This week on the InSession Film Podcast, for our Top 3, it’s more of a prelude to our Awards show next week as we look at the category of Best Cinematography, or the best shot films of 2014. There were a ton of gorgeously shot films in 2014 and we rank the best of what we saw and give a prelude as to what you can expect at the Oscars later this year.

That being said, what films from 2014 would make your list? Here are the one’s that made ours (Keep in mind we all have different criteria for our lists as well):

JD

1) Birdman
2) Ida
3) Interstellar

Brendan

1) Ida
2) Birdman
3) Snowpiercer

DJ

1) Birdman
2) Under the Skin
3) Nightcrawler

Honorable Mentions (Combined)

Fury, Calvary, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Force Majeure, Mr. Turner, The Imitation Game, Whiplash, Enemy, Wild, Unbroken

Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. I’m sure we missed some other great films from 2014 with gorgeous cinematography. That being said, what would be your Top 3? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].

For the entire podcast, click here or listen below.

For more lists done by the InSession Film crew and other guests, be sure see our Top 3 Movie Lists page.

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, for our Top 3, we’re back to remembering 2014 with our Top 3 Scenes of 2014. This was nearly an impossible task. With so many great films in 2014, there were about a gazillion scenes to choose from but we did come up with some pretty solid choices for our Top 3 this week.

That being said, what scenes from 2014 would make your list? Here are the one’s that made ours (Keep in mind we all have different criteria for our lists as well):

JD

1) Jazz Concert Finale – Whiplash
2) Charles Xavier’s Scene – X-Men: Days of Future Past
3) Bedroom Scene – Gone Girl
4) Tank Scenes – Fury
5) Surprise Character Arrives – How to Train Your Dragon 2

Brendan

1) Forgiveness – Calvary
2) Classroom Gun Fight – Snowpiercer
3) Docking Sequence – Interstellar
4) Jazz Concert Finale – Whiplash
5) Surprise Character Arrives – How to Train Your Dragon 2

Honorable Mentions (Combined)

Final Shot – As It Is In Heaven
Opening Scene – Calvary
Kitchen Fight – The Raid 2
Man w/ Deformed Face – Under the Skin
Final Two Shots – Enemy
Ending Sequences – The Lego Movie
Spaceship – The Lego Movie
Duel Lip Sync – Skeleton Twins
Ski Chase – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Opening Monologue – Dom Hemingway
Dinner Scene – Nightcrawler
Tank Scene – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Ceasar/Son In Old House – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Full Heart – Lone Survivor
Final Blow – Godzilla
Street Fight – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Quicksilver – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Getting Arrow Out – Blue Ruin
Finding Beauty in Reality – Boyhood
Revolt – Snowpiercer
Opening – Guardians of the Galaxy
We are Groot – Guardians of the Galaxy
Mom facing Her Demons – The Babadook
Times Square Underwear – Birdman
Bar Song – Begin Again
Ending Shot – The Immigrant
Michael Cain Part 2 – The Trip to Italy
Beach Scene – Edge of Tomorrow
Get Accommodated – Starred Up
Gwen’s Fate – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Stand Up – Top Five

Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. Like we said, there are about a gazillion scenes from this year that we could’ve talked about, so there’s obviously a lot more to be talked about. That being said, what would be your Top 3? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].

For the entire podcast, click here or listen below.

For more lists done by the InSession Film crew and other guests, be sure see our Top 3 Movie Lists page.

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, for our Top 3, we reminisce about our favorite moments from Middle Earth, a world that is fascinating even if you don’t like The Hobbit films. There are a lot of great moments involving Gandalf, Gollum, Bilbo, Frodo and so many other amazing characters from this world. It’s such an incredible place with a lot of great moments, so this week’s Top 3 was a lot of fun.

That being said, what moments from Middle Earth would make your list? Here are the one’s that made ours (Keep in mind we all have different criteria for our lists as well):

JD

1) The Battle at Helms Deep – The Two Towers
2) Smeagle vs Gollum – The Two Towers
3) Bilbo conversation with Smaug – Desolation of Smaug

Brendan

1) “You bow to no one” – The Return of the King
2) The death of Boromir – Fellowship of the Ring
3) Rohan rides into battle – The Return of the King

Jay

1) Legolas kills the giant elephant – The Return of the King
2) Bilbo conversation with Smaug – Desolation of Smaug
3) “You bow to no one” – The Return of the King

Honorable Mentions (Combined)

“Toss me” – Gimli, Bilbo and Frodo, The goblin tunnels, Escape on barrels, Mount Doom battle, Frodo’s goodbye, Sam Wise speech after Helm’s Deep, Bilbo scene with Gollum, Arwen’s interaction with her father, also too many too choose from.

Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. Like we said, there’s too many to choose from and there are about a thousand other scenes we could’ve talked about. That being said, what would be your Top 3? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].

For the entire podcast, click here or listen below.

For more lists done by the InSession Film crew and other guests, be sure see our Top 3 Movie Lists page.

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we continue our adventure of looking back at 2014 and on Episode 95 we look at our favorite overlooked movies of the year. Every year, especially from a general audience standpoint, there’s a bunch of small indie films that fall through the cracks that are superb movies but unfortunately are overlooked by audiences. So, our lists this week are devoted to talking about those films and why people should be sure to check them out.

That being said, what overlooked movies of 2014 would make your list? Here are the one’s that made ours (Keep in mind we all have different criteria for our lists as well):

JD

1) Calvary / Locke
2) Blue Ruin
3) Ida

Mike

1) Enemy
2) The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
3) Begin Again

Honorable Mentions (Combined)

The Babadook, In Your Eyes, What If, Veronica Mars, Under the Skin, Nymphomaniac, Edge of Tomorrow, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Frank, Le Week-End, Mistaken for Strangers, Only Lovers Left Alive, We Are the Best!, Starred Up, Lone Survivor, The Rover, The One I Love, White Bird in a Blizzard, The Raid 2, Predistination, As It Is In Heaven

Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. There are a ton of other choices that could qualify depending on your criteria and obviously what you liked. That being said, what would be your Top 3? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].

For the entire podcast, click here or listen below.

For more lists done by the InSession Film crew and other guests, be sure see our Top 3 Movie Lists page.

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