Year in Review: The Best and Worst Movies of 2014

2014 was a big year for movies, and both the Golden Globes (Jan. 11, NBC) and SAG Awards (Jan. 25, TBS/TNT) are coming up this month.

Take a look back through my movie reviews from 2014 to see which you should definitely see, which you should save for a rainy day, and which you should avoid at all costs.

Guide:
* = Golden Globe award nominations (movie or actors/actresses)

** = SAG award nominations (movie or actors/actresses)

(*/** = both)

Movies with a + at the beginning = some of my favorites from the year.

(link) next to a movie means you can purchase it on Amazon using my affiliate link, if interested.

TOTAL MOVIES REVIEWED IN 2014: 95.
(total movies seen, between DVD/etc, might be a bit more)

YES movies




MAYBE movies



NO movies


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