The Lego Movie

Featured Reviews 

Review Round-up – The Lego Movie 2, Happy Death Day 2U, Cold Pursuit and more

24/02/201924/02/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, A Private War, Alita: Battle Angel, All is True, Capernaum, Cold Pursuit, February 2019, Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, If Beale Street Could Talk, Instant Family, Jellyfish, Old Boys, On the Basis of Sex, Piercing, Review Round-up, The Kid Who Would Be King, The Lego Movie, The Lego Movie 2

Reviews of some big films this time around, including the Lego Movie sequel and Liam Neeson actioner Cold Pursuit.

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Articles Featured Multimedia Podcast 

The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “Branagh has a huge prosthetic nose; Rosa Salazar has big CGI eyes”

18/02/201917/02/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alita: Battle Angel, All is True, Awards Season 2019, BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2019, Barry Jenkins, Chris Miller, Danny Boyle, Frozen 2, If Beale Street Could Talk, James Cameron, Kenneth Branagh, Oscars, Oscars 2019, Phil Lord, Podcast, Richard Curtis, Rosa Salazar, The Lego Movie, The Lego Movie 2, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Yesterday

On the latest Popcorn Muncher Podcast, we review a blockbuster double bill of The Lego Movie 2 and Alita: Battle Angel.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – The Lego Ninjago Movie

22/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Abbi Jacobson, Animation, Bob Logan, Certificate: U, Charlie Bean, Comedy, Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan, Justin Theroux, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, October 2017, Olivia Munn, Paul Fisher, Rating: Poop, The Lego Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, Zach Woods

The Lego universe takes its first misstep with the cynical and unimaginative Lego Ninjago Movie.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – The Lego Batman Movie

18/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Animation, Billy Dee Williams, Certificate: U, Channing Tatum, Chris McKay, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, February 2017, Jenny Slate, Mariah Carey, Michael Cera, Ralph Fiennes, Rating: Pop, Rosario Dawson, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Movie, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Kravitz

He’s back in black… and sometimes very, very dark grey.

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Lists 

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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Q&A 

Q&A – Film critic Charles Gant on disappointing summer box office figures

06/10/201427/02/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Box Office, Charles Gant, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Despicable Me 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, The Inbetweeners 2, The Inbetweeners Movie, The Lego Movie

Heat film critic Charles Gant talks to The Popcorn Muncher about the disappointing summer box office figures in both the USA and the UK.

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Reviews 

Review – The Lego Movie

20/02/201421/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Alison Brie, Animated, Animation, Certificate: U, Channing Tatum, Chris Miller, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Comedy, Dave Franco, Elizabeth Banks, February 2014, Jonah Hill, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Nick Offerman, Phil Lord, Rating: Pop, The Lego Movie, Wil Forte, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell

Review of 2014 animated comedy The Lego Movie, starring Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks and Morgan Freeman.

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Lists 

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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