Nope, this is not yet a review, since I haven't made the time to write reviews (due to the overload of studies), but here are five films I am eagerly anticipating - and might possibly review - for the rest of the year. But first, here are five honorable mentions, with the top five after the jump:
Honorable Mentions
Inside Llewyn Davis - The Coen Brothers' latest film celebrates the folk music of the 1960s, and stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham and Justin Timberlake. Plus, the music was produced by legendary producer T-Bone Burnett, with help from Mulligan's husband Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons.
Ender's Game - Hugo's Asa Butterfield plays Ender, a child military cadet who could be humanity's greatest hope against aliens. Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin and Hailee Steinfeld also star. Hopefully it's a better version of After Earth.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - The actor playing Nelson Mandela in this biographical movie is Idris Elba, who proved his worth as an actor in his standout roles in Prometheus, Thor and Pacific Rim. Expect nothing but greatness from him.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - The first film was everybody's biggest guilty pleasure, with a plot so ridiculous and childish, characters so crazy they're obviously unbelievable, and jokes so numerous that it could set the world record for most puns in a movie. Why resist the sequel, with creatures such as "flamangoes", "shrimpanzees" and "water melo-phants"?
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Every critic, casual audience member, and fan was surprised when the first film turned out to be good - really good. The Hunger Games was well-acted, well-explained and well-told. Expect this new Hunger Games to up the ante, as Lionsgate recruited I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence to increase the intensity of the next deadly competition. Also, Coldplay contributed a pretty good song for the film.
