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Sunday, 3 May 2015

2014 - Cuckoo's Year In Review

Due to a number of reasons I wasn't able to complete my annual Year In Review until now.  "Better late than never", a late person once said.
Like the previous years here at the Nutshell we reviewed more films than we can actually remember, so I like to save a list of the ones I highly recommend.
Like last time, many of these films were produced the previous year but didn't get a proper release until 2014, so yes, there are technically a few 2013 films on the list.

Here's my Top 10 Favorite Films of 2014:

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10.  JACK & THE CUCKOO CLOCK HEART
9.    JOE
8.    THE CONGRESS
7.    WHIPLASH
6.    VIRUNGA
5.    IDA
4.    SONG OF THE SEA
3.    BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
2.    FORCE MAJEURE
1.    CALVARY    

Honorable Mentions:
BABADOOK, THE
BIG HERO 6
DOUBLE, THE
DROP, THE
ENEMY
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
FRAME, THE
GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, A
GONE GIRL
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
NIGHTCRAWLER
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
SNOWPIERCER
UNDER THE SKIN

And of course 2014 had it's fair share of festering piles of cat shit as well.
Here's the cream of the crap:

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP
CAPTIVE, THE
COBBLER, THE
EXPENDABLES 3, THE
LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS jesus, no.
OUIJA
SABOTAGE
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
V/H/S: VIRAL
ZOMBEAVERS

There you have it, kids.

Agree?  Disagree?  Have a list of your own?

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