It’s that time of year again! Revue time! I reviewed 36 movies in 2019 and it was your normal mix of crap and masterpieces and crap disguised as masterpieces (I’m looking at you Roma!). Superhero movies had a solid year once again, with the exception of the new Spider-Man movie. Women are getting their stories told more and more and we had a great movie about the Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which started my year and a decent attempt to tell the story of Harriet Tubman towards the end of the year. Sandwiched in between was the first Marvel superhero movie with a female lead which was quite good, “Captain Marvel”.

We also had a new first for 2019! A movie review by someone other than me. EricS joined us to tell us what he thought of the movie “Deathstalker”. I think he loved it and it may be his favorite movie ever and you all should go and see it as soon as possible. My memory’s not what it used to be though.

On The Basis Of Sex – 4/5 stars

The Upside – 3/5 stars

Bumblebee – 2/5 stars

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – 3/5 stars

Captain Marvel – 4/5 stars

Roma – 2/5 stars

Us – 4/5 stars

Dumbo – 1/5 stars

The Best Of Enemies – 3/5 stars

Shazam! – 4/5 stars

Avengers: Endgame – 4/5 stars

Pokemon Detective Pikachu – 3/5 stars

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum – 3/5 stars

Aladdin – 4/5 stars

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters – 3/5 stars

Toy Story 4 – 3/5 stars

Spider-Man: Far From Home – 3/5 stars

Stuber – 4/5 stars

Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood – 2/5 stars

The Farewell – 5/5 stars

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – 3/5 stars

47 Meters Down: Uncaged – 2/5 stars

It Chapter Two – 3/5 stars

Ad Astra – 1/5 stars

Joker – 4/5 stars

Zombieland: Double Tap – 3/5 stars

Black And Blue – 2/5 stars

Harriet – 3/5 stars

Doctor Sleep – 4/5 stars

Ford v Ferrari – 4/5 stars

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – 4/5 stars

Jojo Rabbit – 5/5 stars

Deathstalker – by EricS

Midway – 2/5 stars

Parasite – 3/5 stars

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise Of Skywalker – 3/5 stars

 

Movies! They are these things that you go out to the theaters to see. Remember theaters? Turns out they still exist! And I still go to them. This year, I saw 35 movies. Not bad.

Either 2018 was an extraordinarily strong year for movies or I was in an exceptionally good mood all year long and was rating movies higher than they deserved. I gave out three 5-star ratings and fully eighteen 4-star ratings. Insanity! Looking through them, I don’t see much that I think I would change. It was, indeed, a good year for movies!

This was also the year of the cursed MoviePass experiment. What a wretched company. They changed their business model more times than Donald Trump lies. See infinity movies at infinity theaters! See each movie once at infinity theaters! See select movies once at infinity theaters! See only the two movies we say you will watch at only a few theaters that carry them! Most theaters will have exactly one showing a day where you can use MoviePass, but feel free to go to these other theaters that are infinitely out of your way to see the movies that we want you to see!

Molly’s Game – 4/5 stars

The Post – 4/5 stars

I, Tonya – 4/5 stars

Black Panther – 5/5 stars

Annihilation – 4/5 stars

A Wrinkle in Time – 3/5 stars

Tomb Raider – 3/5 stars

Red Sparrow – 4/5 stars

Ready Player One – 2/5 stars

A Quiet Place – 3/5 stars

Rampage – 3/5 stars

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – 3/5 stars

I Feel Pretty – 4/5 stars

Avengers: Infinity War – 4/5 stars

The Death of Stalin – 4/5 stars

Deadpool 2 – 5/5 stars

Incredibles 2 – 3/5 stars

Solo: A Star Wars Story – 3/5 stars

Tag – 4/5 stars

Ocean’s Eight – 4/5 stars

Ant-Man and the Wasp – 4/5 stars

The Equalizer 2 – 2/5 stars

Mission: Impossible – Fallout – 3/5 stars

Crazy Rich Asians – 4/5 stars

A Simple Favor – 4/5 stars

Venom – 3/5 stars

First Man – 4/5 stars

The Old Man & the Gun – 3/5 stars

Hunter Killer – 2/5 stars

Overlord – 3/5 stars

Widows – 4/5 stars

Green Book – 4/5 stars

Bohemian Rhapsody – 4/5 stars

Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse – 5/5 stars

Mary Poppins Returns – 4/5 stars

I see movies! 36 in total for 2017. This is year five of movie reviews for me. Do I get a prize?

This was the year of the true-ish story.  From the wonderful “Hidden Figures” to the also wonderful “Detroit” to the good but overrated “Dunkirk”, just to name a few. Other than that, 2017 was kind of a mixed bag. Marvel continued to kill it and even DC finally gave us a couple non-stinkers. Then there was “The Circle” and “Alien: Covenant”. Ugh, those were bad. Let us never speak of them again.

Hidden Figures – 5/5 stars

A Dog’s Purpose – 3/5 stars

John Wick: Chapter 2 – 3/5 stars

Logan – 5/5 stars

The LEGO Batman Movie – 3/5 stars

Get Out – 4/5 stars

Life – 2/5 stars

Ghost in the Shell – 3/5 stars

The Fate of the Furious – 2/5 stars

The Lost City of Z – 3/5 stars

The Circle – 1/5 stars

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 5/5 stars

Snatched – 3/5 stars

Alien: Covenant – 1/5 stars

Wonder Woman – 4/5 stars

The Mummy (2017) – 2/5 stars

Spiderman: Homecoming – 4/5 stars

War for the Planet of the Apes – 4/5 stars

Atomic Blonde – 3/5 stars

Dunkirk – 3/5 stars

Detroit – 4/5 stars

Wind River – 5/5 stars

It – 4/5 stars

Kingsman: The Golden Circle – 3/5 stars

Battle of the Sexes – 4/5 stars

Blade Runner 2049 – 4/5 stars

Marshall – 3/5 stars

American Made – 3/5 stars

Suburbicon – 2/5 stars

Justice League – 3/5 stars

Thor: Ragnarok – 4/5 stars

Coco – 3/5 stars

Murder on the Orient Express – 3/5 stars

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 3/5 stars

Darkest Hour – 4/5 stars

All the Money in the World – 3/5 stars

Movies.  I see a lot of them.  39 in total. Here’s what I saw in 2016.  I continue to be too lazy to index all my movies.  This was probably the best year of movies since I’ve been reviewing.  Marvel movies killed it and animated movies did quite well too.  Also, lots of movies beginning with “The”.

The Hateful Eight – 4/5 stars

The Revenant – 4/5 stars

The Boy – 3/5 stars

The Finest Hours – 3/5 stars

Deadpool – 5/5 stars

London Has Fallen – 3/5 stars

10 Cloverfield Lane – 4/5 stars

Zootopia – 4/5 stars

A War – 4/5 stars

Batman v Superman – 3/5 stars

Eye in the Sky – 5/5 stars

Midnight Special – 3/5 stars

Criminal – 2/5 stars

The Jungle Book (2016) – 3/5 stars

Captain America: Civil War – 5/5 stars

Money Monster – 3/5 stars

The Nice Guys – 4/5 stars

X-Men: Apocalypse – 3/5 stars

Now You See Me 2 – 2/5 stars

Independence Day: Resurgence – 2/5 stars

Finding Dory – 4/5 stars

The Secret Life of Pets – 3/5 stars

Star Trek: Beyond – 3/5 stars

Jason Bourne – 2/5 stars

Ghostbusters (2016) – 3/5 stars

Pete’s Dragon (2016) – 3/5 stars

War Dogs – 4/5 stars

Hell or High Water – 4/5 stars

Sully – 3/5 stars

The Magnificent Seven (2016) – 3/5 stars

Birth of a Nation – 3/5 stars

Doctor Strange – 4/5 stars

Arrival – 4/5 stars

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – 2/5 stars

Allied – 2/5 stars

Moana – 4/5 stars

Rogue One – 4/5 stars

Passengers – 3/5 stars

Live by Night – 3/5 stars

Year 3 of movie reviews.  Still haven’t indexed all my reviews.  This was the year of “oh yeah, I did see that movie”.  47 movies in all.  2015 started out poorly but finished strong.  The European Union International Film Festival was a bust with the exception of “Farewell, Herr Schwartz” and “Open Up To Me”.  I think I have more 1 and 2 star reviews this year than in previous years, but I’m too lazy to count.

Into the Woods – 3/5 stars

Taken 3 – 3/5 stars

American Sniper – 3/5 stars

Mordecai – 2/5 stars

The Interview – 3/5 stars

Kingsman: The Secret Service – 5/5 stars

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 – 2/5 stars

Focus – 3/5 stars

Still Alice – 4/5 stars

Amour Fou – 2/5 stars

Run All Night – 3/5 stars

Farewell, Herr Schwartz – 4/5 stars

The Lazarus Effect – 1/5 stars

The Gunman – 1/5 stars

Open Up To Me – 4/5 stars

The Chambermaid – 2/5 stars

Furious 7 – 3/5 stars

Woman in Gold – 4/5 stars

True Story – 4/5 stars

Avengers: Age of Ultron – 3/5 stars

Ex Machina – 4/5 stars

Max Max: Fury Road – 4/5 stars

Tomorrowland – 3/5 stars

San Andreas – 3/5 stars

Jurassic World – 3/5 stars

Terminator Genisys – 2/5 stars

Inside Out – 4/5 stars

Ant-Man – 3/5 stars

Trainwreck – 4/5 stars

Fantastic Four – 1/5 stars

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – 4/5 stars

Straight Outta Compton – 4/5 stars

Mr. Holmes – 4/5 stars

No Escape – 3/5 stars

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – 3/5 stars

Everest – 4/5 stars

The Martian – 5/5 stars

The Last Witch Hunter – 3/5 stars

Bridge of Spies – 4/5 stars

Spectre – 3/5 stars

Crimson Peak – 2/5 stars

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 3/5 stars

Krampus – 2/5 stars

The Night Before – 3/5 stars

The Big Short – 4/5 stars

Mockingjay Part 2 – 3/5 stars

Secret In Their Eyes – 3/5 stars