| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Wolf of Wall Street, The | 2013 | 100 | 1 | (full review) |
| Interstellar | 2014 | 98 | 2 | (full review) - Challenging mankind and Hollywood alike to aim a bit higher and reach for the stars, director Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is a sprawling, awe-inspiring cinematic adventure that pushes the bounds of blockbuster filmmaking. |
| Birdman | 2014 | 97 | 3 | (full review) - One has to be very comfortable in their own skin to make a movie that, in a sense, makes a mockery of their life's work. It takes a certain artistic fortitude to do this, especially on the 25th anniversary of the individual’s crowning achievement. With this in mind, I've got nothing but respect for Michael Keaton suiting up as Birdman. |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Chef | 2014 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Enough Said | 2013 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Gone Girl | 2014 | 97 | 3 | (full review) - Stylistically at the top of his game, Fincher doesn't miss a beat. His brilliance shines most, however, in his casting decisions. Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike couldn't be better for the lead roles. In fact, Fincher turns what I consider to be their fatal flaws as actors into real strengths that elevate the film to greatness. |
| Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The | 2013 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Much Ado About Nothing (2013 Joss Whedon) | 2013 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Saving Mr. Banks | 2013 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Snowpiercer | 2013 | 97 | 3 | (full review) - Borrowing elements from films past and offering something new and fresh, Snowpiercer is audacious filmmaking at its best. |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 97 | 3 | (full review) |
| Short Term 12 | 2013 | 93 | 14 | (full review) |
| Dallas Buyers Club | 2013 | 88 | 15 | (full review) |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | 88 | 15 | (full review) |
| Godzilla | 2014 | 88 | 15 | (full review) |
| Jack Reacher | 2012 | 88 | 15 | (full review) |
| LEGO Movie, The | 2014 | 88 | 15 | (full review) |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 2011 | 88 | 15 | (full review) |
| Grand Budapest Hotel, The | 2014 | 84 | 21 | (full review) |
| Raid: Redemption, The (Serbuan maut) | 2011 | 84 | 21 | (full review) |
| Sessions, The | 2012 | 84 | 21 | (full review) |
| World War Z | 2013 | 84 | 21 | (full review) |
| 21 Jump Street | 2012 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Don Jon | 2013 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Frances Ha | 2013 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Internship, The | 2013 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Killing Them Softly | 2012 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Lincoln | 2012 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Machete | 2010 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Noah | 2014 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| St. Vincent | 2014 | 80 | 25 | (full review) - St. Vincent is a fun film that's about finding good and beautiful human beings in the unlikeliest of places. It's a funny reminder that saints are sinners too. |
| That Awkward Moment | 2014 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| The Drop | 2014 | 80 | 25 | (full review) - It's a damn good movie. More importantly, it's the right swan song for James Gandolfini. Don't get me wrong. His romantic comedy with Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said was phenomenally sweet, but the crime genre is home for Gandolfini. If we've got to say goodbye to this treasured actor for the final time, there's no genre more fitting. |
| To Do List, The | 2013 | 80 | 25 | (full review) |
| Mud | 2013 | 75 | 37 | (full review) |
| Place Beyond the Pines, The | 2013 | 75 | 37 | (full review) |
| 42 | 2013 | 70 | 39 | (full review) |
| Amazing Spider-Man 2, The | 2014 | 70 | 39 | (full review) |
| Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The (2013) | 2013 | 70 | 39 | (full review) |
| Locke | 2014 | 70 | 39 | (full review) |
| Now You See Me | 2013 | 70 | 39 | (full review) |
| Warm Bodies | 2013 | 70 | 39 | (full review) |
| Bad Words | 2014 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| Drinking Buddies | 2013 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | 2013 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| Lola Versus | 2012 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| Magic in the Moonlight | 2014 | 61 | 45 | (full review) - I don't profess to be an expert in Allen's personal life. Putting what I know aside and judging the film dispassionately, however, I have to say that Magic in the Moonlight could use a little more magic. |
| Promised Land | 2012 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| Thanks for Sharing | 2013 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| This Is Where I Leave You | 2014 | 61 | 45 | (full review) - I could go on and on talking about how the cast members give endearing, entertaining performances. However, we've got a case in which a good cast meets a bad film in This Is Where I Leave You. It is Shawn Levy's responsibility to drive this film towards a cohesive vision that can stand on its own apart from Jonathan Tropper's source material. |
| Thor: The Dark World | 2013 | 61 | 45 | (full review) |
| Girl Most Likely | 2013 | 52 | 54 | (full review) |
| Hyde Park On Hudson | 2012 | 52 | 54 | (full review) |
| Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The | 2013 | 43 | 56 | (full review) |
| Monuments Men, The | 2014 | 43 | 56 | (full review) |
| Pain And Gain | 2013 | 43 | 56 | (full review) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) | 2014 | 43 | 56 | (full review) - Not surprisingly, I'm not exactly shell-shocked about the new turtles that have come knocking at the box office. These heroes in a half shell have no turtle power. |
| Kick-Ass 2 | 2013 | 38.6 | 60 | (full review) |
| Paranoia | 2013 | 20.6 | 61 | (full review) |
| Bling Ring, The | 2013 | 11.6 | 62 | (full review) |
| Only God Forgives | 2013 | 11.6 | 62 | (full review) |
