PODCAST: The Ten Best Films of 2014

My friend and frequent filmgoing companion Adrienne Green join me to discuss the ten best films of 2014.

For ease of reference, here is Adrienne’s complete list:

10.) “A Most Wanted Man”
9.) “The Trip to Italy”
8.) “Gone Girl”
7.) “Boyhood”
6.) “Nightcrawler”
5.) “Force Majeure”
4.) “The Judge”
3.) “The Drop”
2.) “American Sniper”
1.) “The Theory of Everything”


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Gone Girl

The movie of Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl” might have worked – at all – if even one of its characters behaved in a remotely believable way, if director David Fincher showed an ounce of respect for his audience’s intelligence, or if he invested a single female character with a trace of likability or dimension. There have been worse, less watchable films this year, but perhaps no bigger disappointment.