The time has come to reflect on the past ten years of filmmaking. There are many notable films that changed the course of film criticism, box office and the entire moviegoing experience.
Here are my top picks from 2014….
- Interstellar
dir. Christopher Nolan
starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, MacKenzie Foy, John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, David Oyelowo and Michael Caine.
- Gone Girl
dir. David Fincher
starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Emily Ratajkowski and Tyler Perry
- Whiplash
dir. Damien Chazelle
starring: J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist and Miles Teller
Best Animated Feature:
Paddington
dir. Paul King
starring: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville and Julie Walters
Best Comedy:
Neighbours
dir. Nicholas Stoller
starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco and Ike Barinholtz
Best Franchise Film:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
dir. Joe & Anthony Russo
starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johnasson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Grillo, Emily Van Camp and Sebastian Stan
***Honourable Mention***
– X-MEN: Days of Future Past
Best Horror Film:
It Follows
dir. David Robert Mitchell
starring: Maika Monroe, Lili Sepe and Keir Gilchrist
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