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Fourth Annual The JAM Awards 2014 Jacob Miller’s top picks for the very best and very worst in Hollywood this year! Image Source: http://bucksandcorn.com/bid-adieu-to-2014/ 2014 2014: another phenomenal year for cinema. This is the year where I saw the most perfect … Continue reading →

20. Frank There’s something about Frank that you just got to love. This endearing look into the psyche of a musical genius, who hides his face from the world beneath a huge fake head, is odd, but in a hilarious, … Continue reading →

The Voices Director: Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick Rotten Tomatoes: 76% Ryan Reynolds is one of the most underrated performers in Hollywood today. Due to his earlier body of work and movie-star good looks, he seems to have … Continue reading →

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Director: Paul Tibbett Cast: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass Rotten Tomatoes: 75% If you have ever seen the television show this movie is based on, you’ll understand what you are about to … Continue reading →

10. Edge of Tomorrow This will most likely be the most controversial additional to the list of the “Worst” films of the last year due to its almost universal acclaim, too bad I wasn’t a part of that universe.  It’s … Continue reading →

American Beauty Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Annette Bening Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (Certified Fresh) There was a brief period in the ‘90’s where the film industry was obsessed with the idea of nonconformity; the concept of men … Continue reading →

The Babadook Director: Jennifer Kent Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Barbara West Rotten Tomatoes: 97% (Certified Fresh) I know of a single mother, whom I am quite close to, that is in a similar situation as Amelia, the mother within … Continue reading →

Mockingjay Part 1 Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore Rotten Tomatoes: 68% Here it is: the beginning of the end. The first part of the final installment to the “Hunger Games” series has arrived and, of … Continue reading →

Batman Director: Tim Burton Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger Rotten Tomatoes: 72% Personally, when I think of Batman, I think of Christian Bale. When I think of Batman, I think of Bale’s dark portrayal of the truly suffering … Continue reading →

Interstellar Director: Christopher Nolan Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain Rotten Tomatoes: 73% (Certified Fresh) 1968 was a grand year for cinema. Many great and groundbreaking movies came out that year including such titles as “Planet of the Apes”, … Continue reading →