Monday, February 23, 2015

Favorite Movies Seen in 2014

It will be several months before I rank all the 2015 Oscar nominees (if I get to the task at all); but for what it's worth, here's a list of my favorite viewing experiences of 2014: 20 movies that I gave five stars to, listed in the order I saw them (year of release in parentheses).

What Maisie Knew (2012)
Imitation of Life (1959)
A Hijacking (2012)
Thunder Soul (2010)
The Square (2013)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
American Hustle (2013)
Like Someone in Love (2012)
Sholay (1975)
The Selfish Giant (2013)
Zulu (1964)
Wake in Fright (1971)
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
All Is Lost (2013)
Ilo Ilo (2013)
Midnight's Children (2012)
In the Fog (2012)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Rosetta (1999)