Yeah, not with a fizzle. Well, we’ll see about that. This is my final post as Second Breakfast, a blog I’ve been writing since October 2012. I’ve published every Sunday since then (I even once published from JFK airport). I think, having done that, I have achieved what I wanted to when I started. Without…
Well, folks, the results are in. Though the competition was fierce, The Lego Movie defeated The Grand Budapest Hotel by, get this, a single vote. So anyone out there who really really loved Budapest but was too lazy to vote and just assumed it would win, let the record now show that your votes counts…
Well, that was unexpected, wasn’t it? Underdog-of-the-year Selma has proceeded to the final round after back-to-back victories against Interstellar and Guardians of the Galaxy, you know, two of the most successful and popular movies of 2014. Kudos to Selma for that one. The question remains as we move on to our last semifinal: who will…
Alright! We’re down to the wire. The semifinalists are (drum roll, except not, because Whiplash is out): Guardians of the Galaxy, The Lego Movie, Selma, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. In conjuncture with popular rule, these four films have beaten out all the others to compete in the last few rounds of voting and by the end…
Well, how about that? Selma defeated Interstellar in the quarterfinal, securing a slot in the semifinal against Guardians of the Galaxy. I wonder who’s gonna win that. You’ll have a chance to vote for that in a couple days, but first let’s determine the winner of our last quarterfinal to see who will face off against The Lego Movie for…
Perhaps to nobody’s great surprise, The Lego Movie beat out John Wick, securing a spot in the semifinals to face off against either Edge of Tomorrow or The Grand Budapest Hotel. Should be an interesting final four, at any rate. Will miss you, John Wick, you fought valiantly and shot a bunch of dudes, but…
We’re now well on our way through the quarterfinals with Round 10, Round 2 of Sequence 2… let’s just call it Round 10. One of the remaining seven movies will take the no doubt coveted title of Rooster Illusion’s Best Film of 2014, to be determined by your votes, dear reader. Voice your opinions! Such…
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