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This year 85 film critics participated in the poll, the most comprehensive poll of it’s kind. It’s interesting to see how it all breaks down as so many diverse opinions reach a critical consensus. “Boyhood” was chosen Best Film along with it’s director Richard Linklater. Best Actor went to Jake Gyllenhaal for “Nightcrawler”, and Best Actress was awarded to Marion Cotillard for “The Immigrant” (currently available for rent on DVD). Perhaps the most surprising choice  was in the Best First feature category where the Australian psychological horror film by Jennifer Kent, “The Babadook” won in a landslide. It’s also currently available for rent on DVD.

Here are the Top 25 Films of 2014:

1)  BOYHOOD – on DVD

2)  UNDER THE SKIN – on DVD

3)  THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – on DVD

4)  ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE – on DVD

5)  GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE – on DVD

6)  TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

7)  THE IMMIGRANT – on DVD

8)  INHERENT VICE – on DVD

9)  WHIPLASH – on DVD

10)  GONE GIRL – on DVD

11)  BIRDMAN – on DVD

12)  IDA – on DVD

13)  FORCE MAJEURE – on DVD

14)  NIGHTCRAWLER – on DVD

15) CITIZENFOUR – on DVD

16)  STRANGER BY THE LAKE

17)  WE ARE THE BEST!

18)  LISTEN UP PHILLIP

19)  THE BABADOOK – on DVD

20)  MR. TURNER

21)  MANAKAMANA

22)  STRAY DOGS

23)  LOVE IS STRANGE – on DVD

24)  SELMA – on DVD

25)  SNOWPIERCER – on DVD