Above: Michael Fassbender, reprising his role as Magneto in "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
And so, we’ve come to the
end—the end of a journey that began with the heinous and garish theatrics of
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” That movie
was, of course, the first salvo of the 2014 Summer season. And in many ways, it foreshadowed what was
coming—four months of sloppy screenwriting (“Magic in the Moonlight,” “Palo Alto”)
and insufferably smarmy entertainments (“Begin Again,” “Guardians of the
Galaxy”).
And yet, this sour season was flecked with moments of
transporting wit and beauty. Remember
Joaquin Phoenix’s emotionally scarring turn in “The Immigrant”; the
corporate-controlled, weapon-fuelled world of “The Double”; and Bryan Singer’s
masterful and meticulous direction of “X-Men: Days of Future Past”? I do.
In other words, Summer 2014 at the cinemas was at once
beautiful and sobering. So, without
further ado, here they are—the movies I saw these past four months, ranked from
best to worst:
1.
“X-Men:
Days of Future Past” (Bryan Singer)
2.
“The
Double” (Richard Ayoade)
3.
“Locke”
(Steven Knight)
4.
“Obvious
Child” (Gillian Robespierre)
5.
“SuperMensch:
The Legend of Shep Gordon” (Mike Myers)
6.
“The
Immigrant” (James Gray)
7.
“The
Trip to Italy” (Michael Winterbottom)
8.
“Magic
in the Moonlight” (Woody Allen)
9.
“Boyhood”
(Richard Linklater)
10.
“Belle”
(Amma Assante)
11.
“The
Amazing Spider-Man 2” (Marc Webb)
12.
“Palo
Alto” (Gia Coppola)
13.
“Guardians
of the Galaxy” (James Gunn)
14.
“Begin
Again” (John Carney)
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