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ARTHUR CHRISTMAS   (Dir. Sarah Smith, 2011) Aardman Animations, the home of Wallace and Gromit, takes another step further away from clay an...

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS: The Meek Shall Inherit The Mirth

HUGO (Dir. Martin Scorsese, 2011) As I've reported many times, I'm not a fan of the current 3D trend. I've found it to be a hea...

Martin Scorsese's Amazing First Foray Into 3D

THE MUPPETS (Dir. James Bobin, 2011) It’s not surprising that somebody would try to reboot the Muppets. I mean, every other franchise in th...

THE MUPPETS: Go Ahead, Call It A Comeback

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE   (Dir. Sean Durkin, 2011) If you can get past the title, this is a stunner. Elizabeth Olsen is Martha, but while s...

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE: The Film Babble Blog Review

TAKE SHELTER (Dir. Jeff Nichols, 2011) Ever since Michael Shannon stole REVOLUTIONARY ROAD out from under Leo DeCaprio and Kate Winslet a fe...

Michael Shannon Needs Shelter From The Storm

MARGIN CALL   (Dir. J.C. Chandor, 2011) Most movie-minded folks know what a “MacGuffin” is, but for those who don’t – it’s a term popularize...

The MacGuffin in MARGIN CALL

TOWER HEIST   (Dir. Brett Ratner, 2011) This began life as a notion Eddie Murphy had for a “black OCEAN’S 11’” but they threw some money at ...

Faulty TOWER HEIST Has A Few Laughs