Here you go you lucky and loyal readers, my top films of the year. As always, there is no minimum or maximum – if you’re the best, you’re the best. This year the total bumped up again, to a whopping 18 films. Because of the increase I divided up at least a bit so that the cream of the crop are recognized. They were films I thought were magnificent enough – even compared to years past – that they deserved a special recognition. Not as glamorous as the Oscars of course, but nearly. I again graded all the films I saw this year and those in the ‘A’ and ‘B+’ range receive this highly coveted recognition. The full list of grades for the year are listed below – so scroll down for the worst of the year – of which there were a few “winners”. Click the posters for trailers, or my reviews!
OUTSTANDING
NEARLY OUTSTANDING
A Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Boyhood
Mood Indigo
Under the Skin
A- Selma
B+ 20,000 Days On Earth
Bjork: Biophilia Live
Coherence
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The Interview
Magic in the Moonlight
Obvious Child
The One I Love
Palo Alto Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
They Came Together
Top Five
White Bird in a Blizzard
B 22 Jump Street
The Babadook
Dear White People
Divergent
Gone Girl
Her
Inherent Vice Jodorowsky’s Dune
Nymphomaniac: Volume 1
B- Beautiful Noise
The Dog
Fading Gigolo
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
C+ Bad Words
Foxcatcher
Godzilla
Interstellar
Land Ho!
Neighbors
Oculus
Snowpiercer
C Big Significant Things
I’m So Excited
Lucy
The Monuments Men
The Skeleton Twins
C- Dumb and Dumber To
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nymphomaniac: Volume 2
Ping Pong Summer
D+ St. Vincent
D Non-Stop
D- Citizenfour
Tammy
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