VERONICA MARS: A Fan-Funded Big Screen Reunion Special

Now playing in Raleigh at the Colony Theater... VERONICA MARS (Dir. Rob Thomas, 2014) Earlier this year, I made my way through all three se...

Jason Bateman’s Directorial Debut BAD WORDS Mildly Amuses

Opening today in Raleigh at the Colony Theater... BAD WORDS (Dir. Jason Bateman, 2013) Because of its ripe premise about a foul-mouthed 40-...

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 3/25/14

Martin Scorsese's THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is definitely the biggest new release on Blu ray and DVD today. Sadly, the terrifically exces...

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: The Film Babble Blog Review

Now playing at an indie art house near you: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Dir. Wes Anderson, 2014) The world of Wes Anderson just got a lot wack...

The MUPPETS Follow-up: Funny But Felt Too Long

Opening today at a multiplex near you: MUPPETS MOST WANTED (Dir. James Bobin, 2014) The Muppets are back in “the seventh sequel since their ...

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 3/18/14

A few big new titles hit home video this week starting with: David O. Russell's AMERICAN HUSTLE , which although it won no Oscars, it ce...

NEED FOR SPEED: A Collosal Piece Of Car Crash Crap

Now sadly playing at nearly every multiplex that has a parking lot: NEED FOR SPEED (Dir. Scott Waugh, 2014) The wildly popular AMC series Br...

Trailer Spotlight: Robert Altman's NASHVILLE (1975)

Next Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm, the Colony Theater , where I work part-time, in Raleigh is showing one of my favorite films: Robert Altma...

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 3/11/14

The Coen brothers’ excellently icy INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (my #2 favorite film of 2013 ) is today’s most notable release on home video, in sin...

GLORIA Gets Her Groove Back...Sort Of

Now playing at an art house near you, in my case the Colony Theater in Raleigh: GLORIA (Dir. Sebastián Lelio, 2013) Not to be confused with ...

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 3/4/14

It what might seem like a piece of finely tuned timing, but what's more likely a bit of luck, Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE hits...

Oscars 2014 Recap: Complete With Tweets!

I really enjoyed watching last night's broadcast of the 86th Academy Awards at the Rialto Theatre  (pictured on the right) here in Ralei...