A new year has begun, which means it’s time to wrap up December 2014’s viewing! I managed to watch a decent number of films this month, despite grad school finals, a GoodReads book challenge, and the holiday frenzy. Let’s take a look, shall we?

New-to-me viewings: 21

Re-watches: 6

Total for December: 27

Total for 2014: 316

The new-to-me list:

 

  • St. Vincent (2014)
  • The Violent Men (1955)
  • Just Friends (2005)
  • The Theory of Everything (2014)
  • Hot Saturday (1932)
  • Suzy (1936)
  • Beyond the Lights (2014)
  • Camp Takota (2014)
  • Happy Christmas (2014)
  • Top Five (2014)
  • Top of the World (1955)
  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
  • Wild (2014)
  • Sweetwater (2013)
  • Belle (2013)
  • Begin Again (2014)
  • How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
  • The Gambler (2014)
  • The Imitation Game (2014)
  • Austenland (2013)
  • Flakes (2007)

 

Viewing methods:

  • At the cinema – 7
  • From my collection – 7
  • Netflix DVD – 5
  • Netflix Instant – 5
  • TCM/WatchTCM – 3

By decade:

  • 1910s – 0
  • 1920s – 0
  • 1930s – 2
  • 1940s – 1
  • 1950s – 3
  • 1960s – 1
  • 1970s –  0
  • 1980s – 2
  • 1990s – 0
  • 2000s – 4
  • 2010s – 11

I attribute the high number of 2010s films to the fact that I went to the theater a lot, and finally got some long-awaited recent releases (like Belle) from the Netflix DVD queue. A month with final exams is never a month where I’m in the mood to review films — my brain is fried, so I tend to go for newer movies (which I only review in full every now and then). January will be much more classic-heavy!

 

Collection update:

  • Divergent – DVD, on sale at Target for $9.99
  • Moonrise Kingdom – DVD, $2.99 in the grocery store bargain bin
  • The Ramen Girl – DVD, Gift from my mom
  • Smother – DVD, Gift from my mom
  • Super 8 – DVD, $1.99 in the grocery store bargain bin
  • Wonder Boys – DVD, Gift from my mom

There was also one more film that I bought in the grocery store bargain bin, but I can’t remember for the life of me what it was (after looking over my list and the shelves themselves multiple times!)