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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.

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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.

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Review – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

31/12/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Adam Scott, Ben Stiller, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Wiig, Rating: Pop, Remake, Sean Penn, Shirley MacLaine, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Review of 2013 Ben Stiller dramedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which deals with hopes, dreams and daydreaming fantasy.

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Review of 2013: Top 10 pleasant movie surprises of the year

31/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Alexandra Roach, Anna Faris, Antonia Thomas, Asa Butterfield, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Dan Mazer, Dexter Fletcher, Ender's Game, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, George MacKay, Harrison Ford, I Give It a Year, James Corden, James Wan, Jamie Foxx, Juan Antonio Bayona, One Chance, Rafe Spall, Review of 2013, Roland Emmerich, Rose Byrne, Sunshine On Leith, The Conjuring, The Impossible, The Kings of Summer, Top Ten, White House Down, World War Z

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2013 continues with the top ten films that have been pleasant surprises over the past year, from singing Scots to warring children.

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Review – 47 Ronin

31/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, 47 Ronin, Action, Adventure, Carl Rinsch, Certificate: 12, Fantasy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Keanu Reeves, Kou Shibasaki, Rating: Poop, Rinko Kikuchi, Samurai, Tadanobu Asano

Review of 2013 samurai fantasy 47 Ronin, based on a Japanese legend, starring Keanu Reeves and Rinko Kikuchi.

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Review of 2013: Top 10 biggest film disappointments of the year

29/12/2013 Tom Beasley 10 Comments 2013, Cormac McCarthy, Danny Boyle, Emma Watson, Ethan Hawke, Filth, Henry Cavill, Iron Man 3, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Jim Broadbent, Man of Steel, Martin Freeman, Marvel, Michael Bay, Michael Shannon, Pain & Gain, Peter Jackson, Review of 2013, Ridley Scott, Rosario Dawson, Shane Black, Sofia Coppola, The Bling Ring, The Counsellor, The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit, The Purge, Top Ten, Trance, Zack Snyder, Zero Dark Thirty

The ten biggest disappointments of cinema in 2013, including a number of lackluster superhero blockbusters and a Scottish black comedy.

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Review – The Harry Hill Movie

29/12/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Harry Hill, Jim Broadbent, Johnny Vegas, Julian Barratt, Julie Walters, Matt Lucas, Rating: Pop, Sheridan Smith, Simon Bird, Steve Bendelack, The Harry Hill Movie

Review of 2013 comedy The Harry Hill Movie, written by and starring the man behind ITV’s TV Burp and the upcoming X Factor musical.

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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.

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Review of 2013: 20 worst films of the year

26/12/2013 Tom Beasley 3 Comments 2013, A Good Day to Die Hard, Adam Sandler, After Earth, Anthony Mackie, Bad Grandpa, Cormac McCarthy, Dark Skies, Diana, Disney, Don Jon, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Helms, Ethan Hawke, Getaway, Grown Ups 2, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Insidious 2, Insidious Chapter 2, Jaden Smith, James Wan, John Goodman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, M Night Shyamalan, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Movie 43, Naomi Watts, Pain & Gain, Patrick Wilson, Pixar, Planes, R.I.P.D., Review of 2013, Scary Movie 5, Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen, Steve Buscemi, Steve Carell, The Counsellor, The Hangover Part III, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Purge, This is the End, Top 20, Will Smith

My Review of the Year begins with the 20 worst films of 2013, including tedious action, unfunny comedies and a whole load of swinging frying pans.

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Review – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

23/12/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Adam McKay, Anchorman, Anchorman 2, Certificate: 15, Christina Applegate, Comedy, David Koechner, James Marsden, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell

Review of 2013 comedy sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, written by Adam McKay and star Will Ferrell.

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Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

22/12/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Adventure, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Certificate: 12, Desolation of Smaug, Evangeline Lilly, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, Lord of the Rings, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Middle Earth, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Rating: Poop, Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Review of 2013 fantasy sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, as director Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth once again.

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