Films of 2014

I followed a rule for years that movies either had to have limited/wide releases in the U.S. or played at film festivals in Cannes, Sundance, Toronto or Telluride for inclusion on yearly lists. Documentaries were eligible regardless of release method. T.V. movies and direct-to-video releases were not eligible for the list. Non-U.S. releases could be eligible depending on critical or popular acclaim in their home country. I try to be consistent when applying this rule, but my application may occasionally drift.

★★★★

Under the Skin Interstellar Dawn of the Planet of the Apes The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Chef

★★★½

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Fury SlingShot Godzilla X-Men: Days of Future Past Captain America: The Winter Soldier Divergent Enemy Life Itself Snowpiercer

★★★

Big Hero 6 Blended Brick Mansions Dumb and Dumber To Edge of Tomorrow The Equalizer Guardians of the Galaxy Horrible Bosses 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Jersey Boys John Wick Leviathan The Maze Runner Noah Non-Stop The Other Woman

★★½

Deliver Us from Evil The Giver Left Behind Lucy 22 Jump Street

★★

The Prince Transformers: Age of Extinction Whiplash

★½

The Midnight After The Purge: Anarchy

★

½ star

zero stars