Captain Phillips | | The Popcorn Muncher

2014 Oscars: A final go at predicting the winners

02/03/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Barkhad Abdi, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dallas Buyers Club, David O Russell, Eric Warren Singer, Frozen, Gravity, Hans Zimmer, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, John Ridley, John Williams, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Matthew McConaughey, Philomena, Spike Jonze, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Steven Conrad, Steven Price, The Book Thief, The Coen Brothers, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

I’ve written a lot about the 2014 Oscars on this blog and elsewhere. Last week, eight guest contributors joined

Read more

Articles Guest Posts

2014 Oscars: The Big Best Picture Row

23/02/201423/02/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Barkhad Abdi, Best Picture, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Dallas Buyers Club, David O Russell, George Clooney, Gravity, Her, Jared Leto, Jean-Marc Vallee, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Judi Dench, June Squibb, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Paul Greengrass, Philomena, Rooney Mara, Sandra Bullock, Spike Jonze, Stacy Keach, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, The Big Best Picture Row, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Hanks, Wil Forte

A team of guest posters argue that each of the nominated films should win the coveted Best Picture award at the 2014 Oscars.

Read more

Top 5: Big surprises from the 2014 BAFTAs

18/02/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 BAFTAs, 67th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTAs, Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, John Ridley, Kelly + Victor, Kieran Evans, Lupita Nyong'o, Philomena, Rush, Steve Coogan, Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street, Top Five, We're The Millers, Will Poulter

The 2014 BAFTAs were a largely predictable, if pleasant, affair. However, lurking amongst the handful of Gravity gongs were a few genuine shocks and surprises.

Read more

Top 10: Shocking snubs of the 2014 Oscars

20/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, All Is Lost, American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Coen Brothers, Daniel Brühl, Emma Thompson, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Monsters University, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Redford, Rush, Saving Mr Banks, The Butler, Tom Hanks, Top Ten

The top ten shocking snubs at the 2014 Oscars, featuring those films that seemed made for awards success, including Rush and Inside Llewyn Davis.

Read more

2014 Oscars: Predicting the Academy Award nominations

15/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, All Is Lost, American Hustle, Amy Adams, August: Osage County, Barkhad Abdi, Before Midnight, Billy Ray, Blue Jasmine, Bob Nelson, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Coen Brothers, Craig Borten, Dallas Buyers Club, Daniel Brühl, David O Russell, Emma Thompson, Enough Said, Eric Singer, Ethan Coen, Ethan Hawke, Gravity, Her, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Coen, John Ridley, Jonah Hill, Jonas Cuarón, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, Julie Delpy, June Squibb, Kate Winslet, Labor Day, Lee Daniels, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Melisa Wallack, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Greengrass, Philomena, Richard Linklater, Robert Redford, Rush, Sally Hawkins, Sandra Bullock, Saving Mr Banks, Spike Jonze, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Terence Winter, The Butler, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Hanks, Tracy Letts, Woody Allen

The Popcorn Muncher starts coverage of the 2014 Oscars by predicting the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.

Read more

Review of 2013: Top 10 supporting acting performances of the year

11/01/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Anne Hathaway, Barkhad Abdi, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Daniel Brühl, Django Unchained, Frozen, Jamie Foxx, Josh Gad, Leonardo DiCaprio, Les Miserables, Moises Arias, Review of 2013, Rush, Sally Hawkins, Sam Rockwell, The Kings of Summer, The Way Way Back, Tom Hanks. Saving Mr Banks, Top Ten, White House Down

My Review of 2013 continues with the top ten supporting acting performances of 2013, including Les Miserables, Blue Jasmine and The Kings of Summer.

Read more

Review of 2013: Top 10 lead acting performances of the year

04/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Good Vibrations, Gravity, Lincoln, Mia Wasikowska, Naomi Watts, Review of 2013, Richard Dormer, Sandra Bullock, Saving Mr Banks, Simon Pegg, Stoker, The Fifth Estate, The Impossible, The World's End, Tom Hanks, Top Ten

Review of 2013 continues with this list of the ten best lead acting performances of the year, featuring an iconic president and a stranded astronaut.

Read more

Review of 2013: 20 best films of the year

28/12/2013 Tom Beasley 7 Comments 2013, A Field in England, Alan Partridge, Alfonso Cuarón, Alpha Papa, Barkhad Abdi, Ben Wheatley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, Disney, Django Unchained, Eddie Marsan, Edgar Wright, Elysium, Frozen, Good Vibrations, Gravity, Idina Menzel, James Wan, Josh Gad, Joshua Oppenheimer, Juan Antonio Bayona, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Freeman, Matt Damon, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Moises Arias, Naomi Watts, Neill Blomkamp, Paddy Considine, Park Chan-wook, Paul Greengrass, Quentin Tarantino, Review of 2013, Richard Dormer, Ron Howard, Rooney Mara, Rush, Sandra Bullock, Sharlto Copley, Side Effects, Simon Pegg, Steve Coogan, Steven Soderbergh, Stoker, The Act of Killing, The Conjuring, The Fifth Estate, The Impossible, The Kings of Summer, The World's End, Tom Hanks, Top 20, Woody Allen, Wreck-It Ralph

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2013 continues with the 20 best films of 2013, including a beautiful outer space masterpiece and Nick Frost wielding a bar stool.

Read more

Top 20: Films to watch for the 2014 Oscars season – Part 4 (5-1)

08/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, August: Osage County, Barkhad Abdi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Captain Phillips, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Comedy, David O Russell, Drama, Gravity, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Paul Greengrass, Sandra Bullock, Sci-Fi, Steve McQueen, Thriller, Tom Hanks, Top Twenty, Tracy Letts

As the year draws to an end, the 2014 Oscars are almost upon us. Over recent weeks, I have been

Read more

Review: Captain Phillips

20/10/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, 86th Academy Awards, Action, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Captain Phillips, Certificate: 12, Drama, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M Ali, Oscars, Paul Greengrass, Rating: Pop, Thriller, Tom Hanks

Review of 2013 Oscar-tipped piracy thriller Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass.

Read more