2014

****** Originally Posted 1/23/15*****

2014

Best of...

A few people have asked so, JAKE'S BEST MOVIES OF THE YEAR (that I have seen, so far):

1. Boyhood
2. Grand Budapest Hotel
3. Locke
4. Under the Skin
5. Only Lovers Left Alive
6. Gone Girl
7. Ida
8. Birdman
9. Whiplash
10. Selma

Just missed out:
American Sniper
Skeleton Twins
Trip to Italy
Captain America: Winter Soldier

Reserving Judgment b/c I haven't seen these yet:
Foxcatcher
Nightcrawler
Inherent Vice
Force Majeure
Theory of Everything

Biggest Surprise:
John Wick (actually, for what it is, not that bad... Ridiculous, but enjoyable and different)

Worst Movie (that I remember):
Alien Abduction

Good, but people need to get off its jock:
Guardians of the Galaxy

Not good, and people really need to get off its jock:
Lego Movie

Biggest Disappointment:
Interstellar