Best Movies of 1974
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
The Godfather Part IIThe sequel that argues with its original, and deepens it; rise and rot in parallel.Read the review
ChinatownRobert Towne's screenplay is a machine, and Polanski's ending is the gear that locks it shut.
Blazing SaddlesA demolition of the Western that ends by demolishing the studio backlot it was shot on.