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Unlike last year this has been a year where it was a delight to put together a top ten list of the year. Even with this many good movies on my list I still haven't seen The Grant Budapest Hotel, Boyhood, Snowpiercer, Under the Skin and others. I think that means this has been a good year for the movies.

I also want to acknowledge that the worst movie of the year was definitely Tarzan. 

I have a rule that only the moves I've reviewed make it onto the list but I still wanted to acknowledge another certain movie, so again I'll take a page from Roger Eberts book. The special Jury prize this year goes to How To Train Your Dragon 2. I did see it and it would be on the official top ten list, but I didn't review it for certain reasons. But the movie still needs to be acknowledged.

10. Batman Assault on Arkham. While their live action movies have been dwindling in quality, Assault on Arkham is here to nourish us and give us hope in the DC movies again.

9.  Amazing Spider-man 2. A sequel that adds to the world and mythology of the character. It also has one of the great on-screen romances that you will see for a long time.

8. The Boxtrolls. A children's movie with teeth. This is a movie for children that will scare them, make them laugh and challenge them. In short, it respects them.

7. St. Vincent. This will probably be the most underrated of the movies on my list. But it has solid characters, performances and story than comes from a genuine place.

6. Guardians of the Galaxy. Not the best but undoutably the funnest movie this year, as well as the last decade. Visuals, characters, jokes. Everything to keep me smiling through the movie.

5. Captain America The Winter Solider. A stirring interpretation of of a great character. This movie made me want to stand up and salute it.

4. Gone Girl. David Fincher puts together his dark tales like some kind of an expert watchmaker. Each and every shot is necessary and meticulously executed.

3.  The Wind Rises. Hayao Miyazakis last movie? Possibly, but like the rest of his work this is a fine movie that is more about the feel of the world and its characters rather than playing out the same old tired formula.

2. Interstellar. A movie that isn't satisfied with simply maintaining the same old, stance and formula. It decided to go to new places and modes of storytelling. Then keeps going

1. The Lego Movie. There were a lot of good movies this year, but only one of them got better and better on viewing and re-analysis. This is a great, deep movie filled to the brim with smarts, comedy and heart. From every line, image, plot point, character everything in this movie is awesome!