2016 in Review
- Rogue One, A, another great chapter of Star Wars
- Zootopia, A, great neo-noir story, characters, and setup
- Kubo and the Two Strings, A, a masterpiece of animation, story, and characters
- Hidden Figures, A, a lot of ingredients come together for a fun movie
- Manchester by the Sea, A-, slow moving but well made character study
- Moana, A-, simple plot, but well made and entertaining
- Queen of Katwe, A-, well made, well acted, and genuine underdog movie
- Jackie, A-, well-made small story about a very big story
- The Jungle Book, A-, surprisingly good as an action movie
- My Life as a Zucchini, A-, well crafted movie about foster kids
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople, A-, funny, touching New Zealand adventure
- A Monster Calls, A-, heavy plot, but good acting and visuals
- Finding Dory, A-, good story and characters, over the top action
- Arrival, B+, good alien contact movie with some twists
- Doctor Strange, B+, a new kind of Marvel hero, but somehow the same
- Lion, B+, interesting story about a lost kid from India
- Captain America: Civil War, B+, good movie, but getting a little tired
- Hell or High Water, B+, slow and simple, but some very good acting
- The BFG, B+, well-made children's fantasy
- Deepwater Horizon, B+, well made real life action move
- Central Intelligence, B+, fun buddy comedy wth Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, B+, goofy, but mostly funny takeoff of pop stardom
- La La Land, B, good story and romance, but a little amateur
- Star Trek Beyond, B, good, but starting to feel like a series
- Pete's Dragon, B, predicatable but very nice piece of fluff
- Paterson, B, extremely slow but artfully simple movie
- April and the Extraordinary World, B, cool graphics and imagination can't save this
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, B, fun action movie still feels like a partial story
- Hail, Caesar!, B, interesting, silly period piece about Hollywood
- The Nice Guys, B, funny, entertaining, 70s detective movie
- 10 Cloverfield Lane, B, suspenseful and keeps you guessing
- Batman: Bad Blood, B, a lot of moving parts, but story is lacking
- Deadpool, B, grittier, but familiar Marvel movie
- Hacksaw Ridge, B, clumsily made story of incredible bravery
- The Secret Life of Pets, B-, good animation and characters, not much plot
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, B-, another flawed, kind of gruesome, Tim Burton movie
- Nocturnal Animals, B-, some very good performance but not my thing
- The Accountant, B-, flawed movie is still fun to watch
- Fences, C+, great performances, but a loathsome leading man
- Keanu, C+, over the top silly crime comedy from Key and Peele
- Trolls, C, slow and kind of dark with fun music
- Sully, C, false drama inserted into amazing true story
- Sing, C, not original or that funny, but kind of cute
- The Red Turtle, C, this is why I own so many Disney movies
- The Edge of Seventeen, C-, did not care about the selfish mean main character