Liam Lacey

Nothing short of a rewrite could make Cake palatable

American Sniper: A distilled and dramatized story of loss

Two directing brothers, one good story in Two Days, One Night

Del Toro lifts melodramatic Escobar: Paradise Lost

Birdman, Grand Budapest Hotel lead Oscar nominations – but there were odd snubs, too

Selma: Big moments help mask overall unevenness

Winter Sleep: A ‘Chekhovian’ film that’s slow-cooked to perfection

Villeneuve’s Enemy wins $100,000 Toronto critics’ prize for best Canadian film of 2014

The top 10 movie posters of the year

Role of a lifetime for Timothy Spall as Mr. Turner

Inherent Vice: A motley mix of silly and serious

An unnecessary remake of The Gambler

There’s genius in the mundane Mr. Turner

Unbroken is gripping, but what does the suffering mean?

Cathedrals of Culture: If buildings could talk

The top 10 films of 2014, as decided by Globe film critic Liam Lacey

Boyhood named top movie of 2014 by Toronto critics

Exodus: Gods and Kings - a clumsy retreat into biblical history

Oscar contenders don’t just come out in December, you know

Fall: Many prayers short of a revelation