When Will Arnett’s braggadocious Dark Knight grapple-lined into the spotlight in 2013’s perfect The Lego Movie, it was a refreshing contrast to the deadly serious Bats fresh off the heels of Christopher Nolan’s trilogy. In the same way that Adam West’s delightfully earnest and square caped crusader was the perfect parody of the Batman of…
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…
…and we’re back. Due in part to popular demand and in part to our own desperation for site traffic, we’ve decided to bring back Rooster Illusion March Madness. Last year, over the course of the month, anyone who wanted to was able to vote in our championship bracket to determine the best film of 2014,…
It was a long hard battle, and everyone–except really Boyhood, which got utterly destroyed in round one–fought valiantly, but a winner has been determined. You’ve cast your votes, you’ve stated your opinions, and we thank you for your (oddly inconsistent) participation. It is my pleasure to declare Rooster Illusion’s Best Film of 2014: Thanks to everyone…
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…
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