The Midnight Max Review: My Favorite Films From The Year 2014

In Alphanumeric order-

(Film Title - Grade - Best of 2014 "Awards")

1. 300: Rise Of An Empire - 8.0 - Most Unnecessarily Trashed Film
2. Big Hero 6 - 8.5
3. Birdman - 9.5 - Best Film/Best Drama/Best Performance From A Leading Actor: Michael Keaton
4. Blue Ruin - 9.5 - Best Thriller/Best Film You Didn't See
5. The Boxtrolls - 8.5
6. Calvary - 8.5 - Best Cinematography
7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 8.5
8. Cheap Thrills - 8
9. Chef - 9 - Best Comedy
10. Cold In July - 9 - Favorite Film - Best Original Score
11. The Dark Valley - 8.5 - Best Western
12. The Double - 8
13. The Drop - 8.5
14. Edge Of Tomorrow - 8
15. Enemy - 8.5 - Best Ending
16. Ernest & Celestine - 9 - Best (Animated) Film You Didn't See
17. Godzilla - 8.5 - Best Creature Feature/Best Reboot or Remake
18. The Grand Budapest Hotel - 9 - Only Film of 2014 To Make Me Laugh Out Loud AND Shed a Tear...
19. Guardians Of The Galaxy - 9 - Best Comic Book Film
20. The Guest - 8 - Biggest Guilty Pleasure/Best Soundtrack
21. The Homesman - 8.5
22. Housebound - 8.5 - Best Horror Film
23. How To Train Your Dragon 2 - 9.5 - Best Animated Film/Best Sequel/Best Fantasy Film
24. In Your Eyes - 8
25. Joe - 9 - Biggest Surprise
26. John Wick - 8.5 - Best American Action Film
27. Muppets Most Wanted - 8.5
28. The Raid 2 - 9.5 - Best Overall Action Film/Best Foreign Film
29. The Rover - 8.5
30. The Salvation - 8
31. The Skeleton Twins - 8
32. Under The Skin - 9 - Best Sci-Fi Film/Best Mind Trip
33. What If - 8.5 - Best Romantic Comedy
34. Wild - 8.5 - Best Performance From A Leading Actress: Reese Witherspoon
35. X-Men: Days Of Future Past - 8.5

Honorable Mentions: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Veronica Mars, Locke, The Two Faces Of January, Automata, Fury, Stretch, Horns, The Fault In Our Stars, Whiplash, Song Of The Sea, The Book Of Life and Tracks

The Guilty Pleasures: The Interview, I, Frankenstein, Pompeii, Sabotage, Grand Piano, Neighbors, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Inherent Vice, Hercules, The Expendables 3 and The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

The Most Overrated: I didn't like them, nor did I hate them- I just couldn't figure out what all the buzz was about: Nightcrawler, The Babadook, Interstellar, The Lego Movie, A Most Violent Year, Obvious Child, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, American Sniper, The Theory Of Everything, A Most Wanted Man, Snowpiercer, Noah, Rudderless, Begin Again, Laggies and Gone Girl

The Worst: Winter's Tale narrowly beats out The Legend Of Hercules as my pick for absolute worst of 2014 followed by The Captive, In Fear, Dracula Untold, The November Man, Maleficent, Whitewash, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, In The Blood, Transcendence, 3 Days To Kill, Adult World, Non-Stop, Raze and Labor Day.