what are your 3 favorite movies of 2014 so far?

Stranger by the Lake
Boyhood
Life Itself

yeah, i need to see a lot more recent movies...

I would update my list to include:

Moebius (Kim Ki-duk, 2013)

Goodbye To Language
Under The Skin
Mommy

the punk singer
under the skin
the zero theorem

boyhood
under the skin
calvary

is 'snowpiercer' 2014?

last three seen: Babadook (good!), Map of the Stars (mostly ehhh) and Mommy (uuuuugh)

i still have a few more in my queue maybe for later this week but for now
Wrong Cops
Under The Skin
They Came Together

I didn't see Inherent Vice or that much buzzed Nolan thing yet.

at least 2 months to go

Tale of the Princess Kaguya in the ranks

the "much buzz" in the Nolan film is bad soundmix

Was gonna say, the buzz seemed to die down on that one once people started seeing it.

Lots of 2014 films still to see, but

Under the Skin
Blue Ruin
Stranger by the Lake

close runners-up: John Wick, Cap 2

Bottom 3: Interstellar, Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla

Of what I've seen: gone girl, gotg, whiplash

Under the skin
top 5
they came together

I really enjoyed that John Wick and more recently The Drop, I was thinking there might be a forthcoming Hardy-naissance until I looked at his upcoming projects which include a Mad Max reboot and some Tom Clancy shite.

I also liked John Wick and The Drop, and enjoyed The Equalizer until the interminable final scene in the warehouse.

Under The Skin
Mr. Turner
P'tit Quinquin

actually

Under the Skin
Mr. Turner
Goodbye To Language

with Quinquin runner up

Under The Skin
We Are The Best!
The Immigrant

Boyhood
Under The Skin
Snowpiercer

They Came Together...some of you dips will never change

Wow so everybody really liked Under The Skin, huh? the OST was one of my fave releases but couldn't stand the film

Me: Force Majeure, Birdman, A Touch Of Sin

"really liked" is an understatement.

so is "really indifferent"

Just watched that Force Majeure earlier, thought it was brilliant, always get the bearded guy who plays Mats mixed up with Rafe Spall. I think earlier in this year I voted A Touch Of Sin, The Immigrant and Under The Skin and have not seen anything new to usurp any of these yet.

Yep, my three from this post are still basically the winners:

Stranger by the Lake
Under the Skin
Manakamana
― It's Autumn Sunrise (Eric H.), Tuesday, August 26, 2014 9:26 PM

Swap in Stray Dogs for Manakamana, maybe.

I saw Locke last night. Not one of my favorite films of the year, but maybe my favorite line of the year: "She's not exactly an oil painting."

yeah that's how I feel about Tom Hardy.

Land Ho!
Blue Ruin
Palo Alto

― johnny crunch, Friday, November 14, 2014 4:34 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

swap adult world for blue ruin

They Came Together...some of you dips will never change
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, January 2, 2015 9:39 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

who's the real dip here?

I've watched Breadcrumb Trail 3x for what it's worth.

Different than what I posted in July, and probably final--still haven't seen Inherent Vice.

Boyhood
Particle Fever
Citizenfour

So far, between my ears it's yet another year without a great film.

Yeah, for me as well. Nothing like Stray Dogs or Closed Curtain, both of whom I consider 2013. Perhaps Goodbye to Language or From What is Before or Lil Quinquin, which I'll hopefully see in 2015.

Stray Dogs was an outright disappointment to me, Closed Curtain a good variation on the preceding, better Panahi work.

Without seeing Stray Dogs or esp (as it seems to have been screened in London) Goodbye to Language I am not sure I can vote on any ILX best films of '14 poll :-(

All of my faves weren't as good as seeing catching some of the oldies for the first time by Akerman, Ozu and Hou. xp

btw a friend just posted on FB that The Imitation Game is the summit of filmmaking for him. Should I or shouldn't I?

xyzzzz, just think of all the people who saw 8 films and are going to vote for Boyhood anyway. cuz IT'S JUST MOVIES!

Were Stray Dogs and Closed Curtain screened in London, anyone?

xp = Boyhood or Her ftw innit?

Her was voted on last year, we're done with that shit.

btw a friend just posted on FB that The Imitation Game is the summit of filmmaking for him. Should I or shouldn't I?

should you what -- unfriend him?

no just point out its/his Rex Reediness

TIG = espionage at the level of the average Oscar voter.

Another 2013 release that wasn't matched by anything from 2014: How to Be a God. Still don't know what on earth I think about that one, but it was definitely special...

he used to be in the music branch of AMPAS. xp

still waiting for that one in America, F.

he used to be in the music branch of AMPAS. xp

Oh, well then that explains it.

I love your dating of films Frederik B - Hard to be God has just made it through the film festivals. Should be in screens in '15.

yeah, stop seeing everything first, you European, you!

we don't like that round 'ere I tells ya!

I just go by world premiere. And we hardly get to see everything first, just a lot of European/Asian fare. So stuff like Hard to be a God or Closed Curtain, but on the other hand we have to wait for stuff like Imitation Game and Unbroken, so it's about equal.

And more annoyingly, hardly anything ever gets actual premieres here. Hard to be a God just showed a single time back in april, on a friday afternoon, at the festival. Packed audience, though. Fun experience. Later that evening I saw Stranger by the Lake, then went drinking, then next morning saw Norte, pretty hungover. Good times.

Frederik the Danish tourist board should just give you a job (if you don't already work there). It does all sound v good!

Stranger by the Lake would be my Great movie of this year--since many critics are counting it as a '14 film, I will as well. Liked Boyhood a lot without being over the moon about it, but compared to the looks of this year's Oscar-bait, I sure won't begrudge it any awards. Would be completely in favour of a Supporting Actor win for Hawke, in fact.

So stuff like Hard to be a God or Closed Curtain, but on the other hand we have to wait for stuff like Imitation Game and Unbroken, so it's about equal.

yeeeees