2015 in Review

  1. Spotlight, A, great acting and an excellent story told well
  2. Inside Out, A, fun, inventive movie about a kid's brain
  3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, A, very good reboot to a new series
  4. Steve Jobs, A, great acting and writing
  5. Ex Machina, A-, cool looking sci-fi robot flick
  6. Sicario, A-, good characters, story, and action
  7. Avengers: Age of Ultron, A-, another Avengers blockbuster, with a better plot
  8. Bridge of Spies, A-, great performances in this quiet Cold War story
  9. Mad Max: Fury Road, B+, a big chase scene, true to original series
  10. Brooklyn, B+, well done romance, if a little too simple
  11. Tomorrowland, B+, a good smaller scale sci-fi movie for smart kids
  12. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, B+, sweet, quirky movie about high school friendship
  13. Batman vs. Robin, B+, fun, violent DC animated flick
  14. Spy, B+, well crafted spy spoof keeps the jokes coming
  15. The Big Short, B, good movie about Wall Street outsiders
  16. Creed, B, old Rocky meets new Rocky in a nice boxing pic
  17. The Martian, B, good Robinson Crusoe story, set on Mars
  18. Spectre, B, not groundbreaking, but fun and worth watching
  19. The Peanuts Movie, B, everything you know is there plus a little
  20. The Good Dinosaur, B-, Pixar swings and misses on dinosaurs
  21. The Hateful Eight, B-, over the top characters and a thin sagging plot
  22. Joy, B-, good, for a story about a mop, but weak writing
  23. The Revenant, B-, lays on the gore a little too thick
  24. Cinderella, B-, serviceable remake of a classic
  25. Trainwreck, C+, crude, but simple Apatow-ish, romantic comedy
  26. Shaun the Sheep Movie, C, not that entertaining, hobbled by silence
  27. Ant-Man, C, minor Marvel movie is a big let down
  28. Sponge Out of Water, C, mostly dumb movie has far too few funny jokes