This year’s festival featured an impressive lineup of screenings, panels, receptions, and parties over its five-day duration. Its commitment to providing a comprehensive experience was evident, leaving festival goers eager…
New To DVD & On Demand By Paul Hall Stillwater Bill (Matt Damon) is a roughneck working the oil rigs around Oklahoma who wants to protect his daughter Allison (Abigail…
I don’t know who Andrew is – this was just the Rialto’s marquee yesterday. After a hiatus that I thought might be much longer, Film Babble Blog is back with…
Last year, the festival circuit offered two French films that pushed the sexual envelope. Of course, there was Gaspar Noé‘s “Love,” which earned the most attention thanks to its unsimulated…
Anakin and Padme’s love story takes a menacing turn in one brilliant Star Wars cosplay piece. The story of Star Wars revolves around Anakin Skywalker’s tragic transformation into the fearsome…
I love watching Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage act, so I couldn’t resist watching their new film, I Care a Lot, on the day it was released (on Amazon Prime…
Recent complaints from frustrated employees of Marvel’s visual effects studios make it easier to understand why an SFX-driven event title like “Adipurush” could cost so much and still look so…
Spice Things Up By Paul Hall Destiny. Some people run from it, some embrace it and others just let the ride of life lead them to a place they don’t…
Film Babble Blog’s first review in months tackles a film which is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival today (actually it has a screening last night), and is also set…
George Miller‘s career has a couple of what-could-have-beens, most notably his aborted “Justice League” movie. But also among the movies he nearly made is “Contact,” the pretty good 1997 Robert…
Wordle, the five-letter word guessing game that has taken the world by storm, challenges players each day to figure out the winning word. Since its release in 2021, Wordle has…
In a rather unlikely coincidence, I watched my first two four-star films of 2021 on the same day – March 24. I got to see one of them (The Father)…
The 2023 lineup showcases a number of world premieres including “Murder City”, produced by filmmaker Oz Scott and Kevin Garnett, starring Michael Colter; “Jagged Mind,” directed by Kelley Kali; and…
New To DVD & On Demand By Paul Hall Pig Nicolas Cage plays Rob, a truffle hunter in the wild wooded areas outside of Portland searching for the precious delicacies.…
The genre of the undead flourishes again in this odd offering from Martin Owen (L.A. SLASHER, LET’S BE EVIL, KILLERS ANONYMOUS, THE INTERGALACTIC ADVENTURES OF MAX CLOUD), Releasing in theaters…
It’s been over a week since Prince passed away, and the stories about his work, creativity, generosity, and impact are still being shared. And another fascinating nugget comes from director…
Road House remake star Daniela Melchior praises her UFC fighter costar Conor McGregor, who she says was very enthusiastic about his first acting job in the film. Serving as a…
For reasons that many readers will know, the past year has been a difficult one for me. One consequence of this is that I haven’t posted on this blog for…