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Review – Western anthology ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ shows every shade of the Coens

11/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Bill Heck, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 15, Clancy Brown, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Harry Melling, James Franco, Joel Coen, Liam Neeson, Netflix, November 2018, Rating: Pop, Stephen Root, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Western, Zoe Kazan

The Coen Brothers head out West for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which is a Netflix anthology of western tales.

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Review – Suburbicon

09/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Alex Hassell, Certificate: 15, Coen Brothers, Drama, George Clooney, Glenn Fleshler, Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, Noah Jupe, November 2017, Oscar Isaac, Rating: Poop, Suburbicon

Matt Damon and a double dose of Julianne Moore are at the centre of an oddball home invasion, taking place simultaneously with a race riot.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 84 – Does tennis drama Battle of the Sexes have Oscar potential?

07/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Anna Kendrick, Avengers: Infinity War, Awards Season 2018, Battle of the Sexes, Chris Morris, Coen Brothers, Daddy's Home 2, Emma Stone, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Mel Gibson, Podcast, Steve Carell, Suburbicon, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

Emma Stone and Steve Carell square off, Matt Damon goes Coen Brothers and Mel Gibson gets work… for some reason.

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News Round-up – Hathaway in Barbie talks, Bond director shortlist, Suburbicon trailer and more

30/07/201729/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Amy Schumer, Anne Hathaway, Barbie, Bond 25, Coen Brothers, Daniel Craig, David Mackenzie, Denis Villeneuve, George Clooney, IMAX, James Bond, James Cameron, John Wick, Lionsgate, Matt Damon, News, News Round-up, Nicholas Hoult, Suburbicon, Terminator, Tolkien, Yann Demange

Hathaway could replace Schumer, Demange could direct Bond and Matt Damon is under pressure from the mob in this week’s movie news.

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News Round-up – Fantastic Beasts series expands, Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin, Craig’s Bond future and more

16/10/201618/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aladdin, Bad Dads, Bad Moms, Coen Brothers, Daniel Craig, Dark Web, Disney, Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Felicity Jones, Gareth Edwards, Guy Ritchie, Harry Potter, James Bond, JK Rowling, Mads Mikkelsen, News, News Round-up, Rogue One, Star Wars, The Girl on the Train

Star Wars publicity is in full effect and Disney is set to make Aladdin a gritty gangster movie with Jason Statham… probably. It’s your news round-up.

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Review – Hail, Caesar!

19/03/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Alden Ehrenreich, Certificate: 12, Channing Tatum, Coen Brothers, Comedy, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Hail Caesar, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, March 2016, Ralph Fiennes, Rating: Pop, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton

Review of 2016 Coen Brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! starring George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.

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Review – Unbroken

19/01/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Angelina Jolie, Certificate: 15, Coen Brothers, December 2014, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund, Jack O'Connell, Jai Courtney, Luke Treadaway, Miyavi, Rating: Poop, Takamasa Ishihara, Unbroken, Vincenzo Amato, War

Review of 2014 war drama Unbroken, starring Jack O’Connell and directed by Angelina Jolie.

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Review – Inside Llewyn Davis

30/01/2014 Tom Beasley 4 Comments 2014, Carey Mulligan, Certificate: 15, Coen Brothers, Comedy, Drama, Ethan Coen, Garrett Hedlund, Inside Llewyn Davis, January 2014, Joel Coen, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Musical, Oscar Isaac, Rating: Pop, T Bone Burnett

Review of 2014 musical drama Inside Llewyn Davis, directed by the Coen Brothers and starring Oscar Isaac.

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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.

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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.

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Top 10: Films not to miss in January 2014

01/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014, Aaron Eckhart, Action, Alex Gibney, American Hustle, August: Osage County, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carey Mulligan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Coen Brothers, Comedy, David O Russell, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Films Not To Miss, Grudge Match, I Frankenstein, Inside Llewyn Davis, January 2014, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Julia Roberts, Kevin Kline, Last Vegas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Idris Elba, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Morgan Freeman, Oscar Isaac, Robert DeNiro, Steve McQueen, Sylvester Stallone, The Armstrong Lie, The Wolf of Wall Street, Top Ten

As we leave 2013 behind, we look forward to the first cinematic wonders that 2014 has in store. January and

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