December

  • Hunger Games: Catching Fire - 3.5, surprise!
  • Jack Reacher - 3, Tom is hilarious and the plot is fun
  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - 3, aw cute!
  • The Skeleton Twins - 5
  • Veep, Season 1 - 5
  • Looking, Season 1 - 2, my complaints are too cliche and tired to record
  • This Is Where I Leave You - 1, such great actors, such a shitty film, sad face
  • The One I Love - 4, Reminded me of Groundhog Day, in a good way...
  • The Comeback, Season 2 - 4, so far... getting repetitive
  • The Comeback, Season 1 - 5, Lisa Kudrow is SO f'ing good.
  • The Good Wife, Season 1 - 3, cheesy but I like it
  • High Maintenace (web series) - 5, hilarious and endearing

November

  • The Intouchables - 3, mom LOVED this one :)
  • Snowpiercer - 4, felt like this was made in the late 90's
  • Obvious Child - 3.5, cute but her laugh is really annoying
  • Shameless, US Season 2 - 5, continue to love.
  • Game of Thrones... I don't think I have time for this.
  • Girls, Season 3 - 3
  • Neighbors - 2, maybe I was just not in the Right mood, but thought I'd like it much more.

October

  • Shameless, US Season 1 - 5, so funny, great writing. I liked the U.S. version so much more than the UK. I think cause I couldn't understand the UK accents.
  • Night Crawler - 5, skin crawler
  • Enlightened, Season 2 - 4
  • Enlightened, Season 1 - 4, ha! Hilarious!
  • Blue Ruin - 2, well made but felt forced.
  • Transparent, Season 1 - 2, Ugh, hated every character. Maybe that's the point? Is every trans person AND their families so self involved?
  • Gone Girl - 3.5, interesting one. definitely entertaining.
  • Party Girl - 3
  • Maleficent - 4, surprised I loved it. Les-beans?

September

  • Locke - 4, such a bad idea that is somehow pulled off so well
  • Your Sisters Sister - 1, what a stupid fucking movie
  • Under The Skin - 3, hmm, can't say I liked this one, but some of the scenes are just amazing.
  • Willow Creek - 2, really need to watch this with a good sound system on full volume.
  • Night Moves - 3.5, loved the subtle use of camera work to create suspense.
  • Chidrens Hospital, Season 1ish - 5, oh em jee hysterical
  • Godzilla - 2, terrible except for the parachute scene. That is incredible.
  • Oslo, August 31st - 4
  • Hand of God, pilot - 1
  • Bojack Horseman, Season 1 - 2, watched half the first season and it's not my thing

August

  • Run & Jump - 3, story was weird and not comprehensive but it had its moments... And surprised to find it shot in Dingle!
  • White Reindeer - 3.5, oh my god, key parties freak me out. funny though.
  • Blancanieves - 4, best use of facial expressions!
  • Gayby - 3.5, surprisingly funny and cute
  • Guardians of the Galaxy - 3, dang Chris Pratt
  • August: Osage County - 3, I didn't HATE it.
  • The Killing, Season 4 - 2, what?

July

  • I am Divine - 4
  • Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me - 4
  • We Are The Best! - 3, cute, so cute!
  • The Killing, Season 3 - 3, definitely caught my interest but the end was so dumb and predictable
  • The Killing, Season 2 - 1 forgettable
  • Rectify, Season 1 - 3
  • The Punk Singer - 2.5, I hate to be annoyed by feminists, but ugh, too much ego. Interesting turn at the end tho.

June

  • Gore Vidal - The United States of Amnesia - 3.5, fascinating look at history and an interesting personality, but what a bitch!
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 2, meh
  • Hit or Miss/Season 1 - 4, awesome & understated... except for all the cock shots.
  • Edge of Tomorrow - 4, Damn, so fun!
  • Orange Is The New Black/Season 2 - 2, boring

May

  • Palo Alto - 3, Put a rad soundtrack, hot cast, & desaturated matte cinematography in front of me and I stand no chance. But, the obnoxious Franco factor is in full effect.
  • Breathing - 5, wow!
  • True Detective/Season 1 - 3.5, so good in so many ways, but I just can't stand the two main characters or actors that portray them and that really took a lot away for me. Cary Fukunaga is still super dreamy tho.
  • Mother of George - 3, beautiful film

April

  • Harold and Maud | 3, weird, but cute
  • Forbrydelsen, S1/E1 | 5, but so similar to the american version I can't justify watching it "again"
  • Her | 3, loved some of the insights but thought I'd like it more
  • Wolf Of Wall Street | 2, ew
  • American Hustle | 4, hilarious! science oven!
  • Adore | 0, SO uncomfortable & MY Australian accent is better than Robin Wright's
  • Call Me Kuchu | 2, I really hate not liking this film, but it was just not the best doc.
  • Jane Eyre | 2, 1st half was such a great set up and then it just went downhill
  • Homeland/Season 3 | 1.5, blah
  • 42 Up | 5, so fascinating to follow these people through their entire lives.
  • 35 Up | 5
  • 28 Up | 5
  • Somewhere to Disappear | 5, awesome

March

  • Like Crazy | 3.5, I'm such a sucker for saying goodbye in airports
  • Stranger by the Lake | 4, could have used more balls
  • 30 for 30: The Price of Gold | 4, oh Tonya. Great doc
  • Sherlock Homes, S1/E2 | 1, stupid
  • Upstream Color | 3
  • Bad Words | 1, ugh, not my kind of humor
  • The Other Woman | 2
  • Old Boy | 2, might have to give it another try
  • Sherlock Homes - S1/E1 | 3, beyond cheesy but still entertaining
  • Enough Said | 3.5, aw!
  • Princecas | 3
  • Departures | 3.5, so cheesy but being Japanese makes it somehow ok
  • Sin Nombre | 5, loved it!
  • House of Cards/Season 2 | 3, very entertaining.
  • The Hunt | 3 - Good but I thought it was going to be better. a little too cheesy.
  • 12 Years A Slave | 2 - too theatrical. although, Sarah Paulson is amazing as always.

February

  • Better Living Through Chemistry | 2.5
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley | 4
  • Beautiful Darling | 4
  • The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman | 2.5, in general pretty terrible, but I really loved some aspects of it.
  • House at the End of the Street | 2, meh
  • 20 Feet from Stardom | 4
  • The Omen (1976) | 3.5
  • Dallas Buyers Club | 2, liked it while I was watching it but ended up having issues with it
  • Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | 3.5
  • Cutie & The Boxer | 4, would love to see more about the son
  • The Spectacular Now | 3.5, has some great moment. good story
  • Smashed | 4.5, awesome performances

January 2014

  • You're Next | 2 - disappointing
  • The Selfish Giant | 2 - did not do it for me
  • Prisoners | 4 - some holes in the plot and acting but otherwise really good
  • Blue is the Warmest Color | 3 - over the top!
  • Homeland/Season 2 | 3 - amazed how they craft the most fucked up situations
  • The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) | 3.5 - ha! hilarious and amazing
  • Homeland/Season 1 | 3 - pretty entertaining
  • In a World | 2 - disappointment after hearing it was good. writing was way off
  • Blue Jasmin | 3.5 - performances made the film
  • Short Term 12 | 4 - great but just a touch too much cheese
  • Fruitvale Station | 5 - so well done
  • The Fall / Season 1 | 4.5 - intense and interesting
  • Emily Owens MD / Season 1 | 3.5 - so cheesy but I liked it
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