THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Now In English!

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO   (Dir. David Fincher, 2011) Despite the fact that the opening title sequence, a montage of shiny black bond...

A Couple Of Spielbergers To Go: One With Extra Cheese, One With Extra Action

WAR HORSE  & THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN Without a doubt, Steven Spielberg is the most celebrated film maker of our times. With JAWS, he pr...

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL: The Film Babble Blog Review

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL   (Dir. Brad Bird, 2011) Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you've heard about Tom ...

In YOUNG ADULT, Charlize Theron Can't Go Home Again

YOUNG ADULT   (Dir. Jason Reitman, 2011) With Mavis Gary, a divorced writer of young adult fiction, Charlize Theron has her juiciest role si...

THE DESCENDANTS: Quaffable, But Far From Transcendent

THE DESCENDANTS (Dir. Alexander Payne, 2011) In his consistently fine films, Alexander Payne excels in capturing his characters’ descent in...

Martin Sheen Shines in THE WAY

THE WAY   (Dir. Emilio Estevez, 2010) At The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen a few months back, comedian Jeff Ross joked: “Martin She...

THE SKIN I LIVE IN: This Year's #1 Creepiest Movie

THE SKIN I LIVE IN (Dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 2011) Congratulations to Almodóvar for making the creepiest movie of the year. Reunited with his ...

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS: The Meek Shall Inherit The Mirth

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS   (Dir. Sarah Smith, 2011) Aardman Animations, the home of Wallace and Gromit, takes another step further away from clay an...

Martin Scorsese's Amazing First Foray Into 3D

HUGO (Dir. Martin Scorsese, 2011) As I've reported many times, I'm not a fan of the current 3D trend. I've found it to be a hea...

THE MUPPETS: Go Ahead, Call It A Comeback

THE MUPPETS (Dir. James Bobin, 2011) It’s not surprising that somebody would try to reboot the Muppets. I mean, every other franchise in th...

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE: The Film Babble Blog Review

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE   (Dir. Sean Durkin, 2011) If you can get past the title, this is a stunner. Elizabeth Olsen is Martha, but while s...

Michael Shannon Needs Shelter From The Storm

TAKE SHELTER (Dir. Jeff Nichols, 2011) Ever since Michael Shannon stole REVOLUTIONARY ROAD out from under Leo DeCaprio and Kate Winslet a fe...

The MacGuffin in MARGIN CALL

MARGIN CALL   (Dir. J.C. Chandor, 2011) Most movie-minded folks know what a “MacGuffin” is, but for those who don’t – it’s a term popularize...

Faulty TOWER HEIST Has A Few Laughs

TOWER HEIST   (Dir. Brett Ratner, 2011) This began life as a notion Eddie Murphy had for a “black OCEAN’S 11’” but they threw some money at ...

PUSS IN BOOTS: The Film Babble Blog Review

PUSS IN BOOTS   (Dir. Chris Miller, 2011) After what’s been a pretty unremarkable year for animated kids movies, one in which even the might...

Johnny English is back! But why?

JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN   (Dir. Oliver Parker, 2011) Of all the unnecessary sequels this year, (THE HANGOVER PART 2, PIRATES 4, CARS 2, etc.) ...

RED STATE Now Out On Blu Ray, DVD, and Netflix Instant

RED STATE (Dir. Kevin State, 2011) Last month, I went to a one night only special showing of Kevin Smith’s new film RED STATE at the Galaxy...

THE THING '11 - A Prequel And A Remake

THE THING (Dir. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., 2011)  Since the original (titled THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD) was released in 1951, and the ...