Author: Garrett Eberhardt

Garrett is the founder of CinemaBabel, a regular guest host on the Movies That Matter podcast, and a lover of film in general. He currently resides in Washington, D.C. where he is a member of the Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association.

Life is the Latest Quality Entry into the Sci-Fi Genre

Life follows the crew on the International Space Station that have just made the incredible, world changing discovery of life on Mars. The crew, led by Dr. Hugh Derry (Ariyon Bakare) brings the tiny specimen aboard the space…

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A Quiet Passion, a Quiet Biopic

“But you have a life, I have a routine. Those of us deprived of a certain kind of love know how to starve ourselves. We deceive ourselves then deceive others. The worst kind of lie.” A Quiet Passion…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Learns All the Wrong Lessons from Vol. 1

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the much anticipated sequel to 2014’s runaway hit. In this sequel, while on the run from a prideful client that has been double-crossed by one of the team, Peter “Star Lord”…

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Colossal: The First Film Examining Millennial Life

Get Out, 2017’s first runaway hit, was a genre film serving as metaphors for larger social issues and with the release of Colossal, this trend has continued into the first 3rd of the year. Colossal uses a monster…

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The Lost City of Z: Old Hollywood Returns for One Special Engagement

“You’ve come to doubt its existence.” “No. I only doubt it could provide the answers you seek from it.” The Lost City of Z delves into destiny and what effect pursuit of it can have on one’s life….

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I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore: A Study of the Unfulfilled

“What are we doing, here in the world.” “Trying to be good…be better.” I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore follows Ruth, a woman deeply unsatisfied with her life (Melanie Lynskey). After her home is burglarized,…

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Kong: Skull Island is a Ho-Hum Experience

Kong: Skull Island is pretty standard blockbuster fare. Lots of explosions, pretty good visuals, and simple plotline to follow. As is standard for post-Avengers blockbuster movies, this film is the second in a planned connected universe of “kaiju”…

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You Didn’t Understand Batman v Superman

This is a review of Batman v Superman:  Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition At its core, Batman v Superman is a film about men who are haunted. Haunted by their pasts and their inability to change or atone…

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Get Out: A Transcendent Film

Get Out follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams) as they travel to upstate New York to meet her parents Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford). The movie serves as an examination of racism…

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Her: Love in the Age of Technology

“You know it’s..hard for sure. But there’s something that feels so good about sharing your life with somebody.” Her is a brilliant cinematic treatise on love in the age of technology and how human interaction has been affected…

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