| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | 2022 | 97 | 1 | (full review) |
| Ex Machina | 2015 | 93 | 2 | (full review) - Ex Machina takes place entirely inside Nathan's minimalist, luxury compound which sets a tension of danger for Caleb who is not free to leave until the helicopter scheduled to return in 7 days comes for him. The script is also quite clever when it comes to keeping the audience guessing on the motives of each character, many mind games being played... |
| Room | 2015 | 93 | 2 | (full review) - One of the things that impressed me most about the film was it doesn't lose momentum or make a wrong turn once the pair are freed; nor does it feel like the confinement is just a build up to their freedom; instead, in my opinion, it's evenly paced and really good storytelling! Actually, the best thing I've seen all year! |
| Amy | 2015 | 90 | 4 | (full review) - That said, it is unlikely that many moviegoers will discount the combined impact of Mitch Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil on Winehouse’s fate. The former, her father, abandoned their family when she was nine and conveniently reappeared as she started making a name for herself. The latter, her husband, inspired such infatuation that she longed to mirror him in every way: if he smoked crack, she smoked crack; if he cut his arm with a bottle, she cut her arm with a bottle. |
| Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | 2022 | 88 | 5 | (full review) |
| Minari | 2020 | 88 | 5 | (full review) |
| Red Rocket | 2021 | 88 | 5 | (full review) |
| Uncut Gems | 2019 | 88 | 5 | (full review) |
| The Disaster Artist | 2017 | 84 | 9 | (full review) - What I like about The Disaster Artist is the fact that James Franco takes it all seriously, it's funny, but it's never mocking. It's obvious the film comes from a place of love and fascination for Wiseau and Sestero’s story... |
| While We're Young | 2014 | 84 | 9 | (full review) - From the outside it looks as if Jamie & Darby have a handle on truly living in the moment; but in actuality, they are just as unsure about the next steps in life as Josh & Cornelia. These themes, along with some examination of our - film everything culture, realizations on aging and losing friends to their babies; (something which I think every single person or couple without kids has gone through when the people they used to hang with become parents) are the reasons why While We're Young is the type of movie to which I gladly gravitate. |
| Bodies Bodies Bodies | 2022 | 80 | 11 | (full review) |
| The Iron Claw | 2023 | 75 | 12 | (full review) |
| 20th Century Women | 2016 | 70 | 13 | (full review) - Annette Bening has a very nuanced role in 20th Century Women, on the one hand she’s a Birkenstock wearing liberal, who is open to the changing world; and on the other, she’s a product of a more conservative time when parents didn’t really allow their children to really get to know them. |
| After Yang | 2022 | 70 | 13 | (full review) |
| Free Fire | 2017 | 70 | 13 | (full review) - Surprisingly a movie full of shooting, whizzing bullets, taking cover, fighting, groaning, crawling, hopping, slithering, dragging, hobbling, cursing, limping, bleeding and double crossing is super fun and amusing in this context. |
| Priscilla | 2023 | 70 | 13 | (full review) |
| The End of the Tour | 2015 | 70 | 13 | (full review) - So, where's the conflict? most of the conflict is internal. Lipsky is jealous of David's talent and success. He's also torn between falling into a friendship with a likable guy, and remaining an objective professional journalist... |
| Men | 2022 | 61 | 18 | (full review) |
| Bling Ring, The | 2013 | 52 | 19 | (full review) - I don't get the sense from these kids that they revere these stars or their lifestyles, there's very little fan obsession. To me it seemed the only reason they broke into famous people's homes, rather than just rich people's places (which does happen on one occasion), was because it was so easy to find out from Hollywood Gossip sites when these celebs would be away. |
| The Lobster | 2015 | 34 | 20 | (full review) - I had my mind completely open for THE LOBSTER. you don't approach such a film without knowing you're in for strange. But even a dystopian future, needs to be more clear on the rules of things. It all felt so willy nilly. |
