Before we locked down our plans for Sundance coverage, I made a list of all the films I wanted to see at the festival. Drafting this list was a useless exercise. But it's a habit I'm used to since I like to attend as many film festivals as my budget will allow. It's not a completely impractical thing to have: it does help me make up my schedule. But usually, daydreaming about what movies I want to see is a just-for-fun proposition.
When I returned from Sundance, I looked over my list. I missed so many films I wanted to see, films I didn't initially think to put on the list (in my defense, I was only there for five full days of screenings). Luckily, I saw all of my ten most-anticipated movies of the festival. Some were disappointing, but most were as good as I could have hoped. So, because I can't stop making lists—they're fun, what can I say—here are my favorite Sundance 2014 films, in ascending order of preference.