap the past few weeks at the box office. We talk through the rare singular Coen Brother production in The Tragedy of Macbeth. We…
View ArticleWhat the BAFTA: Our Reactions!
Much like last year, the BAFTA nominations provided us with some much needed surprises at this point in the awards season. From some notable acting misses to a rather inspired directors lineup, listen...
View ArticleSundance 2022 Megapod!
For a brief moment, Sundance 2022 looked like it was going to function as a return to in-person festival moviegoing for the entire industry. Naturally, nature had other plans in store, so the entire...
View ArticlePicking Our Personal 2022 Oscar Winners
This time of year is all predictions, and with less than a week until the 94th Academy Awards, we decided to do something a little different. Listen to myself, Sophia, Jonathan, and Nick pick which…
View ArticleThe Slap, ‘CODA’, and All Things Oscars Night
Aside from the slap heard around the world, the 94th Academy Awards were filled with a plethora of other highs and lows. This broadcast featured the return of the hosts, the first Best Picture win…
View ArticleBruce Willis and a March Movie Recap
March was a busy month at the box office. While The Batman took most of the commercial and critical kudos, Nick and I got to see plenty of other movies as well. We dive into…
View ArticleOur Most Anticipated Movies of 2023
The new year has plenty to be excited about. We have a truly stacked slate for the first time since before the pandemic; many industry leaders — including Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Wes Anderson,...
View ArticleRanking M. Night Shyamalan’s Filmography
You can accuse M. Night Shyamalan of being many things, but he’s certainly never boring. On the heels of his latest film, Knock at the Cabin, coming to theaters, Spencer and Nick decided to come…
View ArticleRanking the Rocky Franchise
“If I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!” Words to live by. You’d be hard-pressed to find a film franchise more in-grained in American popular culture than Rocky. From the rugged...
View ArticleDead by Dawn: Slicing Through the ‘Evil Dead’ Franchise
Few movies have had more of an impact on a genre than The Evil Dead on horror. From unwittingly unleashing a grave evil on the world by reading an unholy text, to the horror happening…
View ArticleOur Favorite Movies of 2023 So Far
With half the year in the books, Spencer and Nick share five of their favorite movies of the year so far, from horror movies in which nothing happens (Nick’s favorite genre) to a romance that…
View ArticleBarbenheimer!!!
Barbenheimer is finally here! To celebrate what is most likely the biggest moviegoing event in years, Spencer, Collin, and Nick came together to share their experiences completing the highly...
View ArticleRanking the Indiana Jones Franchise
Aside from the Barbenheimer phenomenon, the summer movie season has been a little odd, with many high-profile franchise entertainments underperforming. Included in that was Indiana Jones and the Dial...
View ArticleThe Death of the DCEU
The hierarchy of power in the DCEU did, in fact, not change. With the release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom comes the end of the tumultuous DC Extended Universe. With plenty of plans announced…
View ArticleOur Most Anticipated Movies of 2024!
With 2024 upon us, Collin, Spencer, and Nick share their ten most anticipated movies of the year! Spoilers: Madame Web is not one of them. Listen below: Subscribe to The MovieBabble Podcast on Apple...
View ArticlePodcast of the Planet of the Apes
On this episode of The MovieBabble Podcast, Brennan, Spencer, and Collin revisit and rank the entire Planet of the Apes franchise. We share our memories and (mostly) fondness for each installment from...
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