| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Fences | 2016 | 91 | 1 | - Probably the best all-around acted film of the year. |
| Hidden Figures | 2016 | 91 | 1 | - Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae are nothing short of terrific while Octavia Spencer brings another solid performance. |
| The Edge of Seventeen | 2016 | 89 | 3 | - Probably the best feel-good movie I've seen this year. |
| Fast And The Furious (2001) | 2001 | 87 | 4 | - Nothing has topped the original. This raw, urban action flick provided a nitrous boost to the now overpopulated street racing genre. |
| Fast Five | 2011 | 86 | 5 | - It's the closest any sequel has come yet to the original. The action is over the top, and flirts with obsurdity, but that's the point of a blockbuster. The bank vault chase scene is one of the coolest I've seen in a very, very long time. |
| How to Be Single | 2016 | 84 | 6 | - Not only is it wonderfully funny, but it's whip smart, absolutely has the pulse of the modern generation, with progressively-driven characters that don't feel as though the film is standing on a soap box. |
| Manchester by the Sea | 2016 | 84 | 6 | - In the darkness that is 'Manchester by the Sea', there is a certain beauty. Emotionally-scarred characters learning to cope with tragedy once again. And bonds that otherwise may not have ever been made. |
| Remember | 2015 | 84 | 6 | - It is, at once, painfully tedious and unbearably gripping. An enigma in and of itself. |
| Passengers | 2016 | 82 | 9 | - The questions about humanity, its limits, and our philosophies give this far, far outer space thriller context. |
| Demolition | 2016 | 81 | 10 | - A moving and genuine story about a man's struggle to properly grieve unbelievable loss. |
| Moonlight | 2016 | 81 | 10 | - A thoughtful and methodical drama. |
| What We Do in the Shadows | 2014 | 81 | 10 | - A very, very funny mockumentary! |
| The Secret Life of Pets | 2016 | 80 | 13 | - A cute little family flick. |
| Train to Busan | 2016 | 80 | 13 | - The end product is a solid, if not occasionally overacted, addition to the zombie genre. |
| Central Intelligence | 2016 | 78 | 15 | - Par for the course with Kevin Hart flicks these days. |
| The Founder | 2016 | 78 | 15 | - A story that reminds us there is a fine line between the American Dream and the American Nightmare. |
| Nocturnal Animals | 2016 | 77 | 17 | - Honestly, had the film only been of the story in the manuscript itself, it would have been better. The superficial characters of the 'real world' bring nothing to the table and even Edward Sheffield, who we only see in flashbacks, ends us with a reminder that he's not much better, either. |
| Keeping Up with the Joneses | 2016 | 76 | 18 | - A typical action comedy. But it leaves you with a good taste in your mouth. |
| Office Christmas Party | 2016 | 76 | 18 | - It's basically your average debauchery-filled party movie with a Christmas twist. |
| Hacksaw Ridge | 2016 | 74 | 20 | - A frustrating film. With such high positives and low negatives, it's hard to decide where 'Hacksaw Ridge' should truly sit amongst this year's films. |
| Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | 2016 | 72 | 21 | - Definitely a disappointment compared to the first one. |
| Fast And Furious | 2009 | 70 | 22 | - The return of the original characters continued an upward trend in the franchise's sequels. |
| Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The | 2006 | 59 | 23 | - A surprising and welcomed improvement over the second. The complete abandonment of the original characters went fairly smoothly given how 2 Fast 2 Furious went. |
| Amadeus | 1984 | 58 | 24 | - Rather than using quirks as a pleasant garnish, in Amadeus it is the main ingredient. And, somewhere past the two-hour mark, amusement turns into eye-rolling. |
| Fast And Furious 6 | 2013 | 50 | 25 | - Alas, we have the first installment to seriously challenge '2 Fast 2 Furious' as the worst in the franchise. '6' does beat it out, but only marginally. |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | 46 | 26 | - Easily the worst of the franchise. Tacky and overproduced. All pizzazz and no substance. It's a feature-length music video. |
| Furious 7 | 2015 | 43 | 27 | - I guess were supposed to look on 'Furious 7' with kind eyes given that Paul Walker passed away before its release, but I, for one, can't do it. This is probably the worst film in the franchise to date. |
