2011 in Review
- The Artist, A, gimmicky premise fulfilled by characters and story
- Moneyball, A, well-written and acted atypical baseball movie
- Too Big To Fail, A, great cast tells the story of the 2008 meltdown
- Midnight in Paris, A-, nice mystical romance
- The Descendants, A-, George Clooney does a nice job with a sharp script
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, A-, slow paced spy movie with a great cast
- Bridesmaids, A-, very funny, obscene movie with great characters
- Contagion, A-, prophetic movie about a global pandemic
- The Adventures of Tintin, A-, an underappreciated fast-paced action movie
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2, A-, flawed series has a satisfying end
- Batman: Year One, A-, well made Batman origin story is fun to watch
- Drive, B+, great story and characters with some gory violence
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, B+, well crafted action movie, some flaws
- Limitless, B+, neat movie about brain power doesn't hold up
- Bernie, B+, great characters portrayals and crime intrigue
- The Help, B+, tells a good story through southern stereotypes
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, B+, a kind of funny, kind of candid look at tour life
- Thor, B+, fun early Marvel movie, with comedy and romance
- Rango, B+, dark, oddball, animated movie is mostly fun
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, B+, good mystery nearly undone by some deep flaws
- Super 8, B, largely derivative movie of a menacing ET
- Winnie the Pooh, B, short and very familiar doings of great characters
- The Muppets, B, entertaining, but not much new
- Rio, B, fun story, but silly, undeveloped characters
- Hugo, B, nice movie but a little stuffy and slow
- Friends With Benefits, B, bad writing lets down a promising cast
- Puss in Boots, B, solid CGI animated feature, but not outstanding
- Captain America, B, good character and plot, but getting formulaic
- The Hangover Part II, B, same formula as before and still pretty good
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, B-, melodramatic story of a 9/11 orphan
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes, B-, okay but with a clunky story and lackluster CGI
- Crazy, Stupid, Love, B-, underwhelming movie about unhealthy relationships
- J. Edgar, C+, hammy acting, bad makeup, and a creepy lead