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Title	Year	Rating	Rank	Review
Logan	2017	98	1	(full review) - After the early press screening of LOGAN, I once again joined some of The Black Tribbles in an episode of
Avatar	2009	97	2	(full review)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	2022	97	2	(full review)
Everything Everywhere All at Once	2022	97	2	(full review)
Polite Society	2023	97	2	(full review)
X-Men: Days of Future Past	2014	97	2	(full review)
Avengers: Age of Ultron	2015	93	7	(full review) - AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON allows for more than just action sequence after action sequence. Although those are great too, particularly Iron Man trying to tame one of The Hulk's out of control rampages, but what makes the movie really work is the exploration of the character's relationships, interactions, trusts, mistrusts, powers, and weaknesses.
Kingsman: The Secret Service	2015	88	8	(full review) - I liked the scene where: Harry speaks to Eggsy about transformation through movie references like Trading Places and Pretty Woman. Eggsy is clueless about these old movies, yet instead refers to My Fair Lady. I suppose no matter your age, if you are a Brit you know the story of Pygmalion. I also love Harry's line quoting Hemingway - "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	2022	88	8	(full review)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	2023	88	8	(full review)
The Martian	2015	88	8	(full review) - I got to attend a panel discussion to promote The Martian in Philly at Fels Planetarium at the Franklin Institute moderated by Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts. The participants: were two cast members from The Martian, Sebastian Stan (Mars crew) & Mackenzie Davis (Mission Control), retired NASA astronaut, Nicole Stott and Dr. Jim "Mr. Mars" Green - Director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA, also the film's consultant, and lead scientist on the announcement this past week on the discovery of streaks of water on Mars.
The Marvels	2023	88	8	(full review)
Thor: Love and Thunder	2022	88	8	(full review)
Wolfwalkers	2020	88	8	(full review)
Captain America: Civil War	2016	84	15	(full review) - Most of the movie is very serious minded except for humorous battles scene which pits Avenger against Avenger, yet loving these characters as I do, it's actually the hardest part to take.
Big Hero 6	2014	80	16	(full review) - I gotta say, the movie works. Directors Don Hall & Chris Williams / Jordan Roberts (screenplay) & Don Hall (story) have hit that middle ground of what kids will tune into and what parents won't tune out. It's not quite as much zany fun as this summer's blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy (click for T&T post) but it gives you that same theme of rooting for a bunch of misfits coming together to bring the best and the worst of themselves to fight a common foe. And Baymax is almost as lovably annoying and wonderfully weird as Galaxy's Groot.
Chef	2014	80	16	(full review) - Scarlett Johansson, who plays Molly a hot hostess (btw, loved her look in the movie, like a 1960's Mod Barbie doll) Molly and Chef Casper (Favreau) have a little thing going on, but instead of showing them having sex, they show him cooking her a mouthwatering garlic and oil type pasta dish as she waits hungrily for it, poised on the bed with one shoulder and a little thigh peeking out of her LBD.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	2022	80	16	(full review)
Hector and the Search for Happiness	2014	80	16	(full review) - The trailer lead me to assume the film to be a light comedy; instead, I found myself pleasantly surprised to find the film expressed some truly thoughtful, philosophical gems along the way.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	2023	80	16	(full review)
Jurassic World	2015	80	16	(full review) - Not quite as humorous as "Jurassic Park", a close second to "The Lost World: Jurrasic Park", and a little better than "Jurassic Park 3".
The Matrix Resurrections	2021	80	16	(full review)
The Revenant	2015	80	16	(full review) - Unlike "The Hateful Eight", which relies on a complex network of masquerades to generate suspense, "The Revenant" is driven less by narrative than the pure thrill of immersion.
Wish	2023	80	16	(full review)
Alice Through the Looking Glass	2016	75	25	(full review) - Side Note: In Alice Through the Looking Glass, the Mad Hatter is not all that mad, he's sad. And by seeing him as a child with his family it makes him less magical and more human, certainly not the guy capable of doing a kooky, 360 degree head spinning Futterwacken.
American Ultra	2015	75	25	(full review) - If I were a sleeper agent, God forbid they station me in some podunk town working in a mini-mart, until I'm possibly activated. I'd need to be enjoying a glam existence of chic couture, world travel, good food and a semi-high profile cover, like a celebrated artist or clothing designer. When activated, kicking ass as a killing machine, would never do, I'd like to become a master manipulator, gaining access to people in places of power and bending their will to mine. In AMERICAN ULTRA, Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg) has no such luck, he's...
Ant-Man	2015	75	25	(full review) - Anyway, instead Scott goes to live with former inmate, wine tasting/impressionist art loving Luis (Michael Peña) it's through Luis' (humorously orchestrated) Latino network of "associates" that Scott learns of an old rich guy with a safe in his basement...
Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	75	25	(full review)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	2023	75	25	(full review)
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3	2023	75	25	(full review)
Ice Age: Collision Course	2016	75	25	(full review) - This was my first intro to the Ice Age franchise. My favorite scenes are The non-verbal acorn antics of Scrat in space. But I liked the overall message of resilience, the movie shows that even when forces seem beyond your control, you should keep moving forward, cause there's always hope!
Pinocchio	2022	75	25	(full review)
Spectre	2015	75	25	(full review) - Love the Day of the Dead Opening - Christoph Waltz not quite as entertaining as Javier Bardem - Plot a little too similar to that of this summer's Mission Impossible:Rogue Nation - Still enjoyed SPECTRE quite well. I joined the Black Tribbles for an impromtu rehashing of the movie post screening. Give it a listen on Tinsel & Tine
The Hateful Eight	2016	75	25	(full review) - Jennifer Jason Leigh in particular, delivers a stand-out performance as Daisy Domergue, the coarse captive of bounty hunter John Ruth. She conveys an impressive range with body language, even blowing a big wad of snot out of her nose in one memorable moment.
Encanto	2021	70	35	(full review)
Fantastic Four	2015	65.6	36	(full review) - Yes, the movie is three parts build up/origins story, it does take a long time before they get or use their powers, but it's not boring or badly handled. It sets out to establish the team as friends and family, while attempting to make the Quantum Physics plausible and relatable. The thing that is missing from the movie is the trademark Marvel, laugh out loud humor.
Finding Dory	2016	61	37	(full review) - In terms of my thoughts on "Finding Dory", well, I know Disney made much moolah from it and must have been slapping themselves for waiting so long to make it; but I liked Dory better in Finding Nemo, because her forgetfulness was funny. In Finding Dory, it's like she's a special needs child who grows up to be a special needs adult, whose kind of a burden on others, that made me sad.
In the Heart of the Sea	2015	60	38	(full review) - But where's the heart In the Heart of the Sea ? it's not there for me. The egos of two men are on the line, but their battle of wills doesn't really play out with as much drama and intensity as we saw between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) Niki Luda (Daniel Brühl) in
Insurgent: The Divergent Series	2015	56.6	39	(full review) - By Tinsel & Tine By Blog Contrib Candace Cordelia Smith Also check out my video interview with Mekhi Phifer! - Insurgent was made for those who plowed through the Divergent literary series months in advance, including the Four prequel, and others just curious to understand the hype that surrounds it. Some consider The Divergent Series a weak knockoff of The Hunger Games. I refute this. Both Beatrice Prior and Katniss Everdeen can live on in the recesses of our minds as formidable, female, fictional protagonists, surviving a Dystopian existence, and for that, I have welcomed the two with open arms.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	2018	52	40	(full review)
Jack The Giant Slayer	2013	52	40	(full review) - One of life's beautiful mysteries is the ageless, universality of myths and fairytales. Why are these stories still so familiar to us century after century? It occurred to me, Joseph Campbell, the father of mythology, would be a good one to turn to on this subject, so I did a quick Google search to find out how he defines the difference between a myth and a fairytale - Campbell describes fairy tales, used interchangeably with "folk tale," as pastime and as the myths whose meaning has been lost over time.
The Northman	2022	52	40	(full review)
Jupiter Ascending	2015	47.6	43	(full review) - A big theme of the movie is reincarnation or what is referred to as a "Re-Occurrence". Now, I know most of us don't remember our past lives, but when it's a major theme in a movie, you'd think some memory association would be a part of the character - that's not being cliched, it's just necessary.
Man of Steel	2013	47.6	43	(full review) - This Superman Reboot, Man of Steel produced by Christopher Nolan, and scripted by David S. Goyer, directed by Zack Snyder embodies all of these essential elements with an emphasis on the alien part of things. The first perhaps 20 minutes of the film is spent on Krypton with Kal-El's parents Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and Lara Lor-Van (Ayelet Zurer), just hours before the complete destruction of the planet. They've just given birth to their son the old-fashioned way, where everyone else on Krypton is genetically engineered in pods to be whatever they are engineered to be, without choice.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore	2022	43	45	(full review)
The Lost City of Z	2017	43	45	(full review) - It's not a good sign when leaving the theater the only thought in my head was, if I hadn't known he was in it, I would never have recognized Robert Pattinson. There is a fat, weak soled, so called explorer, who adds a bit of levity, but on the whole the movie's a bore.
Wonka	2023	43	45	(full review)
Exodus: Gods and Kings	2014	20.6	48	(full review) - I'm sure Scott, Christian Bale (as Moses) and the studios behind this 140 million dollar mammoth undertaking felt they could bring something new and powerful to this biblical story, particularly in light of today's technology. Unfortunately, Bale can't fill Heston's sandals, Joel Edgerton can't steer Yul Brenner's chariot, and as visually impressive as the scenes with swarms of flies, bloody seas, hordes of frogs and plagues of locusts may be... there's just no spirit to Exodus: Gods and Kings, no glue, no form and no consistency in casting, I understand Scott's loyalty to Alien lead Sigourney Weaver, but her cameo as the Pharaoh's mother just looked odd.