Bold and visionary science-fiction, Nolan explores the soul of humanity in his darkest, most ambitious film yet.
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Interstellar (2014)
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Tag / 2014
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Red Amnesia (2014)
An unconventional mystery-drama about the burden of personal guilt as Wang Xiaoshuai riskily pursues narrative fragmentation that ultimately rewards with a strong finale.
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Tribe, The (2014)
Polished yet brutally raw, this Ukrainian sign language film is an audacious piece of cinema.
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Inherent Vice (2014)
A hip, strange, stylish, oddball-ish attempt by P.T. Anderson to capture the drug-fueled exploits of Thomas Pynchon’s eccentric detective operating in the dirty, seedy 1970s.
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While We’re Young (2014)
A drama-comedy that tells us painful truths about growing up (and old) through the kind of offbeat comedy that writer-director Noah Baumbach is synonymous with.
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Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
Has no real narrative impetus and mistakes a laidback filmmaking style for meaning-making, this modern ‘Ganja and Hess’ remake by Spike Lee is a turn-off.
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American Sniper (2014)
A contemporary war film with such generic, by-the-numbers treatment that while assuredly directed by Eastwood, doesn’t feel interesting enough.
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Horse Money (2014)
A tonal elegy in docu-fiction form where Pedro Costa shows why he is a master of chiaroscuros, even if his film remains austere and challenging even for the arthouse film buff.
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Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)
This Golden Berlin Bear winner is a superbly crafted crime mystery with the requisite suspense, unease and grit that will leave you haunted.
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Mommy (2014)
Intense, zippy, and featuring tour de force performances by the lead cast, this relentless drama exudes the kind of youthful confidence that is so unique to Dolan’s works.
