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_refugee_  ·  3658 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Best Movies of 2014 - The New Yorker

I liked and shared this post because I really enjoyed the intro, which I thought was well-thought out and also fleshed out some concepts I've seen mentioned, though I think mostly in passing, around Hubski - the future of American cinema, how movies may become more and more like novels (I recently remember seeing a comment talking about how action movies with no real point but to draw crowds, etc - any genre is probably applicable - are becoming the norm instead of thought-provoking scripts or artistic content/development. Believe the comment mentioned Inception as an example of a movie everyone thought was deep but really, was just pretty - oh damn - maybe I saw this on Reddit) , how screenwriters don't make any money any more either (with a sigh), etc.

I have only seen one movie on this list and that is thanks to Hubski Movie Club!

I am bad at movies, it often takes me 2 days to watch one unless it is particularly engrossing. (The House of Yes. Don't look it up, don't read the description on Netflix, just watch it. It is a wonderful example of a really great script, not just for the dialogue, but for how it unfolds the story.) So I can't claim I have a favorite film of 2014. Lately I have been watching classics/film noir ("From Out of the Past," "Zeigfeld Girl," etc) as well as burning through my queue/current acting obsessions on Netflix.

I have also gone through 2 dedicated horror movie binge periods this year. Each probably about a month long. I'm out of decent horror movies to watch on Netflix, I'm afraid.