Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
12 Years a Slave | 2013 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - Worthy of your time and your tears |
Boyhood | 2014 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - The most satisfying film of 2014. Patricia Arquette is amazing. |
Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - A giant juggernaut of a summer blockbuster. All other summer films should bow down. |
The Martian | 2015 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - A whiz bang crowd pleaser so rarely made nowadays. |
Creed | 2015 | 90 | 5 | (full review) - A true knockout. |
Inside Out | 2015 | 90 | 5 | (full review) |
Out of the Furnace | 2013 | 90 | 5 | (full review) - Those who warm to smoldering dramas with a hard edge will find a reason to head into Cooper’s Furnace. |
Spy | 2015 | 90 | 5 | (full review) - A hilarious bit of globe-trotting fun. |
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | 2015 | 90 | 5 | (full review) - The sequel we've been waiting for since Return of the Jedi |
The Imitation Game | 2014 | 90 | 5 | (full review) - While maybe not an edge-of-your-seat thriller, it is absolutely one that will command you to lean forward and look harder at whats underneath it all |
American Sniper | 2014 | 85 | 11 | (full review) - A powerfully moving tale of service and sacrifice |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | 85 | 11 | (full review) - A buffet of riches...but consume it slowly. |
Foxcatcher | 2014 | 85 | 11 | (full review) - True crime dramas dont get much better than this impressive examination of personal and professional obsession. |
Fruitvale Station | 2013 | 85 | 11 | (full review) |
Jurassic World | 2015 | 85 | 11 | (full review) - After the original, the best of the bunch. |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | 1985 | 85 | 11 | (full review) - Prime example of mid-80s summer blockbuster. |
Monsters University | 2013 | 85 | 11 | (full review) |
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | 2014 | 80 | 18 | (full review) - Wisely keeps those damn dirty humans at bay... |
Love & Mercy | 2015 | 80 | 18 | (full review) |
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | 1981 | 80 | 18 | (full review) - What Aliens was to Alien...enriches a valuable central character. |
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2015 | 80 | 18 | (full review) |
The Big Short | 2015 | 80 | 18 | (full review) - McKay and co. burst some bubbles. |
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The | 2014 | 75 | 23 | (full review) - Still a bit ponderous, but a journey worth taking. |
Mad Max | 1979 | 75 | 23 | (full review) - The one that started it all...vroom vroom. |
Maleficent | 2014 | 75 | 23 | (full review) - Too CGI-y for my taste, but Jolie is deliciously fun. |
The Theory of Everything | 2014 | 75 | 23 | (full review) - Though very Hallmark Hall of Fame-y, the two leading performance are stellar. |
White House Down | 2013 | 70 | 27 | (full review) |
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | 2015 | 65 | 28 | (full review) - Impressive stunts, so-so execution. |
The Intern | 2015 | 65 | 28 | (full review) - The least tedious Nancy Meyers movie to date, suprisingly charming. |
Transformers: Age of Extinction | 2014 | 65 | 28 | (full review) - Big, dumb, and loud. And you were expecting....? |
Ant-Man | 2015 | 60 | 31 | (full review) |
Butler, The (2013 F Whitaker by Lee Daniels) | 2013 | 60 | 31 | (full review) |
Joy | 2015 | 55 | 33 | (full review) - Better than American Hustle...so there's that. |
Big Eyes | 2014 | 50 | 34 | (full review) - Big Eyes...little impact. |
The Hundred-Foot Journey | 2014 | 50 | 34 | (full review) - Half baked and missing a few key ingredients. |
Wedding Ringer, The | 2015 | 45 | 36 | (full review) - Finally...a not-annoying showcase for Kevin Hart. Bad, but not that bad. |
Minions | 2015 | 40 | 37 | (full review) - Sometimes its better to support than lead... |
Nut Job, The | 2014 | 40 | 37 | (full review) |
Aloha | 2015 | 20 | 39 | (full review) - Hula on by this stinky pot of poi. |
The Judge | 2014 | 20 | 39 | (full review) - Jury says...this one stinks. |
A Million Ways to Die in the West | 2014 | 15 | 41 | (full review) - Seth MacFarlane gives Adam Sandler a run for his money on who will emerge with the worst comedy of the summer. Awful. |