There were a lot of good and bad things going on in 2014 and the same balance of life happened in film and television. These are our picks for the best and the worst in the two media.

FILM

BEST FILM OF 2014

The contenders for this title are:

• Noah
  by Darren Aronofsky
• Escobar: Paradise Lost
  by Andrea Di Stefano
• John Wick
  by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski
• Chef
  by Jon Favreau
• Birdman
  by Alejandro González Iñárritu

Aaaannnd the title goes to: Birdman

WORST FILM OF 2014

This one is non-contender: Ride along is the worst movie of 2014.

TV SHOWS

BEST TV SHOW OF 2014

• Gotham
  FOX
• True Detective
  HBO
• Constatine
  NBC
• The Flash
  the CW
• Silicon Valley
  HBO

The winner is: Silicon Valley

WORST TV SHOW OF 2014

None that we are aware of. Gotham but it might happen that Gotham becomes one.