The Movie Waffler

The Five Best Movies of October 2014!

TMW's editor selects the five best movies reviewed in the past month.

An astronaut leaves his children to embark on a mission to save humanity.

TMW's editor took part in a discussion of the highs and lows of the Halloween movie series with the LAMBCast.

Things turn ugly on the set of a reality porn production.

Courtesy of Fox Searchlight UK, we've got two new clips from BiRDMAN.

Courtesy of Lionsgate UK, we've got a new sneak peek from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, ahead of its UK release on 20th November.

Biopic of Alan Turing, cracker of the Nazi Enigma code.

Courtesy of Disney, we've got the new extended Uk trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Suspected of killing his girlfriend, a young man awakens to find a pair of horns growing from his head.

Who can forget the first time they saw Darth Vader with his black cape and mask? Or the white hard-body suits of the stormtroopers? Or Leia’s outfit as Jabba’s slave?

UK horror Soulmate hits US DVD on October 28th. Courtesy of Revolver Entertainment, we've got three copies to give away to US readers.

A student exacts revenge on the man she believes raped her.

Director Chuck Parello (Henry 2: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Hillside Strangler, Ed Gein) dropped us a line to tell us about his favourite horror movie - John Carpenter's 1978 masterpiece, Halloween.

Courtesy of StudioCanal, we've got a new clip from THE IMITATION GAME.

Courtesy of Warner Bros, we've got two new featurettes, including a behind the scenes look at the magic of Lake-town and a sneak peek at Benedict Cumberbatch's performance as Smaug.

Biopic of the English painter.

Witches of East End flies on to UK DVD on 27th October, and we've got two copies to give away to UK readers.

Acclaimed Aussie thriller Mystery Road hits UK/ROI Blu-ray, DVD and VOD October 27th. Courtesy of Axiom films, we've got a Blu-ray to give away to one lucky reader in the UK or Republic of Ireland.

A group of teens unleash a malevolent spirit through a Ouija board.

A girls' night out becomes a living nightmare.

US remake of the cult Danish series, new to UK Blu-ray from Medium Rare Entertainment.

Courtesy of Entertainment One, we've got the teaser trailer for INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3, a prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family in the first installment of the series.

Courtesy of Entertainment One, we've got the official main trailer for The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.

Courtesy of Entertainment One, we've got the first trailer for Suite Francaise, starring Michelle Williams and Matthias Schoenaerts.

Everyone knows that Halloween is the best time of the year.

Courtesy of Lionsgate UK, we've got two new TV spots from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, ahead of its UK release on 20th November.

Courtesy of Disney, we've got the debut trailer and poster for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures UK, we've got the first poster and RED BAND Teaser for Rupert Wyatt's remake of The Gambler, starring Mark Wahlberg.

A spinster teams up with an outlaw to transport three insane women across the Missouri river.

A dysfunctional family are stuck with each other during a week of prayer following the patriarch's funeral.

Found footage horror The Inside hits US DVD October 21st. Courtesy of Revolver Entertainment, we've got three copies to give away to US readers.

To celebrate the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition on Digital HD (also available on Blu-ray 3D and DVD on 3rd November) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has supplied us with a treasure chest of deleted scenes and previously-unseen behind the scenes clips.

Documentary portrait of Nick Cave.

Courtesy of Lionsgate, we've got another brand new clip for Daniel Radcliffe’s Halloween horror HORNS.

Following a suicide attempt, a young woman moves into a haunted Welsh cottage.

Courtesy of Warner Bros, we've got a bunch of clips from The Judge, opening this weekend in the UK and ROI.

Courtesy of Lionsgate UK, we've got the 'Return to District 12' TV spot from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, ahead of its UK release on 20th November.

Courtesy of Fox Searchlight UK, we've got a brand new clip from Alejandro G. Iñárritu's highly anticipated BiRDMAN, starring Michael Keaton.

There are lots of websites and online or installable apps that allow you to download videos from YouTube, but what if you merely want to convert video to mp3? Now there's a handy site that allows you to do just that. Over at www.video2mp3.de you can now do just that.

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, we've got the teaser trailer and poster for IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by Ron Howard.

Courtesy of Entertainment One UK Ltd, we've got the new trailer for FOXCATCHER, which today sees its UK gala screening as part as the BFI London Film Festival.

High def reissue of David Cronenberg's feature debut, from Arrow Video.

This time of year lots of horror fans like to revisit the Halloween franchise. If you can't be bothered rewatching the movies, or simply want a quick refresher, Cinefix have put together this great animation that explains the entire series in two minutes.

Thanks to Warner Bros. UK Entertainment, we've got a host of new artwork for THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES.

Courtesy of Lionsgate UK, we've got the ultra-dark first clip for HORNS.

Jennifer Kent's feature debut, The Babadook, is about to hit theatres. Meanwhile, check out her 2005 short film, Monster, which served as the inspiration for her acclaimed new movie.