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 ...