Matt's 2014 Theatrical Watchlist

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A few years ago someone sent me a link to a list that Steven Soderbergh had published chronicling all of the media that he had consumed over a 12 month period. This included television, plays, books and movies. God only knows how long he's been doing this but his most recent list can be found here.

Inspired by Mr. Soderbergh (as I often am) I've been keeping my own personal watchlist to chart my viewing habits for the last 3 years. And while I'm not diligent enough to keep track of my television or literary consumption (the latter, regrettably, wouldn't be the kind of a list I would prefer to be made public), I have what I consider to be a very accurate tally of my cinematic experiences IN theaters over the last 12 months. In 2014 I made it to 80. In 2015- 100!!!

The list is lovingly compiled below, for your perusal.

-Selections with *** next to them delineate the films seen multiple times in the theater (spoilers: WHIPLASH and INTERSTELLAR have the [dubious] honor of being the only films last year that I made it to 4 times apiece)

2014 Watchlist

  1. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET**
  2. THE PAST
  3. THE MONUMENTS MEN
  4. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL*
  5. JODOROWSKY’S DUNE*
  6. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL**
  7. MUPPETS MOST WANTED
  8. NOAH
  9. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
  10. JODOROWSKY’S DUNE**
  11. LOCKE (sneak preview screening at UCLA)
  12. NYMPHOMANIAC vol.1
  13. NYMPHOMANIAC vol.2
  14. UNDER THE SKIN
  15. DRAFT DAY
  16. THE RAID 2*
  17. TRANSCENDENCE
  18. THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2
  19. CHEF*
  20. NEIGHBORS*
  21. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION (Cinespia screening at the cemetery)
  22. NEIGHBORS**
  23. THE RAID 2**
  24. GODZILLA
  25. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST*
  26. ALMOST FAMOUS (Cinespia screening at the cemetery w/Cameron Crowe)
  27. 22 JUMP STREET*
  28. 22 JUMP STREET**
  29. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST**
  30. EDGE OF TOMORROW*
  31. THE ROVER
  32. TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION ("4D" screening)
  33. SNOWPIERCER
  34. OBVIOUS CHILD
  35. LIFE ITSELF
  36. BOYHOOD*
  37. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES*
  38. EDGE OF TOMORROW**
  39. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES** ("4D" screening)
  40. WISH I WAS HERE (KCRW sneak preview screening at the Arclight Hollywood)
  41. LUCY
  42. MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT
  43. BOYHOOD**
  44. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY*
  45. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY**
  46. CALVARY
  47. THE TRIP TO ITALY
  48. CHEF**
  49. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
  50. THE DROP
  51. THE EQUALIZER
  52. GONE GIRL*
  53. GONE GIRL**
  54. WHIPLASH* (sneak preview screening at UCLA)
  55. MUDBLOODS (premiere at The Crest Theater in Westwood)
  56. WHIPLASH**
  57. BIRDMAN*
  58. FURY
  59. WHIPLASH***
  60. JOHN WICK
  61. GONE GIRL***
  62. NIGHTCRAWLER
  63. INTERSTELLAR* (70mm IMAX presentation at The Chinese Theater)
  64. INTERSTELLAR**
  65. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
  66. INTERSTELLAR***
  67. FOXCATCHER
  68. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY part 1
  69. INHERENT VICE
  70. EXODUS: GODS & KINGS
  71. THE IMITATION GAME
  72. THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
  73. WHIPLASH****
  74. INTERSTELLAR****
  75. BIRDMAN**
  76. UNBROKEN
  77. INTO THE WOODS
  78. SELMA
  79. THE GAMBLER
  80. A MOST VIOLENT YEAR