Friday, April 29, 2016

2015

Viewed/Ranked
  1. Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens
  2. The Hateful Eight
  3. Self/Less
  4. Aloha
  5. The Martian
  6. The Revenant
  7. Legend
  8. Jupiter Ascending
  9. Sicario
  10. Home
  11. The Visit
  12. Furious 7
  13. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
  14. Fantastic Four
  15. Strange Magic
  16. Minions
  17. Avengers: Age of Ultron
  18. War Room
Other Notable Releases
  1. The Age of Adaline
  2. Anomalisa
  3. Ant-Man
  4. The Big Short
  5. Bridge of Spies
  6. Carol
  7. Cinderalla
  8. Concussion
  9. Creed
  10. The Divergent Series: Insurgent
  11. Ex Machina
  12. Fifty Shades of Grey
  13. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  14. In the Heart of the Sea
  15. Inside Out
  16. Joy
  17. Jurassic World
  18. Mad Max: Fury Road
  19. Pan
  20. The Peanuts Movie
  21. Room
  22. Spectre
  23. Spotlight
  24. Spy
  25. Straight Outta Compton
  26. Taken 3
  27. Ted 2
  28. Terminator: Genisys
  29. Tomorrowland
  30. Trainwreck

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Best Films 2005-2015

1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. The Fall (2008)
3. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
4. Munich (2005)
5. Warrior (2011)
6. Django Unchained (2012)
7. The Departed (2006)
8. Interstellar (2014)
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
10. Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Friday, April 1, 2016

One to watch: Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols's Midnight Special is now in theaters.  The more I saw the trailers on TV the more I knew that name.  I haven't seen any of his movies yet, but he's consistently been working on buzz-worthy projects.  First was Take Shelter, the 2011 film that helped create buzz around Michael Shannon.  Then there was 2012's Mud, which was an integral part of Matthew McConnaughey's comeback.  He also directed Shannon in 2007's Shotgun Stories, and is working on Loving with Joel Edgerton, who has been a favorite of mine since Warrior (which is in fact one of my all-time favorite movies).

So I'm making a note about Nichols here, and for anyone else who happens to stumble by...