2013 in Review

  1. Gravity, A, well done space disaster movie
  2. Side Effects, A, well written movie with a good cast
  3. Mud, A-, nicely written indie movie with a great cast
  4. Her, A-, great concept and performances, kinda creepy
  5. Iron Man 3, A-, series improves by leaving baggage behind
  6. Bad Words, A-, Jason Bateman shines as an offensive jerk
  7. Star Trek Into Darkness, A-, a lot of action, great characters and story
  8. Upstream Color, B+, trippy, indie psychological thriller
  9. The Way, Way Back, B+, good characters drive a sweet and funny teen movie
  10. The Heat, B+, fun and funny cop movie
  11. American Hustle, B+, well made movie, but the material is a letdown
  12. The World's End, B+, similar but different Wright and Pegg flick
  13. Jodorowsky's Dune, B+, great story about not making a movie
  14. The Butler, B+, nice story of perseverance and incremental change
  15. Philomena, B+, good story about invisible victims
  16. Captain Phillips, B+, good true story brought to life
  17. Frozen, B+, not great, but still a pretty good Disney flick
  18. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, B+, exciting animated movie, a little hectic
  19. Thor: The Dark World, B, lackluster Marvel effort still has some nice bits
  20. Lone Survivor, B, basically one big mostly fictional battle
  21. Red 2, B, not as good as the first, but still fun
  22. Inside Llewyn Davis, B, great performances, but plot is a mess
  23. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, B, by the numbers, but enjoyable enough
  24. Blue Jasmine, B, good work from Allen and the cast, but a downer
  25. Saving Mr. Banks, B, not entirely pleasant story of making Disney magic
  26. Enough Said, B-, good acting and characters, but a flawed story
  27. Oz the Great and Powerful, B-, spectacular, disappointing, but somehow enjoyable
  28. The Wolf of Wall Street, B-, good story and performances, but too long
  29. Bad Grandpa, B-, uneven, but sometimes very funny reality movie
  30. Monsters University, B-, not Pixar's best, but a fun movie for kids
  31. The Great Gatsby, C, mostly style with too little substance
  32. Pacific Rim, C-, neat idea undermined by bad writing and delivery
  33. Dom Hemingway, C-, violent, quirky, awful, but still interesting
  34. Snowpiercer, D, horribly violent and stupid