I’ve already identified 100+ must-see 2014 movies and am adding ’em to my master movie list, so not gonna repeat all those here. But here are a few I’ve been reading about on other lists (some people publish year-end lists before the year’s even over, would you believe it?) that I am especially anxious to watch.
Obvious Must-Sees:
Life of Riley
Winter Sleep
Maps to the Stars
Edge of Tomorrow
Timbuktu
Mr. Turner
Inherent Vice
Critically-Acclaimed Films that I suppose I oughtta see although they don’t look that interesting:
Listen Up Philip
Nightcrawler
Whiplash
Calvary
Selma
Two Days, One Night
Festival and Limited Release Films I haven’t had a chance to see yet:
Adieu to Language 3D
Duke of Burgundy
Jauja
The Trip to Italy
20,000 Days on Earth
Leviathan
Lil Quinquin
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
White God
Horse Money
The Look of Silence
Clouds of Sils Maria
Movies Nobody Loved but I am determined that I will love them:
Burying the Ex
Willow Creek
They Came Together
The Congress
Sin City 2
The Zero Theorem
Additions from The Dissolve:
John Wick
Last Days in Vietnam
Wild
Lucy
The Overnighters
Song of the Sea
The Guest
The Rover
Additions from individual critics lists in Sight & Sound:
Taprobana – Jason Anderson
Heli – Michael Atkinson
Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy – Anton Bitel
LFO The Movie – Anton Bitel
Obvious Child – Catherine Bray
The Kindergarten Teacher – Michel Ciment
Frank – Mark Cousins
Dos Disparos / Two Shots Fired – Maria Delgado
La Sapienza – Suzy Gillett
Love Is All – Sophie Mayer
Ow / Maru – Tony Rayns
Nuoc / 2030 – Tony Rayns
Hwayi, A Monster Boy – Tony Rayns
Hipopotamy – Chris Robinson
Wonder – Chris Robinson
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos – Chris Robinson
Unity – Chris Robinson
The Pride of Strathmoor – Chris Robinson
The Tribe – Jonathan Romney
Locke – Jonathan Rosenbaum
The Owners – Jonathan Rosenbaum
Lettres du Voyant – Sukhdev Sandhu
Closer to God – Jasper Sharp
Tu dors Nicole – Thirza Wakefield
Psychic Driving – Neil Young
Sun Stop / Sonne Halt – Neil Young