| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| A Most Violent Year | 2014 | 97 | 1 | (full review) - Delivering a poignant, brooding drama, director J. C. Chandor continues along this path of proving himself on all fronts. His latest piece of cinema is a dark, intense film that in many ways is reminiscent of The Godfather movies. Like Francis Ford Coppola's most enduring works, A Most Violent Year is a potent film in which the rich dialogue supersedes all else. |
| Ex Machina | 2015 | 97 | 1 | (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. |
| Room | 2015 | 97 | 1 | (full review) - Dominated by two incredible performances from Brie Larson and her younger pint-sized co-star Jacob Tremblay, this potent drama delivers on so many levels. It's simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting to watch this situation unfold as a young mother tries to shield her son from the horrors of the confined, ultra-insular world in which they live. |
| Spectacular Now, The | 2013 | 97 | 1 | (full review) |
| Spring Breakers | 2013 | 88 | 5 | (full review) |
| Moonlight | 2016 | 80 | 6 | |
| Obvious Child | 2014 | 80 | 6 | (full review) |
| The Lobster | 2015 | 80 | 6 | (full review) - I have to give director Yorgos Lanthimos credit for crafting something immensely imaginative in The Lobster and somehow packaging that in a dystopian sci-fi thriller. Color me impressed because this is one strong piece of cinema with a sick, twisted sense of humor. |
| The Witch | 2015 | 80 | 6 | (full review) - The Witch might just be the start of another good year in the horror genre in the wake of last year's breakouts It Follows and Crimson Peak. |
| While We're Young | 2014 | 80 | 6 | (full review) - While We're Young is a mixed bag of humorous goodies revolving around life and how to live it to the best of one's ability regardless of age . |
| Laggies | 2014 | 75 | 11 | (full review) - Less about growing up and more about growing apart, Laggies tackles the interesting subject of friendship and how certain friends are only in our lives for a season. Yet again, I have a film on my hands that resonates with me on a personal level. |
| Locke | 2014 | 70 | 12 | (full review) |
| The Rover | 2014 | 70 | 12 | (full review) |
| Ginger And Rosa | 2012 | 61 | 14 | (full review) |
| Under the Skin | 2014 | 52 | 15 | (full review) |
| Bling Ring, The | 2013 | 11.6 | 16 | (full review) |
