2016 in Review

  1. Rogue One, A, another great chapter of Star Wars
  2. Zootopia, A, great neo-noir story, characters, and setup
  3. Kubo and the Two Strings, A, a masterpiece of animation, story, and characters
  4. Hidden Figures, A, a lot of ingredients come together for a fun movie
  5. Manchester by the Sea, A-, slow moving but well made character study
  6. Moana, A-, simple plot, but well made and entertaining
  7. Queen of Katwe, A-, well made, well acted, and genuine underdog movie
  8. Jackie, A-, well-made small story about a very big story
  9. The Jungle Book, A-, surprisingly good as an action movie
  10. My Life as a Zucchini, A-, well crafted movie about foster kids
  11. Hunt for the Wilderpeople, A-, funny, touching New Zealand adventure
  12. A Monster Calls, A-, heavy plot, but good acting and visuals
  13. Finding Dory, A-, good story and characters, over the top action
  14. Arrival, B+, good alien contact movie with some twists
  15. Doctor Strange, B+, a new kind of Marvel hero, but somehow the same
  16. Lion, B+, interesting story about a lost kid from India
  17. Captain America: Civil War, B+, good movie, but getting a little tired
  18. Hell or High Water, B+, slow and simple, but some very good acting
  19. The BFG, B+, well-made children's fantasy
  20. Deepwater Horizon, B+, well made real life action move
  21. Central Intelligence, B+, fun buddy comedy wth Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
  22. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, B+, goofy, but mostly funny takeoff of pop stardom
  23. La La Land, B, good story and romance, but a little amateur
  24. Star Trek Beyond, B, good, but starting to feel like a series
  25. Pete's Dragon, B, predicatable but very nice piece of fluff
  26. Paterson, B, extremely slow but artfully simple movie
  27. April and the Extraordinary World, B, cool graphics and imagination can't save this
  28. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, B, fun action movie still feels like a partial story
  29. Hail, Caesar!, B, interesting, silly period piece about Hollywood
  30. The Nice Guys, B, funny, entertaining, 70s detective movie
  31. 10 Cloverfield Lane, B, suspenseful and keeps you guessing
  32. Batman: Bad Blood, B, a lot of moving parts, but story is lacking
  33. Deadpool, B, grittier, but familiar Marvel movie
  34. Hacksaw Ridge, B, clumsily made story of incredible bravery
  35. The Secret Life of Pets, B-, good animation and characters, not much plot
  36. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, B-, another flawed, kind of gruesome, Tim Burton movie
  37. Nocturnal Animals, B-, some very good performance but not my thing
  38. The Accountant, B-, flawed movie is still fun to watch
  39. Fences, C+, great performances, but a loathsome leading man
  40. Keanu, C+, over the top silly crime comedy from Key and Peele
  41. Trolls, C, slow and kind of dark with fun music
  42. Sully, C, false drama inserted into amazing true story
  43. Sing, C, not original or that funny, but kind of cute
  44. The Red Turtle, C, this is why I own so many Disney movies
  45. The Edge of Seventeen, C-, did not care about the selfish mean main character

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