TOP 20 FILMS OF 2014

The past year was quite good for the Western film industry. There were a lot of entertaining movies and some of them were critically-acclaimed. I re-watched 30 of my favorites from last year and here are the those who made it into my unadulterated list, arranged from awesome to legendary.

20. THE LEGO MOVIE

Directed by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

19. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Directed by: James Gunn

18. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Directed by: Matt Reeves

17. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo

16. PREDESTINATION

Directed by: Peter & Michael Spierig

15. FURY

Directed by: David Ayer

14. BIRDMAN: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu

13. SELMA

Directed by: Ava DuVernay

12. TOP FIVE

Directed by: Chris Rock

11. THE RAID: BERANDAL

Directed by: Gareth Evans

10. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Directed by: Bryan Singer

9. BOYHOOD

Directed by: Richard Linklater

8. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Directed by: James Marsh

7. NIGHTCRAWLER

Directed by: Dan Gilroy

6. EDGE OF TOMORROW

Directed by: Doug Liman

5. WHIPLASH

Directed by: Damien Chazelle

4. 22 JUMP STREET

Directed by: Christopher Miller & Phil Lord

3. GONE GIRL

Directed by: David Fincher

2. DEAR WHITE PEOPLE

Directed by: Justin Simien

and The Movie Bud's favorite film of 2014 is....

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Capsule reviews for each film are to follow. Thanks for reading and sharing my past reviews, especially to those who supported me way back in the E-Reviews. May we have more awesome movies to watch this 2015!