Twelve months of impressive production after impressive production have led to this, our five top picks for the Films of the Year. Let’s not waste any time and get right to it… 5 – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL [youtube id="1Fg5iWmQjwk?feature=oembed" allow="accelerometer;...
BEST OF 2014: #10-6
Now we move into the top 10, where things start getting real… 10 – THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY [youtube id="WDFsR7w0dT0?feature=oembed" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen> Hossein...
Big Eyes (Review)
DIRECTOR: Tim Burton NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Every filmmaker needs a breather from his usual style every now and then, and nobody deserves it more than Tim Burton at this point. These past few years have been decidedly lacklustre for the filmmaker, with his Alice in...
BEST OF 2014: #15-11
Right, so that’s the worst of the worst out of the way – now it’s time to count down our absolute favourite films of the year! The positivity begins with… 15 – NIGHTCRAWLER [youtube id="n_jMLIfH5YM?feature=oembed" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write;...
Unbroken (Review)
DIRECTOR: Angelina Jolie NOW FOR THE REVIEW… There’s no doubt that Louis “Louie” Zamperini led an extraordinary life. Originally an Olympic track runner, then a soldier during World War II, then a prisoner of war (after surviving a lengthy time at sea) and finally a...
Exodus: Gods and Kings (Review)
DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott NOW FOR THE REVIEW… The story of Moses is arguably one of the most famous ones in the Old Testament, up there with the likes of Noah’s Ark, Adam and Eve, and Joseph and his infamous Technicolor Dreamcoat (which doesn’t really factor much into...
WORST OF 2014: #5-1
So, out of everything this year, what made it into the top five stinkers of the year? Which were so underwhelming, so anger-inducing, and so lazily put-together that they deserve their place at the stinking bottom of the list? Be warned: some of these are so...
WORST OF 2014: #10-6
We’re into the top 10 now, so let’s see which cinematic turds made the cut… 10 – TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION [youtube id="3jyck58pgiE?feature=oembed" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"...
WORST OF 2014: #15-11
It’s that time of year again, where we count down our top and bottom films of the year! As always, we begin with the lowest stinkers that Hollywood has concocted from its nether-regions and unleashed onto the public over the past twelve months. We should point out,...
Annie (Review)
DIRECTOR: Will Gluck NOW FOR THE REVIEW… You have to feel bad for Sony Pictures right now. No matter how you view their handling of recent events, it’s undeniable that they’re not in the best place right now, with most of the world looking down on them with disgrace –...