Ryan McNeil
Welcome to 2015 folks. Just like any new year, we find ourselves brimming at the moment with plans, hope, optimism – and new this year, jokes about BACK TO THE FUTURE 2!
It’s the time for resolutions (I have none), the time to make plans (I quietly have one or two), and the time to start anew (sure, why not). And as you can tell by just taking a cursory glimpse around the internet this week, it’s also the time to look back. From my teeny perch, I can look back and wonder how in the world I ever managed to stay on-track around here over the last three weeks. Actually, I do know how I managed, and to that end, I can say that I’m deeply looking forward to leaving my laptop at home and going back to reading on my lunch hour.
But enough about me…
This feature, this soon-to-be regular feature again, is all about my friends and fellow movie fans. Around this point on the calendar, I like to do a round-up of people’s looks back at the year that was. So here’s what I was able to find so far – and if you post one of your own, I’d love to add it so just kick me a link whenever you’re good and ready.
I’m used to late stragglers; I run The Blindspot Series.
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For your reading fulfillment, I give you…
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Surrender to The Void’s Top 22
Jury Prize: Jandy Hardesty’s Bests and Mosts at The Frame
Additional Jury Prize: Ruth’s Random Bests at Flix Chatter
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Happy New Year!
Great idea. Thanks for the recognition! Just one teeny, tiny thing to change. My link goes to A Space Blogyssey. This’ll fix it…
http://dellonmovies.blogspot.com/2014/12/best-and-worst-of-2014so-far.html
This is why blogging on new Year’s Day is usually a bad idea. Your link is fixed now – sorry about the mix-up
Fantastic! Thanks for including my list. Going to have a look through everyone else’s now 🙂
There’s some good lists for sure, and more to come I’d wager. Thanks for dropping by the site so often this year…I’ll have to finally get you on the podcast sometime in ’15. Any titles in particular that you might like to rap about in the year to come?
Here’s my list – http://www.skonmovies.com/2014/12/top-ten-films-of-2014.html
I actually did two of them. The first was a retrospective list of of the worst movies I’ve reviewed. It’s pretty simple, I compiled a list of the worst movies I’ve covered this year and ranked them from… least bad to worst. You can check that one out here:
http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/12/retrospective-top-ten-worst-movies.html
WARNING: based on our conversations at the pub nights you may be offended by my #1 choice.
I was also going to do a list of the best movies I’ve reviewed, but that’s proven to be a lot more complicated. I did, however, attempt to make a list of the best films of 2014, or more accurately, the best films of 2014 that I could actually remember seeing at the time I made the list (I feel a bit silly for forgetting about The LEGO Movie):
http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2014/12/best-movies-of-2014-that-i-saw.html
I was also considering a “worst movies” list but I’ve really only got two films from this year I can actually say I didn’t like (Lucy and A Most Wanted Man).
Thanks so much for including my crazy random post 😀 Happy New Year and keep up the great work, Ryan!
My pleasure Ruth – thanks for dropping by the joint so darned often this year. Here’s to 2015!
Great lists! Here’s mine if anyone’s interested: http://cinema-fanatic.com/2015/01/01/cinema-fanatics-favorite-fifteen-films-of-2014/
Added (and I actually feel foolish for not having it in the original Post). Thanks a mint for all the support you’ve given the site this year. If ever you feel like you want a little corner of this place for your own thoughts, just say the word!
Thanks for the linkage, Ryan. All the best to you and Lindsay for the New Year!
My top ten is up now: https://fandangogroovers.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/top-ten-films-2014/
Thanks for the mention, Ryan! Had a lot of fun putting that together.
Hey Ryan. Here’s my top 10 of 2014! http://www.ptsnob.com/2015/01/top-10-films-of-2014.html
Thanks!