| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Grand Budapest Hotel, The | 2014 | 95 | 1 | (full review) - A film of numerous superlatives, The Grand Budapest Hotel is, for my money, the finest film to date from Wes Anderson |
| Godzilla | 2014 | 90 | 2 | (full review) |
| Gone Girl | 2014 | 90 | 2 | (full review) - Wicked good fun. |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | 90 | 2 | (full review) - If the previous Marvel superhero films equate to a stretch limo with your cool aunts and uncles, then Guardians of the Galaxy is the party bus transporting your crazy cousins. |
| Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The | 2013 | 90 | 2 | (full review) |
| Saving Mr. Banks | 2013 | 90 | 2 | |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | 85 | 7 | (full review) - Chris Evans is now giving The Hulk a run for his money in the muscle department... |
| Dallas Buyers Club | 2013 | 85 | 7 | (full review) - There is no Hollywood ending to be had but a real-life ending that provides a strong impact and lasting message. |
| Jack Reacher | 2012 | 85 | 7 | (full review) |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | 80 | 10 | (full review) - Cruise remakes Groundhog Day as a sci-fi thrill ride...and finds his first formidable co-star in quite some time. |
| Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The (2013) | 2013 | 80 | 10 | (full review) - A grand improvement of a film. |
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | 80 | 10 | (full review) - This earns a recommendation for Isaac’s strong leading performance and a soundtrack you’ll want to get your ears on pronto. |
| Warm Bodies | 2013 | 80 | 10 | (full review) |
| World War Z | 2013 | 80 | 10 | (full review) |
| Amazing Spider-Man 2, The | 2014 | 75 | 15 | (full review) - A marked improvement over the first film, though viewers should buckle up for tonal whiplash. |
| Enough Said | 2013 | 75 | 15 | (full review) - Another winning film from the observant eye/mind of Nicole Holofcener. |
| Frozen | 2013 | 75 | 15 | (full review) - As pleasing as the voices are and as soothing as the snowflake heavy animation is, it all feels vaguely familiar... |
| Internship, The | 2013 | 75 | 15 | (full review) |
| Interstellar | 2014 | 75 | 15 | (full review) - Some cracks in this rocket ship... |
| Monuments Men, The | 2014 | 75 | 15 | (full review) - Raiders of the Lost Art |
| Muppets Most Wanted | 2014 | 75 | 15 | (full review) - An improvement over the original: better songs, less humans, more Muppets. |
| Despicable Me 2 | 2013 | 70 | 22 | (full review) |
| Invisible War, The | 2012 | 70 | 22 | (full review) |
| Magic in the Moonlight | 2014 | 70 | 22 | (full review) - http://joethemnmovieman.com/2014/08/01/movie-review-magic-in-the-moonlight/ |
| Promised Land | 2012 | 70 | 22 | (full review) |
| Sessions, The | 2012 | 70 | 22 | (full review) |
| Thor: The Dark World | 2013 | 70 | 22 | (full review) |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 70 | 22 | (full review) - An enjoyable (if surgically calculated) seventh entry. |
| LEGO Movie, The | 2014 | 65 | 29 | (full review) - Have aspirin ready after this brain stem rattler. |
| Hyde Park On Hudson | 2012 | 60 | 30 | (full review) |
| Place Beyond the Pines, The | 2013 | 60 | 30 | (full review) |
| Wolf of Wall Street, The | 2013 | 60 | 30 | (full review) - Removing 30 minutes would have made Scorsese’s film truly howl and been an even better showcase for DiCaprio’s well thought out performance. |
| To Do List, The | 2013 | 55 | 33 | (full review) |
| Bling Ring, The | 2013 | 50 | 34 | (full review) |
| Frances Ha | 2013 | 50 | 34 | (full review) - At 86 minutes this isn’t something you’ll be checking your watch through, but it’s also nothing that demands your attention either when there are so many other independent features that have the script, performances, and insight to give you better bang for your buck. |
| Kick-Ass 2 | 2013 | 50 | 34 | (full review) |
| Pain And Gain | 2013 | 50 | 34 | (full review) |
| Bad Words | 2014 | 40 | 38 | (full review) - Bad Words...more like Bad Feelings. |
| Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The | 2013 | 40 | 38 | (full review) |
| Now You See Me | 2013 | 40 | 38 | (full review) |
| That Awkward Moment | 2014 | 35 | 41 | (full review) |
| Noah | 2014 | 30 | 42 | (full review) - Middle Earth meets Waterworld |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) | 2014 | 30 | 42 | (full review) - It’s truly time to let these teenage reptiles graduate. |
| This Is Where I Leave You | 2014 | 30 | 42 | (full review) - Plastic and phony -- like Jane Fonda's boobs. |
