Dale’s 20 Favorite Movies of 2014
These aren’t the best or the ones I necessarily always recommend. These are my favorite movies of 2014 (in the order I saw them):
- The Lego Movie | Stream/Buy
- Grand Budapest Hotel | Stream/Buy
- X-Men: Days Of Future Past | Stream/Buy
- Godzilla | Stream/Buy
- Neighbors | Stream/Buy
- Under The Skin | Stream/Buy
- Captain America Winter Soldier | Stream/Buy
- Guardians of the Galaxy | Stream/Buy
- Lucy | Stream/Buy
- Snowpiercer | Stream/Buy
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Stream/Buy
- This is Where I Leave You | Stream/Buy
- Get On Up | Stream/Buy
- Whiplash | Stream/Buy
- Birdman | Stream/Buy
- Nightcrawler | Stream/Buy
- Gone Girl | Stream/Buy
- St. Vincent | Stream/Buy
- The Babadook (see below)Â |Â Stream/Buy
- Imitation Game | Stream/Buy
The Babadook, despite being one of the best horror/suspense movies in years never got a theatrical release in our area and I ended up seeing it on demand. Â While the trailers may make it look like a monster movie, that is a very small portion of what’s going on. Â This is a psychological thriller that plays on your emotions by exploring the grief and insomnia of a woman and her son. Â Is The Babadook something that only exists inside their heads? Â Essie Davis gives what I consider the best performance by an actress in 2014, and first-time director Jennifer Kent displays an unbelievable level of quality in this beautiful, super-low-budget production. Â Want your horror without all the modern jump scares? Â The Babadook is for you!
