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It’s that time of year again! I hope you have all been having a lovely holiday season! I somehow managed to get myself to write way more movie reviews this year than I have in previous years, thanks in part to my discovering a decent system for finding free early screenings.

Criteria for this list are as follows:

I saw it between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014
It was released between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014
- Exceptions will be made if they were released internationally this year
  - Snowpiercer was first released internationally last year but was released here this year so this is an exception to the exception
- The Wedding Ringer will be on next year’s list (if I don’t forget)

Without further ado, here is my 2014 movie roundup, in the order provided by Wikipedia:

* = early screening
** = not seen in theaters (streaming service/in-flight movie/DVD rental, etc.)
No notation indicates that I saw it in theater during its release

Ride Along*
From Vegas to Macau
Ex-Files
The Lego Movie**
The Grand Budapest Hotel**
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Right Kind of Wrong**
Divergent
The Trip to Italy
X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Fault in Our Stars
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
Snowpiercer**
The Maze Runner*
The Imitation Game
Gone Girl
Big Hero 6*
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Into the Woods*
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*

Total = 21*

*Updated 30 December with a last-minute addition to the party!
*Updated 31 December because I forgot I went to the movies in China!

I’m realizing I missed a lot of films that I really wanted to see this year. It was a really crazy year for me, and seeing movies was one of the things I sacrificed in the midst of all that chaos. (I mean, I had been wanting to see Snowpiercer since last year and I watched it yesterday so…)

Previously: 2013 in film || 2012 in film

(Do I watch fewer and fewer new releases every year, what’s going on…)

I may watch more between now and December 31, but here’s what I’ve got for you all.

What did you watch this year?
What movies that I missed do I have to make sure I see? (I know there are a lot, so I need help prioritizing.)

Today is Pi Day, so I thought I’d dedicate some of today’s Friday Favorites to my favorite types of pie.

Now I gotta be real with you guys: I really like pie. A lot. There is a heated pie vs. cake debate, and I don’t want to get started there because I don’t understand who is making anyone choose, you can have both.

I digress.

Here is a list of my favorite pies!

Apple, ever the all-American classic
Pumpkin, which I really only eat around Thanksgiving but I’m sure it tastes good all year round
Cherry, although sometimes the tartness is too tart
Key lime, where my current favorite is served at Red Lobster (it is so good) (so good)
Chicken pot pie, which is the first and only pie I’ve really eaten that is not a dessert pie
Pizza, because I’m from New Jersey and apparently not everyone calls it a pizza pie?