Gone Girl

Far more appealing (gosh, that's the wrong word) than the novel.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2267998/

John Wick

The dog scenes impacted me way more than all those shoot-em-ups.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/

The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations

Not surprisingly, Juster has a droll sense of humor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2586062/

Maidan

One of the best visual definitions of order (and organization) in chaos.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3675486/

The Royal Road

The history lesson was valuable, at least.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3062620/

The Iron Ministry

Want to learn more about current Chinese culture? Watch this film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3907314/

The Creation of Meaning

I hope this area of Italy remains as un-touristy as our protagonist desires.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3905022/ (Original title: La Creazione di Significato)

Episode of the Sea

Excellent example of a documentarian going with the flow.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3973638/

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Believe it or not, there were scholarly treatises masked as silent films in the 1920s.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013257/

Glee: Season 6

Glee may have devolved into chaos, but where else will I find new songs?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327801/

Laggies

Shelton is no Holfcener, but she also makes quirky and uplifting films.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2034031/

Game of Thrones: Season 4

HBO is now acting like Martin - killing off characters before their time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/

Wallander (Swedish version): Series 3

Not an easy season to watch, and I don't mean for the crimes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0907702/

The Captains

Painful to watch, surprisingly revealing, and as a documentary style, utter garbage.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1946421/

House of Cards: Season 3

I would bet quite a lot that that final walk out the door ends up being a very short one.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856010/

The Angel's Share

What better movie to get prepped for a visit to Scotland? (Except maybe the crime does pay part.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1924394/

Agent Carter: Season 1

The 2-minute plane crash scene in the first Captain America movie resonates better than this entire 8-episode series.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3475734/

Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 4

Irritated that they dashed all hopes of the Tucker-T'Pol tryst, in the end. To what purpose?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244365/

Downton Abbey: Season 5

Best LOL line so far (sacrilege that it's not a Countess line, I know): "We can't have you wobbly at both ends."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606375/

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Nice, but #195 on IMDB's Top 250? How about instead anything by Greta Garbo?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028532/

The Book of Life

Whimsical animation, same-as-usual story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262227/

Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Man oh man, multitudinously meta.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/