Another fine year for film. Following you will see some of the critics and award noms that might point you in the right direction, or not. I haven’t seen them all, but I have done what I can so my seen are shown in bold. And stay tuned for my top picks. Critics key with links below for reference.
- 12 Years a Slave – RC, AFI, CN, GG, CC, MD, AOS, SH, IS, F, AA, KT, BS, CFC, GA
- The Act of Killing – RC
- After Tiller – MO
- Ain’t Them Bodies Saints – F, MO, GA
- All Is Lost – CN, AOS, IS
- American Hustle – RC, AFI, GG, CC, MD, AOS, SH, AA, KT, BS, CFC, MLS
- The Armstrong Lie – BS
- At Any Price – MLS
- Before Midnight – CN, MD, SH, F, GA, MLS
- Behind the Candelabra – MD
- Beyond the Hills – F
- The Bling Ring – AOS, MO
- Blue Caprice – F
- Blue is the Warmest Color – F, AOS, SH, BS
- Blue Jasmine – F
- The Butler – AOS, BS
- Captain Phillips – AFI, CN, GG, CC, MD, F, AA, KT
- Computer Chess – MO
- The Conjuring – CN
- The Counselor – MD
- Dallas Buyers Club – CC, AA
- Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay – CN
- Drug War – F
- Enough Said – CN, AOS
- Frances Ha – AOS, IS, F, KT, MO
- Frozen – RC, BS
- Fruitvale Station – AFI, CN, F, KT, BS
- Furious 6 – RC
- The Grandmaster – RC, MD
- Gravity – RC, AFI, CN, GG, CC, SH, F, AA, BA, KT, BS, CFC
- The Great Beauty – RC, MD, SH
- The Great Gatsby – AOS
- Hannah Arndt – AOS
- Her – RC, AFI, GG, CC, MD, F, AA, KT, NS, MO, CFC
- The Hobbit – RC
- Inequality for All – BS
- Inside Llewyn Davis – AFI, GG, CC, MD, AOS, SH, IS, F, KT, BS, CFC, GA
- The Invisible Woman – KT
- Manakamana – MD
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – BA
- Much Ado About Nothing – MLS
- Mud – F, BS
- Nebraska – AFI, GG CC, SH, IS, F, AA, KT, BS
- Out of the Furnace – CN
- Pain and Gain – AOS
- Paradise: Love – SH
- The Past – SH
- Philomena – GG, AA, BA, BS
- The Place Beyond the Pines – F
- Post Tenebras Lux – MO
- Redemption – MD
- Rush – GG, MD, BA
- Saving Mr Banks – AFI, CC, BA, BS
- The Selfish Giant – BA
- Short Term 12 – KT
- The Spectacular Now – F
- Spring Breakers – MD, AOS, SH, MO
- The Square – MD
- A Touch of Sin – MD, AOS, SH, MO
- Touchy Feely – F
- The Unknown Known – BS
- Upstream Color – MO, GA
- The Way Way Back – BS
- The Wolf of Wall Street – AFI, GG, CC, AOS, SH, F, AA, MLS
AA – Academy Award Nominations, AFI, AOS – A.O. Scott for NYT, BA – BAFTA, BS – Betsy Sharkey for LAT, CC – Critic’s Choice Nominations, CFC – Chicago Film Critics, CN – Chris Nashawaty for EW, F – Flavorwire, GA – Gotham Awards, GG – Golden Globe Nomination, IS – Independent Spirit Award Nominations, KT – Kenneth Turan for LAT, MD – Manohla Dargis for NYT, MLS – Mick LaSalle for SFGate, MO – Mark Olsen for LAT, RC – Richard Corliss for Time, SH – Stephen Holden for NYT
