Whiplash (2014 Sundance Award Winner)

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 2014, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 2014 movies.Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/ Join the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod for more movie discussion and our Awesome Movie Year audience choice polls.All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comSubscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year and Piecing It Together, plus music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for the premiere of our season on the awesome movie year of 1971, featuring the box office champion, Norman Jewison’s Fiddler on the Roof.

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features our audience choice poll winner, Liam Neeson thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones. Written and directed by Scott Frank (from the novel by Lawrence Block) and starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Boyd Holbrook and David Harbour, A Walk Among the Tombstones defeated two other Liam Neeson thrillers in our audience choice poll for 2014.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/movies/a-walk-among-the-tombstones-adapts-lawrence-blocks-novel.html), Frank Scheck in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-walk-tombstones-film-review-2-731871/), and Ann Hornaday in The Washington Post.Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/ Join the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces...

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features our cult classic pick, Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow. Directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson and Noah Taylor, Edge of Tomorrow is based on the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/movies/tom-cruise-battles-invaders-in-edge-of-tomorrow.html), Ty Burr in The Boston Globe, and Todd McCarthy in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/edge-tomorrow-film-review-706507/).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;@piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/&nbsp;Join the Popcorn &amp; Puzzle Pieces Facebook group at&nbsp;<a...

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch’s John Wick. Directed by Chad Stahelski and an uncredited David Leitch from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad and starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Willem Dafoe, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki and Ian McShane, John Wick launched one of the most successful action franchises of the past decade.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Jeannette Catsoulis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/movies/in-john-wick-keanu-reeves-as-an-avenger.html), Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-john-wick-movie-review-20141024-story.html), and Claudia Puig in USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/10/22/john-wick-movie-review/17619597/).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/piecingpod"...

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman. Directed and co-written by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis and Andrea Riseborough, Birdman was nominated for nine Oscars and won four, including Best Picture.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/movies/birdman-stars-michael-keaton-and-emma-stone.html), Peter Debruge in Variety (https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/venice-film-review-birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance-1201287921/), and Richard Brody in The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/birdman-never-achieves-flight).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;@piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/&nbsp;Join the Popcorn &amp; Puzzle Pieces Facebook group at&nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod for more movie discussion and our Awesome Movie Year audience choice polls.All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bydavidrosen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist, Whiplash won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/movies/in-whiplash-a-young-jazz-drummer-vs-his-teacher.html), Peter Debruge in Variety (https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-whiplash-1201061948/), and Ann Hornaday in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/whiplash-movie-review-for-jk-simmons-a-triumph-of-musical-terror/2014/10/16/d21b67f2-53a1-11e4-892e-602188e70e9c_story.html).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.piecingpod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features Jason’s personal pick, Michael Tully’s Ping Pong Summer. Written and directed by Michael Tully and starring Marcello Conte, Myles Massey, Emmi Shockley, Joseph McCaughtry and Susan Sarandon, Ping Pong Summer premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Jeannette Catsoulis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/movies/ping-pong-summer-michael-tullys-nostalgic-comedy.html), Justin Chang in Variety (https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-ping-pong-summer-1201215342/), and Peter Hartlaub in the San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Ping-Pong-Summer-review-Cliched-but-in-a-5564562.php).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;@piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at <a...

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features our animation pick, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie. Written and directed by Lord and Miller and starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman and Will Arnett, The Lego Movie is the first feature film inspired by Lego building toys.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/movies/the-lego-movie-toys-with-thinking-outside-the-manual.html), Peter Debruge in Variety (https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-lego-movie-1201082797/), and Amy Nicholson in LA Weekly.Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;@piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/&nbsp;Join the Popcorn &amp; Puzzle Pieces Facebook group at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features our foreign film pick, Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure. Written and directed by Ruben Östlund and starring Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju and Fanni Metelius, Force Majeure premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Ann Hornaday in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/force-majeure-movie-review/2014/11/05/35a08e9a-651f-11e4-836c-83bc4f26eb67_story.html), Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/09/force-majeure-review-ruben-ostlund-avalanche-movie), and Richard Brody in The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/force-majeure-2).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/piecingpod" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features Josh’s personal pick, J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year. Written and directed by J.C. Chandor and starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, Elyes Gabel and David Oyelowo, A Most Violent Year was Chandor’s third film as a writer-director.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/movies/a-most-violent-year-with-oscar-isaac-and-jessica-chastain.html), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-most-violent-year-review-20141231-column.html), and Dana Stevens in Slate (https://slate.com/culture/2015/01/a-most-violent-year-review-oscar-isaac-and-jessica-chastain-star-in-godfather-like-movie-from-j-c-chandor.html).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear&nbsp;You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at&nbsp;https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at&nbsp;<a...