‘Phil’s Quick Capsule Review’ (a nod to legendary comedian Bill Hicks who coined the phrase when he reviewed ‘Piece Of Shit’ movie Basic Instinct)… where a perfect 10 is rarer than a rain free British summer!
Written by Phil Hobden – UK based podcaster, writer and former filmmaker. Part of the All Things Film network…
Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: What a film. Mark my words if not the film of the year Whiplash will certainly be up there on a very short list. From top notch performances, some of the best use of editing and music I’ve seen in a long time and with a story and characters you buy into 100%, cinema doesn’t get any more enthralling than this. Can’t recommend this enough.
Best Bit: JK Simmons
Buy, Rent, Stream, Borrow: Buy
If You Liked this Try: Birdman, Nightcrawler, Boyhood
Phil Hobden is the former Film Editor & Writer for renowned martial arts focused COMBAT MAGAZINE in the UK. He is also a filmmaker in his own right, having produced two cult Independent action films in LEFT FOR DEAD and TEN DEAD MEN. He was the host for the award nominated Filmsploitation podcast for 4 years, currently co-hosts Ross And Phil Talk Movies and is a writer/editor for his own blog Phil’s Quick Capsule Review…
The votes are in. The Long List been reduced to just 13… and here they are, the Phil’s Quick Capsule Review & Guests list of the FILMS TO WATCH for the Decade (2010-2019). In no particular order:
#7: Captain America: Winter Solider (2014)
As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
#8: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
#9: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max.
#10: Nightshooters (2018)
An action thriller about a group of filmmakers who find themselves on the run from a violent horde of criminals after witnessing a brutal gangland execution. Unable to flee the derelict building they have been shooting in, the hapless film crew must use their technical skill and cinematic knowledge to defend themselves. The stunt man is a martial arts master, the special effects guru disregards safety and sets lethal traps, and the sound department strategically lay radio mics to detect when the hoodlums are on their way. Cue lots of thrills in a cat and mouse game of survival.
#11: The Social Network (2010)
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
#12: Toy Story 3 (2010)
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it’s up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren’t abandoned and to return home.
#13: Whiplash (2014)
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential.
So this is it: Phil’s Quick Capsule Review & Guests (including podcasters Mike Parkin & Josh Morris, Filmmaker Ross Boyask and Phil’s Quick Capsule Review writers Will Strong & Matt Duddy) LONG list of the 36 must see films of the Decade (2010-2019)
This list will also form the basis of our vote for the Essential Films of the Decade (2010-2019)
So how many have YOU seen?
Avengers Assemble Avengers Endgame Avengers Infinity War Cabin in the Woods Captain America: Winter Soilder Deadpool Ex Machina Green Room Happy Death Day How To Train Yoru Dragon Hunt for the Wilderpeople Inception John Wick Kings Of Summer Kubo and the Two Strings Mad Max Fury Road Mission Impossible Rogue Nation Misson Impossible: Fall Out Nightshooters Operation Red Sea Pitch Perfect Skyfall Social Network Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Star Wars: Rogue One Super 8 T2 Trainspotting The Greatest Showman The Signal The Way Way Back The Wolf Of Wall Street Toy Story 3 Warrior What We Do in the Shadows Whiplash Guardians of the Galaxy
Check back in the next few days for our final list or take the QUIZ HERE to see how many you have seen!
So this is a look back at all the films I gave the coveted Best & Worst awards each year to from the previous decade, as we look back at the previous 10 years of movies. Have opinions changed? Actually on a few… yes.
All in my very humble opinion…
BEST Films Of The Decade… (By Year)
2010 – The Social Network 2011 – Hugo 2012 – Argo (Should have been: Skyfall) 2013 – Rush 2014 – TheWolf Of Wall Street 2015 – Whiplash (Should have been: Mad Max: Fury Road) 2016 – The Nice Guys (Should have been: Kubo And The Two Strings) 2017 – Baby Driver (Should have been: T2 Trainspotting) 2018 – Coco (Should have been TIED with: Mission Impossible: Fallout) 2019 – Joker
BEST FILM Of the Decade: Mad Max: Fury Road
Honourable Mentions: American: the Bill Hicks Story, Senna, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty, Life Itself, Inside Out, Kubo And The Two Strings, T2 Trainspotting,Mission Impossible: Fallout
WORST Films Of The Decade… (By Year)
2010 – Skyline 2011 – Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon 2012 – Ghost Rider 2: Spirit Of Vengeance 2013 – The Host 2014 – Transformers 4: Age Of Extinction 2015 – Fifty Shades Of Grey 2016 – Point Break (2016) 2017 – Fifty Shades Darker 2018 – The Cloverfield Paradox (Should have been Holmes & Watson) 2019 – The Dead Don’t Die
WORST FILM Of the Decade: Transformers 4: Age Of Extinction
Dis-Honourable Mentions: 44 Inch Chest, Sucker Punch, Cold Light of Day, The Worlds End, Sex Tape, He Who Dares 2: Downing Street Down, Central Intelligence, Transformers The Last Knight, Fifty Shades Freed
Phil Hobden is the former Film Editor & Writer for renowned martial arts focused COMBAT MAGAZINE in the UK. He is also a filmmaker in his own right, having produced two cult Independent action films in LEFT FOR DEAD and TEN DEAD MEN. He was the host for the award nominated Filmsploitation podcast for 4 years, currently co-hosts Ross And Phil Talk Movies and is a writer/editor for his own blog Phil’s Quick Capsule Review…
Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: Damien Chazelle’s third feature film tackles the story of Neil Armstrong – the First Man on the moon. It’s fair to say that Chazelle directs with an experience and confidence of a filmmaker with many years more experience and had already set himself up as one of the best working directors in Hollywood with his first two films. And First Man is no different. It’s not his best film (Whiplash for me) but the direction & style on display here is simply breathtaking and whilst the film does take a while to get to where it’s going it’s never less than a stunning journey. Chazelle is up there with Nolan and one of the few directors whose works are must see.
Best Bit: The Moon Landing
Cinema, Stream, Avoid: Cinema
If You Liked this Try: Whiplash, La La Land, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Phil Hobden is the former Film Editor & Writer for renowned martial arts focused COMBAT MAGAZINE in the UK. He is also a filmmaker in his own right, having produced two cult Independent action films in LEFT FOR DEAD and TEN DEAD MEN. He was the host for the award nominated Filmsploitation podcast for 4 years, currently co-hosts Ross And Phil Talk Movies and is a writer/editor for his own blog Phil’s Quick Capsule Review…
In our latest regular feature, coming out the first Friday of each month, Phil (of Phil’s Quick Capsule Review) along with podcaster Josh Morris, Writer Mike Parkin, Grosse Point Geek’s Will Strong and Motion Picture Manic Jamie Robinson breakdown the 25 Best Films Of each major film decade.
This time out: Films OF The Modern Era (1970’s – Now)
The close but no cigar Films:Apollo 13,Starship Troopers,Little Miss Sunshine,Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship of The Ring,The Descent,The Warriors,Airplane,Ghostbusters,The Thing,Top Gun,Social Network,The Cabin In The Woods, The Dark Knight Rises,Tree Of Life,Whiplash
In our latest regular feature, coming out the first Friday of each month, Phil (of Phil’s Quick Capsule Review) along with podcaster Josh Morris, Writer Mike Parkin, Grosse Point Geek’s Will Strong and Motion Picture Manic Jamie Robinson breakdown the 25 Best Films Of each major film decade.
This time out: The 2010’s to Now!
The close but no cigar Films: Everybody Wants Some, The Final Girls, I Olga Hepnarova, No One Lives, The Jungle Book (2016), Hugo, The Guest, Zootopia, Black Swan, Dawn of The Planet of The Apes, Drive, Florentina Hubaldo CTE
A look at the BEST films, one from each of my years on this planet…. (Yes ’86 and ’84 was impossible to split!)
… And yes a few do differ from my Annual ‘Film of The Year’. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!!!
The 70’s
1976 – The Outlaw Josey wales 1977 – Star Wars 1978 – Dawn Of The Dead 1979 – Alien
The 80’s
1980 – Empire Strikes Back 1981 – Raiders Of The Lost Ark 1982 – The Thing 1983 – The Return Of The Jedi 1984 – Ghostbusters/ Gremlins 1985 – The Goonies 1986 – Aliens/ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off/ Top Gun 1987 – The Lost Boys 1988 – Die Hard 1989 – Tango & Cash
The 90’s
1990 – Goodfellas 1991 – Terminator 2 Judgement Day 1992 – Reservoir Dogs 1993 – The Nightmare Before Christmas 1994 – Pulp Fiction 1995 – Heat 1996 – Trainspotting 1997 – Con Air 1998 – Lock Stock & Two Smoking barells 1999 – Fight Club
The 2000’s
2000 – Snatch 2001 – Black Hawk Down 2002 – 28 days Later 2003 – Love Actually 2004 – Shaun Of The Dead 2005 – Serenity 2006 – Children of Men 2007 – Bourne Ultimatum 2008 – The Dark Knight 2009 – Slumdog Millonaire 2010 – The Social Network
The 10’s
2011 – Hugo 2012 – Skyfall 2013 – Rush 2014 – Wolf Of Wall Street 2015 – Whiplash 2016 – The Nice Guys
Each week Phil, from Phil’s Quick Capsule Review, takes a look at a different movie or TV related Top Five. This time out: Blumhouse Movies
For more on Blumhouse check out: http://www.blumhouse.com
Close but no cigar: Paranormal Activity 2, The Purge Anarchy, Insidious, The Town That Dreaded Sundown
5 – Hush A house. A deaf writer and a killer on the loose. Yup Hush is a house invasion story with a twist. It’s also tense, brutal and great fun.
4 – The Bay A found footage film with a difference, The Bay is clever, razor sharp and brilliantly directed by it’s former near award winning A-list director. One to look up if you missed it.
3 – Paranormal Activity Takes The Blair Witch Project’s found footage concept and, with a little help from Spielberg, launches a whole sub-genre of films.
2 – The Purge: Election Year The third and best of The Purge films, Election Year is a visually stunning, well paced action horror that benefits from a starring role for Frank Grillo.
1 – Whiplash Not a tradition Blumhouse Production but regardless Whiplash sits under the same studio and follows a similar budget and high concept. Whiplash is a great film, smart, memorable and quotable. The best film of 2015.
Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: La La Land is charming, funny, heart warming stuff. The THIRD film by director Chazelle following up from the amazing Whiplash, is a shoe-in to win big at this years awards and rightly so. It;’s uplifting in the way that old School Hollywood films were and staged beautifully. It’s memorable stuff which ALMOST lives up to the hype, even if the last act isn’t quite as sharp or peppy as the two before. So the first much watch Awards show film of 2017…
Best Bit: The opening
Buy, Stream, Avoid: Stream
If You Liked this Try: Everyone Says I Love You, Whiplash, Birdman
