We needed a referee. Seriously. And unless it’s Jesse “The Body” Ventura, we might as well not even bother. The rampages on 2014-in-film are epic: Battles are fought, won, lost and lines are drawn in the sand (Cross this line, you DO NOT…) Also, Jim Laczkowski from The Director’s Club Podcast is here to help us figure out Inherent Vice. Is it “pure shit” or “something that needs to be seen 18 times to enjoy”? And where does Matt Gamble come down within the argument? Shortly after tackling the critical darling that seems to be Selma, we look at all of the trends and highs and lows of 2014: from lack of strong female performances to computer desktop horror to the importance of ski lifts and dog revenge. Everything culminated in our annual top ten list and figuring out the odds (or lack thereof) of best picture winner.
As always, please join the conversation by leaving your own thoughts in the comment section below and again, thanks for listening!
TIME TRACKS:
Inherent Vice spoiler ends @42:15
Selma spoiler ends @1:03:55
See comments for more time track listings – thanks to Ultimolee for the extra elbow grease!
PRE-SHOW WARMUPS:
– Guest: Jim Laczkowski (The Director’s Club Podcast – 2014 year in review)
– New episode of High and Low Brow podcast (masterbate theater s5e7)
REVIEWS:
Inherent Vice
Selma
2014 IN REVIEW:
Doppelgangers – The Double, Enemy, The One I Love, I Origins, Coherence, The Face of Love
Time Travel – Time Lapse, Interstellar, Predestination, Winter’s Tale, Infinite Man
Computer Horror – Open Windows, Cybernatural, The Snow White Case
Found footage sucks ass
Horror – The Babadook, Oculus, Stage Fright, Cheap Thrills, Spring, ABCs of Death 2, Sacrament, The Guest
Revenge for Dogs – John Wick, White Dog, The Rover
Cynical Media – Nightcrawler, Gone Girl, Chef, Birdman, Hunger Games, Edge of Tomorrow
Comedy – Neighbors, Grand Budapest Hotel, They Came Together, Dear White People, Obvious Child, 22 Jump Street
Actors/Actresses
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014:
JIM
10) Birdman
9) A Most Violent Year
8) Nightcrawler
7) Under the Skin
6) The Grand Budapest Hotel
5) The Babadook
4) Coherence
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Notable misses: Leviathan
KURT
10) Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere
9) Force Majeure
8) Inherent Vice
7) Gone Girl
6) The Grand Budapest Hotel
5) The Duke of Burgundy
4) Snowpiercer
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Notable misses: Maps of the Stars, Wetlands, The Tribe, White God, A Girl Walks Home Alone, Top Five, Selma, Whiplash
MATT
10) The Grand Budapest Hotel
9) Guardians of the Galaxy
8) John Wick
7) Dear White People
6) The Babadook
5) The Guest
4) How to Train Your Dragon 2
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Notable misses: The Rover, Belle, Calvary, Overnighters
ANDREW
10) Whiplash
9) Coherence
8) Force Majeure
7) Draft Day
6) Interstellar
5) The Guest
4) Nightcrawler
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