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2014 IN REVIEW: My Top Films of the Year
February 22, 2015
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I saw so many movies this year, I honestly couldn’t pick the best movie. The selection was so wide because I saw so many, I honestly couldn’t pit movies I just enjoyed versus films I admired. So, this year, I’ve decided to do something different — I separated them into genres. it’s not exactly what you might expect – Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t in sci-fi, for instance, because it’s much more of an adventure film in space.
I’ve ordered these based on gut instinct overall, however, and so you’ll be able to see what I (currently) favored over others. That being said, however, all of these movies are fantastic.
I’m tired of explaining things, honestly. The process of doing the year in review this year was a lot longer than I intended. So, yeah. You know the drill. Read below! Read more…
Categories: Year in Review
2014 in Review, Academy Awards, action, Adam Levine, Adrianne Palicki, Adrien Brody, adventure, Alan Turing, Alejandro G. Iñarritu, Alfie llen, Alien, America Ferrera, Amy Poehler, Andrea Romano, Andy Serkis, animation, Anne Hathaway, anomalies, Anthony Mackie, apocalypse, Australia, Ava DuVernay, avant garde, aviation, Baymax, Ben Affleck, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Hader, biography, biopic, Boyhood, Bradley Cooper, Brandon P. Bell, Brendan Gleeson, Captain America, Cate Blanchett, CGI, Channing Tatum, Chaz Ebert, childhood, Chris Evans, Chris Kyle, Chris Miller, Chris Pratt, Christianity, Christopher Nolan, Clint Eastwood, comedy, conspiracy, cooking, Craig Ferguson, crime, Damien Chazelle, Dan Gilroy, Dave Bautista, David Fincher, David Oyelowo, Disney, Djimon Honsou, documentary, Domhnall Gleeson, dragon, Drama, DreamWorks Animation, duality, Ed Harris, Eddie Redmayne, Edward Norton, Elisabeth Moss, Elizabeth Banks, Ellar Coltrane, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, espionage, Essie Davis, Ethan Hawke, exploration, F. Murray Abraham, fantasy, Felicity Jones, film critic, food, foodie, forgiveness, Gael García Bernal, Gareth Evans, Gary Oldman, Gary Poulter, Gerard Butler, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayao Miyazaki, horror, Hugh Jackman, Hunger Games, Ian McKellen, Ice Cube, Iko Uwais, indie, infidelity, Iran, Ireland, Isao Takahata, J.K. Simmons, Jack O’Connell, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Arnold Taylor, James Gunn, James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Jason Clarke, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Eisenberg, Jessica Chastain, Jim Cummings, Jiro Horikoshi, Joan Clarke, John Carney, John DiMaggio, John Hurt, John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, Jon Stewart, Jonah Hill, Joon-ho Bong, Jude Law, June Foray, Justin Simien, Keanu Reeves, Keira Knightley, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kristen Wiig, Kyle Gallner, Laura Dern, Lee Pace, LEGO, LGBT, LGBTQ, Liam Neeson, Lorelei Linklater, love, Maggie Gyllenhaal, manipulation, Mark Duplass, Mark Ruffalo, marriage, martial arts, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Scorsese, Marvel Comics, Mathieu Amalric, Matthew McConaughey, Maziar Bahari, media, Mel Blanc, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Caine, Michael Fassbender, Michael Keaton, Miles Teller, Morgan Freeman, Mos Def, Motion Capture, murder, musical, mythology, news, Nicolas Cage, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar, parenting, parents, parody, Patricia Arquette, Patrick Stewart, Paul Rudd, perception, Phil Lord, play, politics, prison, product placement, psychological thriller, race, Ralph Fiennes, reality, Reese Witherspoon, Rene Russo, Richard Ayoade, Richard Linklater, Robert Redford, Roger Ebert, romantic comedy, Rosamund Pike, Rupert Friend, S.H.I.E.L.D., Samuel L. Jackson, Saoirse Ronan, Scarlett Johansson, sci-fi, science, Scott Adsit, Sebastian Stan, selkie, siblings, Sofía Vergara, space, spoof, Stan Lee, Stephen Hawking, Steve Carell, Steve James, Steven Zaillian, Studio Ghibli, suicide, superhero, Tara Strong, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, thriller, Tilda Swinton, time travel, Toby Kebbell, Tom Cruise, Tom Hardy, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Revolori, toys, TV series, twins, Tye Sheridan, Tyler James Williams, Tyler Perry, Vin Diesel, voice acting, voice actor, war, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe, wrestling, X-Men, year in review, Zoe Saldaña
2013 IN REVIEW: Neither the Best, Nor the Worst Films I Saw
February 1, 2014
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I apparently watched a lot more movies in 2013 than I had realized… The films below represent not the worst, not the best, but certainly not always good, but also certainly not always bad movies that I saw in and from 2013. Only films released theatrically were counted, and film festival debuts did not count. Some of these films were truly great, others were truly awful, but none of them were seen fit to be placed in “the worst,” “the best,” nor “my favorite” categories. And so, they go here. Here are some of the films I watched in 2013, in order of release! Read more…
Categories: Lists, Year in Review
2013, 3D, 3D conversion, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Abigail Breslin, action, Adam McKay, adaptation, Adrianne Palicki, Aidan Turner, Alexander Skarsgård, Amanda Peet, Amanda Seyfried, America Ferrera, Anchorman, Andés Muschietti, Andy Samberg, animation, Anna Faris, Anna Kendrick, AnnaSophia Robb, Annette Benning, annie Rose Buckley, Arizona, Armie Hammer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Asa Butterfield, Ashley Benson, Aziz Ansari, B.J. Novak, bad, Baz Luhrmann, beer, Ben Affleck, Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benjamin Bratt, Bill Hader, Billy Crystal, black comedy, Blaise Miller, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Willis, buddy cop, Carey Mulligan, CGI, Chadwick Boseman, Channing Tatum, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chrstina Applegate, Colin Farrell, coming of age, D.J. Cotrona, dark humor, Darren Criss, David Cross, David Koechner, David Wong, Despicable Me, Dinosaur, Disney, dog, Don LaFontaine, DreamWorks Animation, drugs, Ed Helms, Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Ender's Game, Erinn Hayes, Europa, Evangeline Lilly, exorcism, exploration, F. Scott Fitzgerald, G.I. Joe, Gabriel Basso, Gaby Hoffman, good, Greta Gerwig, Guillermo del Toro, Hailee Steinfeld, Harmony Korine, Harrison Ford, Hasbro, health care, Henry James, horror, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, IMAX, Isaac Marion, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jack Plotnick, Jackass, Jackie Robinson, Jackson Nicoll, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jake Johnson, James Caan, James Franco, James Marsden, Jamie Alexander, Jamie Foxx, Jason Pargin, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Baruchel, Jeff Goldblum, Jeff Grace, Jessica Chastain, Jim Carrey, Jim Rash, Joanna Vanderham, Jodie Foster, John Goodman, Johnny Depp, Johnny Knoxville, Jonah Hill, Josh Hutcherson, Julia Stiles, Julianne Moore, Jupiter, Katee Sackhoff, Ken Jeong, Kevin M. Brennan, kidnapping, Kristen Schaal, Lake Bell, Laura Dern, Lee Pace, Leonardo DiCaprio, Liam James, Lili Taylor, Lone Ranger, Luke Evans, mad science, magic, magician, Martin Freeman, Marvel, Mary Poppins, Matt Damon, Matt Dillon, Maya Rudolph, Meagan Good, mediocre, Megan Mullally, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Cera, Michael Crichton, Michelle Williams, Miles Teller, Moisés Arias, monster, Monsters Inc., Nat Faxon, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris, Neill Blomkamp, news, Nicholas Hoult, Nick Offerman, Nick Robinson, Nicolas Cage, Noah Baumbach, Olga Kurylenko, Olivia Wilde, Onata Aprile, Orlando Bloom, Orson Scott Card, Oz, P.L. Travers, Patrick Wilson, patriotism, Paul Dano, Paul Feig, Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Peter Jackson, Pixar, Rachel Boston, Rachel Korine, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Ray Park, rerelease, Richard Armitage, Riddick, Rob Corddry, romance, romantic comedy, Romeo and Juliet, Ron Livingston, Sam Neill, Sam Rockwell, Sandra Bullock, sci-fi, science, Sebastián Silva, Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, Shane Carruth, Sharlto Copley, Smaug, Sofia Coppola, space, Spike Jonze, spring break, Steve Buscemi, Steve Carell, Steve Coogan, Steven Spielberg, superhero, teenagers, Teresa Palmer, Terrence Howard, Terrence Malick, Terry Crewes, The Great Gatsby, The Hangover, The Hobbit, Tina Fey, Tobey Maguire, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Toni Collette, Tonto, toy, vacation, Vanessa Hudgens, Vera Farmiga, Vin Diesel, Viola Davis, voiceover, Walt Disney, White House, Will Ferrell, Will Forte, William Fichtner, Wizard, Wolverine, World War Z, year in review, Zac Braff, Zach Galifianakis, zombie, zombies
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