Wes Anderson

DVD & Blu-ray Featured Reviews 

Blu-ray Review – ‘The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou’ is Wes Anderson under the sea

27/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Blu-ray, Cate Blanchett, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Drama, Henry Selick, Jeff Goldblum, June 2018, Michael Gambon, Noah Baumbach, Owen Wilson, Rating: Pop, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe

Wes Anderson goes underwater, with Henry Selick in tow, for The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, which has a new Criterion Blu-ray.

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After ‘Isle of Dogs’ special screenings, could cinemas full of adorable puppies be the future?

13/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Cinema, Cinema Audiences, Isle of Dogs, Ritzy Picturehouse, Wes Anderson

I saw Isle of Dogs in a room full of adorable animals. Could this be the way to bring people back to the multiplex?

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 100 – Does 80s nostalgia leave Ready Player One looking tired?

11/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Blockers, Cannes Film Festival 2018, Colin Trevorrow, Isle of Dogs, John Cena, Journeyman, Jurassic World 3, Kay Cannon, Leslie Mann, Paddy Considine, Podcast, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Steven Spielberg, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Wes Anderson

We celebrate our 100th episode with reviews of Ready Player One, Journeyman, Blockers and stop-motion animation Isle of Dogs.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – Quirky animation ‘Isle of Dogs’ is the most Wes Anderson movie imaginable

07/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, April 2018, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harvey Keitel, Isle of Dogs, Jeff Goldblum, Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Liev Schreiber, Rating: Pop, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson

Symmetrical frames and weird line readings are king in Wes Anderson’s oddball animated comedy Isle of Dogs.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 74 – Is mother! 2017’s most unique cinema experience?

28/09/201729/09/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alicia Vikander, American Assassin, Darren Aronofsky, Isle of Dogs, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Judi Dench, Linda Hamilton, mother!, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Terminator, Tomb Raider, Victoria & Abdul, Wes Anderson

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is the most divisive film in years, and it certainly split our pod team down the middle.

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Articles 

Oscars 2015 – Predicting the Academy Awards: Writing and Directing

19/02/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 87th Academy Awards, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman, Boyhood, Damien Chazelle, Oscars, Oscars 2015, Richard Linklater, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson, Whiplash

The Popcorn Muncher continues with Oscars 2015 predictions, picking winners for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Lists 

Golden Globes 2015 – 10 big surprises from the film awards nominations

11/12/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Amy Poehler, Angelina Jolie, Annie, Awards Season 2015, Begin Again, Bill Murray, Birdman, Boyhood, Channing Tatum, David Fincher, Foxcatcher, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2015, Gone Girl, Helen Miren, Jack O'Connell, JK Simmons, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Pride, Quvenzhane Wallis, St Vincent, Steve Carell, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Hundred-Foot Journey, The Imitation Game, Tina Fey, Unbroken, Wes Anderson, Whiplash

The nominations for the Golden Globes 2015 have finally been announced. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest surprise inclusions and notable absentees.

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Reviews 

Review – The Grand Budapest Hotel

17/03/2014 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2014, Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Drama, Edward Norton, F Murray Abraham, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzman, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, March 2014, Owen Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, Rating: Pop, Saoirse Ronan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Revolori, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe

Review of 2014 dramedy The Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by Wes Anderson and starring Ralph Fiennes as an eccentric and hilarious concierge.

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2013 Oscars Predictions

24/02/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 85th Academy Awards, Alan Arkin, Amour, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, Bradley Cooper, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O Russell, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Emmanuelle Riva, Flight, Helen Hunt, Hugh Jackman, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, Kathryn Bigelow, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Michael Haneke, Moonrise Kingdom, Naomi Watts, Oscars, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhane Wallis, Robert De Niro, Roman Coppola, Sally Field, Seth MacFarlane, Silver Linings Playbook, Steven Spielberg, The Impossible, The Master, The Sessions, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Wes Anderson, Zero Dark Thirty

My predictions for the 2013 Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

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