| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Dark Knight, The | 2008 | 100 | 1 | (full review) |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2015 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - If Wes Anderson and John Hughes were to have collaborated on a film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl would have been the wacky, entertaining byproduct of their efforts. |
| Ex Machina | 2015 | 97 | 3 | (full review) - Ex Machina is undoubtedly an homage to those sci-fi films of the past that showcase this clash of man and self-aware machines. Unlike other films that bake this theme into expansive worlds with lots of colorful characters, Ex Machina boasts a far more intimate film. |
| Robot and Frank | 2012 | 88 | 4 | (full review) |
| Grand Budapest Hotel, The | 2014 | 84 | 5 | (full review) |
| Sing Street | 2016 | 84 | 5 | (full review) - I rarely recall occasions in the movies when I just want to get up and dance. I'm not talking about tapping my feet or bobbing my head. I'm talking about a genuine desire to just get up and move to the groove. Begin Again was one of these occasions nearly two years ago. Now, Sing Street is that movie this year. |
| American Hustle | 2013 | 80 | 7 | (full review) |
| The Drop | 2014 | 80 | 7 | (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. |
| About Time | 2013 | 75 | 9 | (full review) |
| Crazy, Stupid, Love | 2011 | 75 | 9 | (full review) |
| Safety Not Guaranteed | 2012 | 75 | 9 | (full review) |
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby | 2014 | 61 | 12 | (full review) - Simply put, there's nothing to draw us into Benson's directorial debut. |
