Because we are fairly confident that no one else is doing a run down of their top 11 movies of 2014 we have decided to fill this gap in the market with […]
Hooray For Movies Top 11 of 2014
5 Reasons Why The Impending Arrival of Interstellar Is Causing My Trousers To Tighten
Interstellar arrives in the UK in little over two weeks. As a Christopher Nolan fanboy here are 5 reasons why this makes my trousers a little tighter than normal: 1. Christopher Nolan […]
A Book Review?! – Last Days of Detroit, Mark Binelli
It’s not often that Hooray For Movies forays in to the world of literary reviews. However this is not, as popular opinion may have you believe, due to alack of reading taking […]
Whats Good On Netflix? Week beginning 07/09/2014
Looking for something good to watch this week on Netflix? Why not try one of these Happy Valley (Television/Drama/British/Mini-series) The BBC has a very strong history of producing hard hitting, gritty police […]
Whats Good On Netflix? Week beginning 31/08/2014
Looking for something good to watch this week on Netflix? Why not try one of these The Unknown Known (Documentary) Master documentary film maker Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) turns his […]
Whats Good On Netflix? Week beginning 25/08/2014
Looking for something good to watch this week on Netflix? Why not try one of these BoJack Horseman (Animation/Comedy) We went into great detail here about why we love this new Netflix […]
The Top 5 Roles That Brian Cox Had No Business Being Scottish In
Brian Cox is one of Britain’s hardest working actors. Much like a Scottish Christopher Walken he turns up in a whole host of movies that sit on the critical and commercial spectrum, […]
Editorial: Glastonbury Festival 2014 Awards Roundup
Another year, another 200,000 or so people make their way back to the four corners of the globe from a few square miles of Somerset countryside, tired, hungover, curiously fragrant, aching and […]
Music: Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey (2014)
I am an absolute music nut, always have been. It was my Mother’s influence and growing up in a household that was never easy but always filled with music is something I […]
Editorial: Is Geek Eating Itself? – The tipping point of the geek revolution
It is 2014 and we geeks have never been more powerful, more profitable, more sexy and more sought after. Hollywood is desperate to spend the GDP of a small African nation to […]
WFT Podcast with Marc Maron
Hooray For Movies likes to think it is about more than just watching, digesting and spewing opinions about movies. We like to believe we are about all great forms of media. We […]
We’re still here….
Yo, just a quick update to let you know, if you indeed care, that Hooray For Movies is still here if somewhat pre-occupied with other creative projects. We aim to start publishing […]
Oscar 2014 Predictions
I’ll be the first to admit I am not the biggest fan of the Oscars. They hold far to much influence for an awards ceremony that all to often rewards worthiness before […]
Hooray For Movies Is 1 Years Old
As the New Year dawned upon us to bring another 365 days of unprecedented joy (cough) it brought with it the 1st anniversary of Hooray For Movies being born into the heavily […]
Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014: Looking ahead to this years top TV and cinema picks
2013 was a huge year for cinema; record numbers at the box office and a slew of critically acclaimed pictures at both ends of the financial and emotional spectrum, took care of […]
GTAV Movie Moments
Right now my two favourite things are movies and GTAV. So it is with glee that I found some clever bugger has recreated famous movie moments using GTAV. It is unashamedly geeky […]
Editorial: Why Is Ryan Reynolds Such Box Office Kryptonite?
There was a time not long ago when Ryan Reynolds looked like he might conquer Hollywood. With his mix of uncommonly good looks, matinee smile and natural easy charm he was ideally […]
To Tokyo: A Hooray For Movies Kickstarter Pledge
So my very talented cousin (by marriage) Florence is currently filming her first feature film, To Tokyo, which is due for release in 2014. It has a very Nicolas Winding Refn vibe to it […]
Top 5 Ben Affleck Roles To Calm The Geekosphere
You know there has been a shift in the paradigm when the internet’s reaction to Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman in Man of Steel 2 makes international news headlines. I posted my […]
We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Well the heatwave is over and my tan is already fading so this feels as good a time as any to kill the Hooray For Movies summer hiatus! My Netflix queue is […]
No Fear, We’re Still Here (just a little less frequently at the moment…)
I am aware that the last couple of weeks has seen a drop in output from Hooray For Movies, something I am not keen to make a regular habit. It has nothing […]
Introducing Quickfire Reviews
I love movies. I love talking about movies. I love writing about movies. I also love to waffle. While sometimes long articles about topics that require detail are great, I know that […]
Spam of the Day
It’s been a while since I posted a Spam Of The Day. But this one is just too good: “My spouse and i ended up being absolutely relieved Louis could conclude his […]
Retrospective: The Sopranos (1999 – 2007)
Created By: David Chase – Not known for much before The Sopranos, he did some writing jobs for TV in the 80’s and 90’s. He was most noted for his producer credit […]
RIP James Gandolfini (1961 – 2013)
Some actors spend their careers portraying generous, benevolent, kind hearted members of the community with great conviction. When in actuality they are bitter, hard nosed, self interested narcissists. Their ability to […]
Despite All His Rage, He Is Still Just Nicolas Cage – Our Top 10 Nicolas Cage Roles
Nicolas Kim Coppola. Better known to us as Nic “Craaaaazy Eyes” Cage. As the saying goes, you get two performances; stoic, and batshit crazy. Born into extended Hollywood royalty (his uncle is […]
Hannibal (2013 – ) First Thoughts
Last weekend one of my avid readers (and long time friend) Laura asked me a favour. She was intrigued by the new Hannibal TV show which received its premier in the UK […]
Face Of Stone, Heart Of Butter: 10 Greatest John C Reilly Roles
His face looks like it is made from stone, and he has a heart made from soft butter. It’s John C Reilly. The one the only. For me, these are his best […]
Joe Wright to direct Fifty Shades of Grey?
As soon as the inevitable news was broken that literary mummy porn favourite Fifty Shades was being adapted for the big screen, every leading actor with a 6 pack and penis has […]
Iron Man 3 – Initial Reaction (Spoilers Tried To Be Avoided)
Having just got back from the cinema at 0015hrs I want to allow the last 2 and a half hours to settle and percolate before I write my full review of Iron […]
Teen Wolf (1985) – Jeez Louise
Synopsis: High school nobody Scott Howard (Michael J Fox) discovers he has the one thing no other guy has in his school; the ability to transform in to a werewolf. Not just any […]
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Season 8 pushes it to #1 all time comedy at Shoving Buddies HQ
The secret to comedy is all ab…timing…… Fine, that joke works better when said out loud, but you get the point. Comedy is all about timing. The secret to TV comedy though […]
Shoving Buddies Gets A Facelift
For those of you that visit us regularly you may have noticed we have undergone somewhat of a facelift. We hope the new layout makes it easier to see both older posts […]
Who should direct the next Bond? Here are our 5 top suggestions
Like a true auteur Sam Mendes has set a high watermark for the World’s most beloved movie franchise and then decided to walk away from the follow up gig. And who can […]
5 Social Groups That Should Be Pitted Against Evil Foes
In honour of Cockneys Vs Zombies that we reviewed this week we explore which other social groups should be pitted against evil foes for our entertainment pleasure: Hipsters vs Werewolves A bunch […]
Condescending Spam of the Day
“Hello Dear, are you really visiting this site on a regular basis, if so afterward you will without doubt obtain pleasant experience”… Hello dear? It’s like being spammed by my Nan
Big (1988) – Celebrating 25 Years On
Tuesday evening marked a watershed moment in my marriage. Over dinner I made a reference to Big. A movie synonymous with mine and my friends’ childhoods. Many a Christmas holiday was spent […]
Spam of the Day
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10 Potentially Terrible Director “Re-Imaginings”
We were in the movie store today and got into a conversation with the clerk who was spitting feathers about the news he’d heard that Steven Spielberg is remaking Old Boy. If […]
Editorial: Why 9 Months On Prometheus Still Fills Me With Rage
The spring of 2012 was a heady time. I had just bought a cute little Spaniel puppy who was bringing joy and frivolity to the house. My new house was basking in […]
Underwhelming Spam
Given how over the top most spammers are I was almost hurt when I received this underwhelming piece of spam today: “quite interesting, still stick around” It’s like they’re just not trying […]
10 Alternative Valentines Day Movies
Try as you might there is little escaping Valentines Day this Thursday. We know it’s not for everyone and for those who want to completely escape it there are plenty of lists […]
Favourite Spam
I get about 5 spam emails a day into this site and most of them are dull. But occasionally I will get one that is a genuinely brilliant piece of twisted English […]
10 Actors Who Are Always Great Even in Shitty Movies
There are some actors whose talent and screen presence transcends the quality of any movie. They are those actors who when they turn up on screen, even in the midst of the shittiest […]
Walton Goggins: A Forehead For The Ages
A couple of years ago I started watching Justified and reaaaaallllly enjoyed it. So much so I totally forgot to look up when the second series was airing, missed it, fell behind and […]
