Category Archives: The Best of 2014

The best films of the year 2014 – well, in my humble opinion! To qualify they have to have their first cinematic release date in the UK in 2014. This is not a chart, they simply appear in the order of date posted.

THE GOLDEN DREAM (Diego Quemada-Díez, 2013) 9/10

Posted on August 19, 2014 by MoodyB
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20 FEET FROM STARDOM (Morgan Neville, 2013) 8/10

Posted on August 13, 2014 by MoodyB
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WE ARE THE BEST! (Lukas Moodysson, 2013) 8/10

Posted on August 5, 2014 by MoodyB
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JOE (David Gordon Green, 2013) 8/10

Posted on August 5, 2014 by MoodyB
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEW: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 – John Powell

Posted on July 22, 2014 by MoodyB

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As a film, How to Train your Dragon 2 is a soaring, thrilling and often deeply involving story (for my review of the film, click here), and so it takes a seasoned pro such as John Powell to produce a … Continue reading →

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DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (Matt Reeves, 2014) 8/10

Posted on July 21, 2014 by MoodyB

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Starring: Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis Genre: Action/ Drama/ Sci-fi After the so-called ‘Simian flu’ has wiped out virtually the entire human race, Caesar (Serkis) and his community of genetically evolving apes live in peace in woods outside San … Continue reading →

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (Dean DeBlois, 2014) 8/10

Posted on July 15, 2014 by MoodyB

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THE 10 BEST FILMS OF 2014 SO FAR

Posted on July 6, 2014 by MoodyB

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As we enter July I think now seems a good time to list my favourite films of the year so far, and though there has been many that have not quite achieved their initial potential, many that I expected to … Continue reading →

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2014 SO FAR: THE BEST FILM SCORES

Posted on July 6, 2014 by MoodyB

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I have always loved film music; it can play a vital part of the emotional experience and engagement of a film, but is also just great to listen to in isolation as a wonderfully composed piece of music. In fact, … Continue reading →

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EXHIBITION (Joanna Hogg, 2013)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by MoodyB

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Starring: Viviane Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston Genre: Drama D (Albertine) and H (Liam Gillick) are a married and childless couple that are both artists and have lived in the same house in contemporary London for nearly twenty years, but … Continue reading →

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