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2014
Explore our reviews of 2014 films, with SFAM ratings and stories worth discovering. This collection follows the film’s release-year category; review publication dates may be later.
The Theory of Everything Review (2014) | Love Beyond Physics
Read the review →: The Theory of Everything Review (2014) | Love Beyond PhysicsThe Theory of Everything review: Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones illuminate Stephen and Jane Hawking’s love, ambition and difficult choices.
American Sniper Review (2014) | War, Duty and Trauma
Read the review →: American Sniper Review (2014) | War, Duty and TraumaAmerican Sniper review: Bradley Cooper powers Clint Eastwood’s tense portrait of Chris Kyle, combat, family and the lasting cost of war.
The Imitation Game Review (2014) | A Brilliant Alan Turing Biopic
Read the review →: The Imitation Game Review (2014) | A Brilliant Alan Turing BiopicThe Imitation Game review: Benedict Cumberbatch gives Alan Turing’s codebreaking story intelligence, feeling, and lasting urgency.
Taken 3 Movie Review (2014) | A Tired Franchise Finale
Read the review →: Taken 3 Movie Review (2014) | A Tired Franchise FinaleTaken 3 movie review: Liam Neeson still carries the action, but the final sequel is undermined by shaky direction and a tired script.
Unbroken Movie Review (2014) | A Flat Survival Drama
Read the review →: Unbroken Movie Review (2014) | A Flat Survival DramaUnbroken movie review: Angelina Jolie’s Louis Zamperini biopic has striking survival scenes but a disappointingly flat dramatic core.
Night at the Museum Review Secret of the Tomb | A Warm Farewell
Read the review →: Night at the Museum Review Secret of the Tomb | A Warm FarewellNight at the Museum Review: Ben Stiller and Robin Williams bring a warm, kid-friendly farewell to the trilogy.
The Babadook Movie Review (2014) | Grief as Horror
Read the review →: The Babadook Movie Review (2014) | Grief as HorrorThe Babadook movie review explores Jennifer Kent’s unsettling grief metaphor, Essie Davis’s performance, and the film’s haunting ending.
Exodus: Gods and Kings Review (2014) | A Bland Moses Tale
Read the review →: Exodus: Gods and Kings Review (2014) | A Bland Moses TaleThis Exodus: Gods and Kings review finds Ridley Scott’s biblical epic visually imposing but dramatically thin.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Review
Read the review →: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ReviewThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies review explores Peter Jackson’s visually grand and emotionally satisfying Middle-earth finale.
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