Category: Movies 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was written back in late 2015/early 2016 before I gave films an official score or added puns. This was the only review I had written that wasn't initially added to this site upon the site's creation. In honor of the new "Star Wars" film coming out, I thought I would post … Continue reading Bonus Film Review: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

  7.5/10 Illumination has been pretty hit or miss with their animated films but this one is a hit. While it is nothing to blow you away and never quite achieves that Pixar level magic (when Pixar is bringing their A game), this is a fun film for all ages. The characters are diverse and … Continue reading #18 Film in 2017: Sing

4/10 Once again proving that Rotten Tomatoes, although an ok starting off point, is not without its total failures. You’d think a film with a 96% on RT would be good but you’d be 100% wrong on this one. The most pretentious film of 2016 easily goes to Paterson. This film tries so hard to … Continue reading #17 Film in 2017: Paterson

8/10 It seems a vast majority of the original films coming out today are based on true stories, especially films released around Oscar season. If they stay at this level of quality though, then keep on bringing them! This movie may not have received any Oscar nominations but it is a really fascinating story about … Continue reading #16 Film in 2017: The Founder

88. That is the number of films I saw in theaters in 2016. Although that number was down from 2015, being a full time college student, traveling over the summer and working a side job took up most of my free time. 2016 was a rough year for a lot of people...including Hollywood. With only … Continue reading The Best/Worst of Film in 2016: A Year in Review

7.5/10 I saw the trailer for this film and had no real interest in seeing it but due to its Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, I thought I would give it a look. Despite the low expectations, I was impressed by the quality of this film. Annette Bening gives a terrific performance, the … Continue reading #14 Film in 2017: 20th Century Women

5.5/10 I liked Denial which I saw a few months ago but my biggest chief complaint was that the direction and the film itself was a bit vanilla/plain. Well Loving makes Denial look like a Wes Anderson film. Loving has some great performances, does a great job of recreating its time period through costumes, props … Continue reading #87 Film in 2016: Loving

7/10 Despite the film’s poster shouting “Pretty People In Space!” this film surprised me. The first two thirds of the film were very strong in establishing the characters and their plight. The production value of the ship was inventive, this actually has one of the top five best film scores of the year and the … Continue reading #86 Film in 2016: Passengers