Saturday, February 21, 2015

2015 Academy Award Picks

So here's how this works: I'll give you a list of the nominees for each of the major categories, then I'll name who I think is the favorite to win, who I would give the award to, and finally if I thought anyone was left out. Short and sweet.


And while you're at it, check out My Top 10 Movies of 2014!!!

Now onto the business at hand...

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Top 10 Movies of 2014


2014 was a surprisingly good year at the movie theater, with a number of delightful films at the end of the year filling up the Top 10. In fact, I saw about 90 movies released in 2014. There were a lot of really fun movies, but I have to say, similar to last year, the Top 3 movies on this list are truly head and shoulders above the rest. So let's get to it, with some quick housecleaning to do...

A Blast from the Past: Check out the following links for my Top 10 Movies of previous years: 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013

A Look to the Future: Check out the link for my Most Anticipated Movies of 2015.

Context: For transparency, here's what I watched and what I missed in 2014.

Potential Listbusters: (some films I didn't see, but heard were good): Blue Ruin, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Love is Strange, Tracks, Under the Skin

15 Honorable Mentions: The Babadook, Big Hero 6, Chef, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Edge of Tomorrow, Hector & the Search for Happiness, The Imitation Game, Joe, Locke, Selma, Starred Up, Still Alice, The Theory of Everything, Wild, What We Do in the Shadows.

And now onto the main attraction...