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Why Many Are Wrong About ‘Antebellum’
Upon finishing Antebellum, I needed about half an hour to gather my thoughts. I then needed another two hours when I saw the overall critics and audience consensus on Antebellum was definitively disappointed. Did I miss something? Are these people all discussing the same film I just watched?
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Horror
Top 10 Best Masks in Movie History
Among many other things, 2020 has turned the mental checklist of “phone, keys, wallet” to “phone, keys, wallet, and mask.” You can’t walk outside without coming across someone wearing a mask (hopefully), and when it comes to movies, any new one that has a prominent mask is immediately linked to the current moment in some way. Yet, as we know, the mask has been a vital piece of film for almost its entire existence, acting as shorthand for thievery, identity crises, heroism, and pure evil. Also, putting a mask on a character almost always looks neat!
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘The Social Dilemma’ Is Both Powerful and Forgettable
The Social Dilemma is one of the latest Netflix Original documentaries to be released by the platform. In many ways, it feels like an unofficial prequel to The Great Hack, another anti-social media documentary by Netflix. Unlike its predecessor, however, The Social Dilemma largely fails as an educational tool. It offers up surprisingly little in terms of new information and instead relies far more heavily on an overly-dramatic short story. This may not be the most informative documentary in the world, but that’s not to say it doesn’t have something to offer.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘The Devil All The Time’ Has All the Star Power, Not Enough Shine
It is rare that I am pleasantly surprised by a movie, especially a Netflix movie. Especially a Netflix movie that so far, has been deemed mediocre by critics and fans alike. Especially an allegedly unimpressive Netflix movie that focuses on Appalachian religion in the 1950s and 1960s. Yet, The Devil All The Time comes in, and I genuinely liked this movie. I never want to watch it again, but Antonio Campos does a great job of building a lot of narrative suspense, which ultimately pays off. It was too long, and the story threads came together in a way that ultimately felt forced, but the all-star cast and general atmosphere still made for, what I thought, was an interesting story.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘Goodfellas’ Actually Has Bad Fellas
In case you were not aware, Goodfellas actually doesn’t have good fellas in it. I don’t mean the actors — the actors are great and are on par with every other Martin Scorsese film. What I mean is that there is no one in this movie to root for.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
Did ‘Catfish’ Open our Eyes to the Risks of Online Dating?
It’s been 10 years since the release of Catfish. Since then, we’ve watched as society’s view of internet dating has flipped. At one time, finding a partner online was essentially considered a final resort for sad and lonely people. Often this method was associated with crazy cat ladies and basement-dwelling gamer guys. Nowadays, it’s common for single people to have at least one dating app on their phone. In fact, the dating game now resembles the platforms we use for finding restaurants or searching for holidays. But for most people using these platforms, or the online arena in general, there’s always that one risk: the infamous catfish.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Humans
‘Beau Travail’: Hard Work Has Never Looked So Good
Beau Travail is the 1999 cult classic from renowned director, Claire Denis. It tells the story of Galoup, an ex-Foreign Legion officer who recalls his time leading troops in the country of Djibouti; and thanks to the folks over at Janus Films, the world is finally receiving a brand new 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Agnès Godard and approved by director Claire Denis. From an outsider’s perspective, this seems like something that has been a long time coming and I cannot think of a better way to watch this film for the first time.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Serve
Fantasia Film Festival 2020: An Interview with Quinn Armstrong, Director of ‘Survival Skills’
Quinn Armstrong’s Survival Skills has proved to be an audience favorite at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival. A parody of police training videos of the 1980s, Armstrong’s film delves deeper into the outmoded teachings of these officers and presents a much more nuanced look into the police training construct as a fresh-faced and naive officer, Jim desperately tries to do the right thing.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘Uncle Peckerhead’: Upsetting in the Wrong Ways
Horror-comedy is an absolutely fascinating genre. It’s an excellent means of psychological and social commentary, while also being light and often so outlandish that one has to laugh between the jump scares. In my experience, I think it is one of the only genres that really gets what existence is: weeding through the scary and the absurd to find the point of it all. Uncle Peckerhead, the newest entry into the genre, does a pretty good job of balancing these two factors. Written and directed by Matthew J. Lawrence, it’s easy to see a lot of heart went into this film. However, Uncle Peckerhead falls short, mainly in that it’s hard to know who to root for, and the stakes are never high enough to hit as hard as they should.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Horror
Chadwick Boseman Was and Will Continue to be a Groundbreaker
There are two celebrity deaths I remember vividly. I know exactly where I was and what I was doing when I read Robin Williams had died. Two years later, I know exactly where I was and what I was doing when I read Carrie Fisher had died. Last night, hearing the news Chadwick Boseman had die — I think I’ll remember the same details for a long time.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘Tesla’ Breaks Every Biopic Rule
If there’s one kind of movie that bores me the most, it’s the by-the-numbers biopic, which often plays like creatives formed the script by glancing at a Wikipedia page. You can forget most biopics about incredibly famous people; most of the time, they boil down to “watch this famous person do the famous thing you know.” (No, I don’t care that the Live Aid performance in Bohemian Rhapsody is nearly identical to the real thing. Relax about it.) I’ve also grown unbelievably jaded towards the number of actors praised for performances only a few steps away from Jason Sudeikis’ Joe Biden impersonation on SNL.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks