Preview: Top 10 Films of 2014 - place your bets!

    It’s that time of the year again folks, where I reveal my Top 10 Films of 2014.

    Same as I did last year, below are listed all the films that I have seen during 2014 (for the first time). Any in bold have review links - so give them a click!

    If you want to check out my Top 10 Films lists for 2013, 2012and 2011, just click on the relevant date and it will send you to that article.

    Anyway, have a look below and see if you can guess what will be in my top 10 out of these 122 films viewed this year!

22 Jump Street

300: Rise of an Empire

After Earth

After Porn Ends

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (podcast link)

American Hustle

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Another Earth

Appleseed Alpha

The Act of Killing

Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher

The Babadook

Batman: Assault on Arkham

The Bay

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Behind the Candelabra

Bernie

Big Bad Wolves

The Bling Ring

Byzantium

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (alternative link)

The Counselor

Dallas Buyers Club

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (podcast link)

Deliver Us from Evil

Devil's Knot

Don Jon

Dhoom:3

The Door

Drive (BBC Radio1 Rescore)

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

Edge of Tomorrow (alternative link)

Ender's Game

Escape Plan

The Expendables 3

Fast & Furious 6

Filth

Following

Frank

Frankenweenie

Frozen

Fury

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Godzilla (podcast link)

Guardians of the Galaxy (podcast link)

The Guest (alternative link)

Heavenly Sword

Her

Hercules

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Horns

Hummingbird (AKA Redemption)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

I Give It a Year

In A World

Inside Llewyn Davis

Interstellar

The Internship

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United

Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit

Justice League: War

King of Pigs

The Lego Movie

Leviathan

Locke

The Lone Ranger

Lord of Tears

Lucy (podcast link)

Maleficient

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mother's Day (2010)

The Mothman Prophecies

Nebraska

Necessary Evil - Super Villains of DC Comics

Nightbreed (The Director's Cut)

Nightcrawler

Nymphomaniac: Volumes 1 and 2

Noah (alternative link)

Non-Stop

Oculus

Oldboy (2013)

Only God Forgives

Open Windows

Pain and Gain

The Perfect Storm

Prince of Darkness

Primer

Psycho (1998)

The Purge: Anarchy

The Queen of Versailles

The Quiet Ones

The Raid 2

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Rec 3 Genesis

Red Road

Robocop (2014)

Robot & Frank

Rush

School Dance

See No Evil 2

Side by Side

Side Effects

Simon Killer

Sleep Tight

Son of Batman

Stories We Tell

Striptease

The Tall Man

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (alternative link)
Thale

Transcendence (alternative link)

Under The Skin

Upside Down

Upstream Color

A Walk Among the Tombstones

We Are What We Are

West of Memphis

White House Down

The Wolf of Wall Street

X-Men: Days of Future Past (alternative link)

You're Next


  What's in your Top 10? Have I missed any films that you would have recommended? Let me know!
  I reveal my Top 10 list in the next few days - stay tuned!

31st Dec 2013

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The Art of the Brick - Exhibition

            Last weekend we attempted to go to a massive LEGO convention called Brick 2014 - but with it being ridiculously popular and completely sold out (note: must pre-order tickets well in advance next time!) we settled for the The Art of the Brick instead - a globally touring art exhibition that is currently in it's UK residence in London.

            Nathans Sawaya's work (mostly sculptures) quickly gained popularity all over the world - the unique feature: he only works using LEGO bricks! The exhibition is situated at the Old Truman Brewery (opposite Rough Trade and just off Brick Lane - coincidence?).

            Instead of talking too much about it, here and some pictures. (Apologies for the quality, they were quickly snapped on my phone as it was fairly busy in there).

            Beloware my thoughts of the exhibition, in summary.

Plus points:

-       Great selection of classical recreations (probably my favourite part), original sculptures and mosaic pieces.

-       Decent amount to see.

-       Impressive seeing the sculptures up close.

Minus points:

-       As a LEGO fan, the majority of the sculptures being only in one colour and ONLY bricks being used (and hardly any other LEGO elements at all) was a tad disappointing.

-       A few too many cheesy video clips and description pieces from the artist. His statement that ‘no-one else has ever done this’ is very dubious (LEGO MOCs have existed for a long time buddy – yep, even brick sculptures…)

            All in all though, it’s worth checking out if you are ever down in London. Due to popular demand the run has been extended to 12th April – catch it while you can!

            Click HERE for tickets and more info.

3rd December

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