A MOST VIOLENT YEAR: The Film Babble Blog Review

Now playing at an indie art house near me (and a few multiplexes): A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (Dir. J.C. Chandor, 2014) The poster picture for this...

Lucinda Williams’ Pick For Film Acoustic: John Huston’s WISE BLOOD

Late last year when I heard about a new series starting up at the Carolina Theatre, programmed by The Modern School of Film, called “Film Ac...

Blu Ray/DVD Review: THE BOOK OF LIFE

Releasing this week on Blu ray & DVD: THE BOOK OF LIFE (Dir. Jorge Gutierrez, 2014) * This Mexico-set CG-animated musical comedy adventu...

Film Babble Blog’s Top 10 Movies of 2014 (Plus Their Key Lines)

Since the Oscar nominations were announced a week ago, and I’m pretty caught up on all the major, and not so major, movies of 2014, it’s tim...

Clint Eastwood's AMERICAN SNIPER: Decent But Not Very Deep

Now playing at a multiplex near you: AMERICAN SNIPER (Dir. Clint Eastwood, 2014) With several sequences dealing with a soldier having troub...

The Touching, Timely SELMA Should Be Mandatory Viewing

Now playing at a multiplex near you: SELMA (Dir. Ava DuVernay, 2014) Despite the accusations of inaccuracies, Ava DuVernay’s SELMA is the o...

INHERENT VICE: The Film Babble Blog Review

Opening today at an indie art house near me: INHERENT VICE (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014) In a recent interview on Marc Maron’s WTF podca...

DVR Alert: Roger Ebert Documentary LIFE ITSELF Airs On CNN Tonight

Film fans, and in particular fans of film criticism, should take note that Steve James' excellent 2014 documentary LIFE ITSELF airs ton...