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Review of 2014 – Top 20 best films of 2014

04/01/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014, Boyhood, Calvary, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cold in July, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Her, Life Itself, Nightcrawler, Paddington, Pride, Review of 2014, Starred Up, The Babadook, The Fault in Our Stars, The Guest, The Imitation Game, The Lego Movie, The Raid 2, The Riot Club

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2014 continues with the 20 best films of 2014, including a doomed priest and duelling martial arts masters.

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Top 5 – Best films of 2014 so far

29/06/2014 Tom Beasley 3 Comments 12 Years A Slave, 2014, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gareth Evans, Her, Iko Uwais, Jack O'Connell, Joaquin Phoenix, John Michael McDonagh, Jonathan Asser, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Spike Jonze, Starred Up, Steve McQueen, The Raid, The Raid 2, Top Five

2014 has already been an exciting year in cinema, with some excellent releases hitting theatres. Here are the five best films of the first six months of the year.

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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

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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.

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Review – Her

22/02/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2014, Amy Adams, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Drama, February 2014, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, Rating: Pop, Romance, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze

Review of 2014 romantic drama Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, with Spike Jonze in the director’s chair.

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Top 10: Films not to miss in February 2014

04/02/201421/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Bill Murray, Channing Tatum, Chris Miller, Chris O'Dowd, Cuban Fury, Dallas Buyers Club, February 2014, Films Not To Miss, George Clooney, Her, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Kinnaman, John Goodman, Jonah Hill, Lars von Trier, Liam Neeson, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Mr Peabody & Sherman, Nick Frost, Non-Stop, Nymphomaniac, Phil Lord, Rashida Jones, RoboCop, Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze, The Book Thief, The Lego Movie, Will Arnett

February 2014 is set to be a busy period for UK film releases, in which Valentine’s fare mixes with awards season dramas and some cracking animations.

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Another year, another load of hilariously honest posters for the 2014 Oscars nominees

31/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Spike Jonze, The Shiznit, The Wolf of Wall Street, Woody Allen

The hilarious team over at The Shiznit have produced another load of hilarious ‘honest’ posters for the movies nominated at the 2014 Oscars.

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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 20: Films to watch for the 2014 Oscars season – Part 1 (20-16)

04/11/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 86th Academy Awards, Amy Adams, Before Midnight, Carey Mulligan, Coen Brothers, Comedy, Drama, Ethan Hawke, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jason Reitman, Joaquin Phoenix, John Goodman, Josh Brolin, Julie Delpy, Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet, Labor Day, Oscar Isaac, Oscars, Richard Linklater, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Top Twenty

The first part of my round-up of the films to watch out for when the 2014 Oscars come around, featuring Ben Stiller’s fantasies and an escaped convict.

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