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Now playing at a multiplex near you: CREED (Dir. Ryan Coogler, 2015)  O ver at the movie website ScreenCrush, critic Matt Singer coins a te...

The Incredible CREED: One Hell Of A Legacyquel

Game OverThinker: "DUMBER ALIVE"

Now playing at both multiplexes and indie art houses: SPOTLIGHT (Dir. Tom McCarthy, 2015) T om McCarthy’s SPOTLIGHT is everything that Jame...

SPOTLIGHT: A Journalism Procedural That Really Crushes It

Now playing at both multiplexes and indie art houses: ROOM (Dir. Lenny Abrahamson, 2015) B rie Larson’s sturdy performance in SHORT TERM 12...

ROOM: The Film Babble Blog Review

And here we go... What's impressive to me immediately is how much the in-trailer narrative here feels designed to alleviate concerns tha...

Whose Side Are You On?

In Bob We Trust: WHO'S THE BEST MARVEL VILLAIN?

Well. This took forever (over an hour long this time - wow!) and Sony immediately issued a YouTube copyright claim on it. Said claim is now...

Really That Good: SPIDER-MAN 1 & 2

Well... that was pretty unexpected. A weird thing about how AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D has evolved as a series is that the more both the series a...

TV RECAP: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3 - Episode 8: "Many Heads, One Tale"

Apologies, once again, for the delay. It won't repeat for tomorrow's show. So! Once again, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D puts a big chunk of...

TV RECAP: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3 - Episode 7: "Chaos Theory"

Just a quick update: This last week (and counting) has been murder on my schedule, which is why a recap for S.H.I.E.L.D from the previous we...

UPDATES 11/16/15

T he 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary film-maker Orson Welles was half a year ago (May 6th to be exact), but here in N.C. it’s be...

The Raleigh-Cary Area Finally Gets Around To Celebrating Orson Welles’ 100th Birthday

In Bob We Trust: "WILL WARCRAFT BE ANY GOOD?"

Now playing at a multiplex near you: SPECTRE (Dir. Sam Mendes, 2015) WARNING: This review contains Spoilers! But I bet you guessed the su...

SPECTRE Isn't Especially Bond At Its Best

This looks suuuuuuper goofy. So I'm totally onboard. I really only have a passing familiarity with the "lore" of WARCRAFT (P...

WARCRAFT Trailer Finally Drops

NOTE: This review is possible in part through donations to The MovieBob Patreon. First things first: Relax. They didn't botch it. They ...

Review: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015)

Review: SPECTRE (2015)

Hey! Turns out this was Episode 50! For those of you playing at home, that means AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D now has approximately 30-50 more epis...

TV RECAP: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3 - Episode 6: "Among Us Hide..."

Out today on Blu ray & DVD: BEST OF ENEMIES ( Dirs. Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, 2015) A   documentary about a series of debates ...

Blu Ray Review: BEST OF ENEMIES

Alright! Alright! Enough with the damn Steve Jobs Movies! I get it, you’re all broken up that the guy who paid people to design your trendy...

Review: STEVE JOBS (2015)