BOYHOOD: The Film Babble Blog Review

BOYHOOD (Dir. Richard Linklater, 2014) Richard Linklater’s much buzzed about BOYHOOD is the best, and most real feeling film of the year so...

Luc Besson’s LUCY: Over-The-Top Yet Still Underwhelming

Opening today at a multiplex near you... LUCY   (Dir.Luc Besson, 2014) It’s too bad that Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel Universe co-star Samuel...

A MOST WANTED MAN: The Film Babble Blog Review

Now playing at an indie art house near you: A MOST WANTED MAN (Dir. Anton Corbijn, 2014) In what’s sadly one of his final performances, Phi...

Monty Python: Older, Fatter, But Still Funny As F***

Last weekend, on Sunday, July 20th, my wife and I attended and laughed a lot at a live broadcast of “Monty Python Live (Mostly),” featuring...

The Forced Farce SEX TAPE Plays It Too Safe

SEX TAPE (Dir. Jake Kasdan, 2014) Jake Kasdan’s follow-up to his lackluster 2011 BAD TEACHER, which re-unites that film’s stars, starts pro...

LIFE ITSELF: The Film Babble Blog Review

LIFE ITSELF (Dir. Steve James, 2014) Roger Ebert, arguably the most famous movie critic ever, gets his own movie in the form of LIFE ITSELF...

THE PURGE: ANARCHY: A Big Bunch Of Scare Fails

THE PURGE: ANARCHY (Dir. James DeMonaco, 2014) Last summer’s surprise hit THE PURGE was a crappy movie with a cool premise: In the near futu...

Blu Ray/DVD Review: The Weird Scarlett Johansson Flick UNDER THE SKIN

UNDER THE SKIN (Dir. Jonathan Glazer, 2013) This is for sure the weirdest film I’ve seen so far this year. That’s not necessarily a bad thin...

The Brutally Brilliant SNOWPIERCER & The Striking IDA

SNOWPIERCER (Dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2013)  In case you haven’t heard, the best action movie of the summer isn’t at the multiplexes, it’s at the...

The Beatles' A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary This Weekend

A HARD DAY ’ S NIGHT (Dir. Richard Lester, 1964) Earlier this year, Beatles fans worldwide celebrated the 50th anniversary of the fab four’s...

EARTH TO ECHO Is A Hollow Echo Of Kids-Minded '80s Sc-Fi

Now playing at a multiplex near you... EARTH TO ECHO   (Dir. Dave Green, 2014) Stop me if you’ve heard this before – a small group of kids f...

TAMMY: The Film Babble Blog Review

Now playing at a plus-size multiplex near you... TAMMY (Dir. Ben Falcone, 2014) Although she’s been in mostly mediocre movies, Melissa McCa...