At the Movies...

Updated (October 2025), to a *mind-blowing* 650+ (can it be true?!) movie ratings.

The Good Movies, the Bad Movies and the Ugly Movies

Here’s a list of movies viewed over the years, with numeric ratings and summaries. Many of these films were on someone’s “recommended” list. We suffered through some stinkers to provide a good resource, if you want to see something but don’t know if it’s a waste of time. Note that the James Bond franchise is reviewed in its own blog.

The ratings give a somewhat objective assessment of each movie.

The Columns

The columns include, Title and Year, S (Score, numeric, from 0-10), Genres, W (Watchable, numeric, from 0-2), R (Rewatchable, 0-2), Q (Quality, 0-2), P (Pioneering, 0-2), M (Memorable, 0-2), C (Compelling, 0-2), Notes and % (the final percentage rating out of a total of 22 points).

• Title and Year: listed in alphabetical order, except series. Series are marked with a solid• or hollow◦ bullet and listed in chronological order. Note that not all movies in a particular series are necessarily rated in this table.
• Score (S): is the base score, an assessment based on superficial impressions, tempered by looking at what other reviewers and the public are saying
• Genres: So many of these, such as: action, adventure, animated, bawdy, biography, black comedy, camp, caper, cinema verite, classic, comedy, crime, disturbing, documentary, drama, epic, erotic, family/children’s, fantasy, farce, fetish, fiction, fight, gore, grindhouse (exploitation/schlock), historical, horror, martial arts, medieval, melodrama, moody, mystery, mystical, neo-noir, noir, prehistoric, prison, propaganda, quirky, religious, revenge, romance, satire, sci-fi/fantasy, shock/gross-out, slapstick, slasher, speculative, sports, surrealist, suspense, technical, thriller, titillation, tragedy, twist, violence, war, Western. Animation is generally fantasy unless otherwise noted. Exploitation/grindhouse, are pretty much the same, usually combining camp, gore/violence, titillation, farce, fighting, black comedy, horror, mystical, quirky, schlock and satire.
• Watchable (W): indicates if you can at least sit through it and be entertained
• Rewatchable (R): does it stand up to repeated viewings? Perfect example here is The Sixth Sense. Watchable, but once you know the twist, there’s little point in watching again. Also, with some of the movies, it’s the journey, others, the destination. The “journey” ones are bound to accrue a higher rewatchable score.
• Quality (Q): timelessness/classic. Includes acting, direction, sound, music and “look and feel.”
• Pioneering (P): innovative: does the film introduce something new, or something old in a new way, or have new technical achievements?
• Memorable (M): just that — if it can be remembered without reviewing clips and summaries. In these ratings, we’re speaking of “memorable” only in a good way. For example, there’s a scene in Lone Wolf McQuade of Chuck “Lone Wolf” Norris stomping the gas pedal to free his pickup from hopeless entombment, an impossible feat, but unforgettable for its stupidity.
• Compelling (C): if, for example, it makes you stay up late to watch to the end
• Notes: optional comments
• %: (S + W + R + Q + P + M + C)/22) * 100, the final rating, in percent

So, let’s look at the data, then discuss the results afterwards.

(Hover your cursor over any title for a listing of the column headers.)

At the Movies… Summary Reviews
Title and Year	S	Genres	W	R	Q	P	M	C	Notes	%
12 Angry Men (1957)	8	Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
13 Assassins (2010)	3	Adventure, Shock, Martial Arts	1	0	0	0	0	0		18
16 Blocks (2006)	7	Crime, Thriller	2	1	1	0	1	1		59
400 Blows, The (1959)	7	Drama	1	0	1	1	1	1		55
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	9	Sci-Fi	2	1	2	2	2	1	you know, there’s sweet bugger-all happening, but still interesting	86
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)	7	Sci-Fi, Adventure	1	1	1	1	1	2		64
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)	7	Biography, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	1	examines the private side of the character of Fred “Mr. Rogers” Rogers	64
A Better Way to Die (2001)	3	Drama	1	0	1	0	0	0		23
A Bug's Life (1998)	7	Animation, Adventure	2	1	1	1	1	2		68
A Place in the Sun (1951)	7	Romance, Melodrama, Crime	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
A Quiet Place (2018)	7	Drama, Suspense, Sci-Fi, Thriller	2	0	1	0	0	1	various story flaws create annoyances that detract from the film	50
A Working Man (2025)	5	Action, Crime, Thriller	1	0	1	0	0	1	relies completely on its star to drag along this by-the-numbers “brutal Samaritan” flick	36
A Taxi Driver (2017)	8	Drama, Suspense, History	2	1	1	0	2	2		73
Abyss, The (1989)	5	Adventure, Sci-Fi, Melodrama	2	1	2	1	0	1	overlong and slow, clearly overrated, good effects probably better seen on the big screen	55
Accountant, The (2016) ◦	7	Crime, Thriller, Drama	2	1	1	0	0	1	as silly as can be, but entertaining	55
Accountant 2, The (2025) ◦	8	Crime, Thriller, Drama	2	1	1	0	0	1	more Bernthal helps somewhat	59
Aces ‘N’ Eights (2008)	2	Western	0	0	0	0	0	0	made for TV	9
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988)	7	Fantasy	2	1	1	1	0	1		59
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)	9	Adventure, Medieval	2	2	2	1	1	2	timeless classic	86
Adventurers, The (1970)	3	Adventure	1	0	0	0	0	0		18
Aftermath (2017)	5	Drama, Revenge	1	1	1	0	1	1	good dramatic role for Schwartzie, would be better if closer to the real story	45
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)	4	Adventure, Historical	1	0	0	1	0	0	oh, dear Lordie, what a slog	27
Akira (1988)	6	Animation, Sci-Fi	1	0	1	1	0	0	novel and innovative for the time, somewhat tedious and silly now	41
Alien (1979) •	10	Horror, Sci-Fi	2	2	2	2	2	2		100
Aliens (1986) •	9	Action, Horror, Sci-Fi	2	2	2	1	2	2		91
All About Eve (1950)	5	Drama	1	0	1	0	0	0		32
All-Star Superman (2011)	8	Animation, Fantasy	2	2	1	0	1	2		73
Almost Famous (2000)	8	Comedy, Drama, Musical	2	1	1	1	1	1		68
American Beauty (1999)	9	Black Comedy, Drama	2	1	2	1	1	2	as one critic described it, suburban satire	82
American Graffiti (1973)	7	Teen Drama, Comedy	1	1	2	1	1	1		64
An Education (2009)	6	Drama	1	0	1	0	1	1	more narrative than movie	45
Annie Hall (1977)	7	Comedy, Drama	1	0	1	0	1	1		50
Anora (2024)	5	Melodrama, Bawdy	1	0	1	0	1	1	are we supposed to root for this gold-digging androgyne?	41
Ant-Man (2015) ◦	7	Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy	2	1	0	0	0	2		55
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) ◦	7	Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy	2	1	0	0	0	2		55
Antz (1998)	7	Animation, Comedy, Adventure	2	1	0	0	0	1		50
Anyone But You (2023)	3	Drama, Comedy, Romance	1	0	1	0	0	0	mindless rom-com, vaguely annoying	23
Apartment, The (1960)	8	Melodrama, Black Comedy, Romance	2	1	1	1	1	2	controversial and could be considered creepy and problematic, but still succeeds somehow	73
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)	6	Black Comedy	1	0	1	1	1	1	mildly amusing; Grant gives it his all, but from a modern perspective, it’s a rickety old contraption	50
As Good as It Gets (1997)	7	Drama, Comedy, Romance	2	1	1	0	1	1		59
Assassin X (2016)	4	Action, Twist, Martial Arts	2	0	0	0	0	0	low-budget, a.k.a. “The Chemist” a.k.a. “The Target“	27
Asteroid City (2023)	8	Comedy, Surrealist, Farce, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	1	1	1	if you want an example of a polarizing movie…	73
Atomic Blonde (2017)	6	Action	1	0	1	0	0	1	gives you the atomic blahs	41
Attack the Block (2011)	4	Action, Sci-Fi	1	0	0	0	0	0	what an unappealing bunch, bad acting, goofy buggery	23
Au Pair Girls (1972)	5	Bawdy	1	1	0	0	0	0		32
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) •	6	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	0	0	0	0	1		41
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) •	8	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	1	0	0	0	2		59
Avengers: Endgame (2019) •	7	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	1	0	0	0	1	too pat a story	50
Baby Driver (2017)	5	Action, Crime	1	0	0	0	0	0	overrated, annoying, borrows from better movies like The Transporter (2002)	27
Badlands (1973)	8	Crime, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Ballerina (2025)	7	Action	2	1	1	1	1	2	simple but better than expected, holds attention, good imaginative stunt work	68
Bananas (1971)	3	Political Satire	1	0	0	0	0	0	self-indulgent, not Allen’s best, “a few pretty funny parts”	18
Barton Fink (1991)	9	Drama, Surrealist, Crime	2	2	2	1	2	2	has Hollywood ever been this self-aware?	91
Batman, The (2022)	7	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	1	1	1	0	0	1	overrated – at some point, retelling Batman’s origin has to get tedious	50
Batman & Bill (2017)	8	Documentary, History	2	1	1	1	2	2		77
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)	8	Animation, Action, Fantasy	2	1	1	1	0	1		64
Batman Begins (2005) •	7	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	2	0	0	1	overrated – at some point, retelling Batman’s origin has to get tedious	59
Dark Knight, The (2008) •	8	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	2	0	0	1	overrated	64
Dark Knight Rises, The (2012) •	6	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	2	0	0	1		55
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)	6	Animation, Action	1	1	1	0	0	1	somewhat lazy writing	45
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)	8	Animation, Action, Fantasy	2	1	1	1	2	2	plenty of fun nostalgia	77
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) ◦	9	Animation, Action	2	2	1	1	1	2	groundbreaking story; adaptation of Frank Miller’s 1986 comic	82
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013) ◦	9	Animation, Action	2	2	1	1	1	2	sets higher standard for animation	82
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)	7	Animation, Adventure, Fantasy	1	1	1	1	0	1	“Elseworlds”-style story that re-imagines Batman in the 1920s	55
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)	3	Animation, Titillation, Shock	1	0	0	0	0	0	pointless failure	18
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)	5	Animation, Action, Revenge	1	1	1	0	0	1		41
Batoru rowaiaru (2000)	5	Thriller, Melodrama, Black Comedy	1	1	0	0	0	1	“Battle Royale,” Japanese	36
Battlefield Earth (2000)	5	Sci-Fi, Farce	2	0	0	0	1	0	not quite as bad as they say	36
Baytown Outlaws, The (2012)	6	Action, Comedy, Grindhouse	2	1	0	0	0	1	violent but fairly entertaining; not as bad as reviewers say	45
Beekeeper, The (2024)	7	Action	2	1	1	0	0	1	stereotypical revenge movie with some sly bits peppered in	55
Before Sunrise (1995)	7	Romance	2	0	1	1	0	1		55
Being There (1979)	9	Fantasy, Comedy, Satire	2	1	2	1	2	2	excellent	86
Ben-Hur (1959)	8	Epic, Religious, Drama	2	1	2	1	2	1		77
Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)	7	Melodrama, War Propaganda	1	0	1	0	1	1		50
Big Bad Mama (1974) •	6	Titillation, Action, Crime, Camp	2	1	0	0	1	1		50
Big Bad Mama II (1987) •	6	Titillation, Action, Crime, Revenge	2	1	0	0	1	1		50
Big Bird Cage, The (1972)	7	Camp, Grindhouse	2	1	1	0	1	1	crazy camp stuff with a considerable number of amusing moments	59
Big Lebowski, The (1998)	7	Farce, Comedy, Crime	2	2	2	1	1	1	original, absurdist stoner movie	73
Big Short, The (2015)	7	Biography	2	1	1	0	0	1	whitewash of the criminal malfeasance that led to 2008 economic meltdown	55
Big Sick, The (2017)	6	Romance, Melodrama	1	0	1	1	1	1		50
Big Sleep, The (1946)	7	Mystery, Crime, Drama	2	1	1	1	0	1	like so many 40s movies, it’s about watching “stars,” rather than a movie that makes sense	59
Billy Elliot (2000)	7	Drama	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Billy Jack (1971)	4	Action, Drama	1	0	0	0	0	0	preachy slog	23
Bitconned (2024)	8	Crime, Documentary	2	1	1	1	1	2	sleazy con artists exploiting the “crypto” con	73
Black Adam (2022)	6	Action, Fantasy	1	1	1	0	1	1		50
Black Bag (2025)	7	Drama, Mystery	1	1	1	1	0	1	slow and talky spy/psychological drama	55
Black Dynamite (2009)	5	Camp, Martial Arts, Action	1	1	0	0	0	0		32
Blackberry (2023)	7	Biography, Drama	2	1	1	0	1	1		59
Blade Runner (1982)	10	Sci-Fi	2	1	2	2	2	2	amazing achievement, best seen on the big screen	95
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)	8	Sci-Fi	2	1	1	1	1	1	interesting in its exploration of sentiment, romance, affection	68
Boogie Nights (1997)	7	Drama	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Bourne Legacy, The (2012)	9	Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller	2	2	1	1	1	2	underrated, perhaps it hits too close to home for some	82
Bowfinger (1999)	7	Comedy	2	0	1	1	0	1	clever idea that falls flat on the execution; seems like it could have been much funnier	55
Breakdown (1997)	7	Thriller	2	1	0	0	1	1	borrows from Duel (1971), poor ending, but Kurt Russell always improves a movie	55
Bride of Frankenstein, The (1935)	9	Camp, Horror	2	1	2	1	1	2	great fun	82
Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman (2012)	5	Action, Camp, Exploitation	1	0	0	0	0	1	Chilean	32
Bronco Billy (1980)	8	Western, Satire	2	1	1	1	1	1	“entertaining and unusual”	68
Brother from Another Planet, The (1984)	4	Sci-Fi	1	0	0	0	0	0	as bad as you might expect, we need a brother from another mother	23
Bucktown (1975)	4	Action, Camp	1	0	0	0	0	0		23
Bullet to Beijing (1995)	5	Spy, Adventure	1	0	0	0	0	1	made for TV	32
Bumblebee (2018)	8	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy	2	1	1	0	0	2		64
Burial, The (2023)	8	Drama	2	1	1	0	1	2	inspired by a true story	68
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969)	8	Western, Crime, Drama, Comedy	2	1	1	2	2	2	classic buddy movie	82
Butterfield 8 (1960)	5	Melodrama, Schlock	1	0	0	0	1	0	silly, strictly a vehicle to ogle Liz	32
Cabin in the Woods, The (2011)	8	Thriller, Twist, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	1	2	2	original	82
California Split (1974)	7	Comedy, Drama	2	1	1	1	0	1	lazy, Altman vignette-style buddy pic.	59
Call (2020)	7	Thriller	2	1	1	1	1	1	South Korean	64
Capricorn One (1978)	8	Drama, Thriller	2	1	1	1	0	1	underrated conspiracy film created panic among the sycophantic lying “critics”	64
Captain Fantastic (2016)	6	Melodrama, Comedy	1	1	1	1	1	1	mean-spirited, unrealistic subtle propaganda against folks with an alternative perspective	55
Carpetbaggers, The (1964)	7	Melodrama	2	0	1	1	1	2	silly fluff that doesn’t have the impact it had in the day	64
Casablanca (1942)	7	Melodrama, Propaganda	2	1	2	1	1	1	for the hopeless romantics	68
Cell (2016)	4	Suspense, Thriller	1	0	0	0	0	0	a sorry mess	23
Cell 211 (2009)	6	Prison, Action, Suspense	2	1	1	0	0	1		50
Cellular (2004)	6	Action, Crime	2	0	1	0	0	1	early Chris Evans effort when they were making him into a star	45
Central Station (1998)	8	Drama	2	1	1	1	2	1		73
Charley Varrick (1973)	8	Adventure, Caper, Twist	2	1	1	0	1	2		68
Chef (2014)	7	Comedy, Drama	1	0	1	0	1	1	no surprises in a somewhat tasty feel-good flick	50
Chicago (2002)	8	Crime, Drama, Musical	2	1	2	1	1	2	better than expected, sly wit & social commentary; songs could’ve been more inspired	77
Child's Play (1988) ◦	8	Thriller	2	2	1	1	2	1	good series, worth watching in full despite the Child’s Play 3 dud	77
Child's Play 2 (1990) ◦	6	Horror	2	1	1	0	0	1		50
Child's Play 3 (1991) ◦	4	Horror	1	0	0	0	0	0	disappointing: very poor movie, but at least it has Chucky	23
Bride of Chucky (1998) ◦	8	Horror, Comedy	2	2	2	1	2	1		82
Seed of Chucky (2004) ◦	7	Horror, Comedy	2	2	1	0	1	1	underrated	64
Curse of Chucky (2013) ◦	7	Horror	2	2	1	0	1	1		64
Cult of Chucky (2017) ◦	5	Horror	2	1	0	0	0	0		36
Child's Play (2019)	7	Horror	1	0	0	0	0	1	unnecessary remake	41
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)	7	Adventure,Family, Fantasy	2	1	2	1	1	0	classic that’s too long for children – and adults	64
Circle, The (2017)	4	Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller	1	0	0	0	0	0	disappointing	23
Citizen Kane (1941)	3	Drama, Propaganda	1	0	1	0	0	0	overrated nonsense	23
City Lights (1931)	9	Comedy, Drama, Romance	2	1	2	1	2	2	great silent film, though writer/director/actor Chaplin often overdoes the pathos	86
Clean Up Crew, The (2023)	5	Action, Comedy, Crime	1	0	1	0	0	1		36
Cleopatra Jones (1973)	3	Action, Camp, Fetish	1	0	0	0	0	1		23
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)	9	Sci-Fi	2	1	2	2	1	2		86
Cloud Atlas (2012)	6	Sci-Fi	1	1	2	1	0	0	ambitious but over-reaches	50
Cloverfield (2008)	6	Sci-Fi, Thriller	1	0	0	0	0	1	a real take-it-or-leave-it, watch only if there’s nothing else to watch	36
Cocaine Bear (2023)	6	Comedy, Horror	2	1	1	0	1	1		55
Cocoon (1985)	7	Sci-Fi, Fantasy	1	0	1	0	1	1		50
Coffy (1973)	6	Action, Crime, Revenge, Titillation	2	1	1	0	1	2		59
Coherence (2013)	7	Sci-Fi, Mystery, Suspense	2	1	1	1	1	1	decent little flick, some not completely rational, but clever, ideas	64
Commuter, The (2018)	6	Action, Thriller, Crime	2	1	0	0	0	1		45
Companion (2025)	8	Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Twist	2	1	1	1	1	2	another take on a well-worn theme with enough inspiration and novelty to keep it entertaining	73
Conclave (2024)	7	Drama, Suspense, Mystery	2	1	2	1	1	2	fanciful intrigue in the Vatican	73
Condition Red (1995)	6	Drama, Thriller	2	1	0	0	1	1	passable prison drama	50
Corporation, The (2003)	5	Documentary	1	1	1	1	1	1	despite its truths, it has the wrong mindset and conclusions, and no useful suggestions	50
Crank (2006) •	8	Action, Farce	2	2	1	2	2	2	Cranky is gleeful hardcore lunacy at its best	86
Crank: High Voltage (2009) •	8	Action, Farce	2	2	1	2	2	2	“nothing succeeds like excess” “played to the heights of idiocy”	86
Crash (1996)	6	Drama, Fetish	1	0	1	1	0	0	clinical, Matt Brunson appropriately called it "exploitation chic"	41
Crash (2005)	6	Drama, Crime	1	0	1	0	0	1	wasn’t as bad as I though it’d be, but very forgettable	41
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)	5	Comedy, Drama, Romance	1	0	1	0	0	1	very Asian-style mild dramedy of manners, travelogue, romance	36
Crime Story (1993)	7	Action, Crime	1	1	1	0	0	1		50
Cross of Iron (1977)	7	Drama, War	1	1	1	1	0	1	lots of stuff blowed up real good, disjointed at times	55
Cube (1997)	7	Suspense, Thriller, Mystery	1	1	1	1	1	1	well-executed for a low-budget effort	59
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)	5	Animation, Adventure, Comedy	1	0	1	0	0	0		32
Dances with Wolves (1990)	9	Western	2	1	2	1	1	2		82
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)	8	Adventure, Romance, Fantasy	2	1	1	1	2	2	some clever tricks and twists, particularly in final act, surprise and delight	77
Dead Man (1995)	7	Surrealist, Western	2	1	1	1	0	2	definitely different	64
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)	4	Drama, Revenge	1	0	0	0	0	0	unlikable characters, seems low budget, amateurish	23
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)	8	Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	1	0	2	pretty much what you’d expect given the characters	73
Death and Return of Superman, The (2019)	7	Animation, Fantasy, Action	2	1	1	0	0	1	combines The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen in one feature	55
Deep, The (1977)	4	Adventure, Thriller	1	0	1	0	0	0	routine, uninspired	27
Despicable Me (2010)	7	Animation, Family, Comedy	2	1	1	0	1	1	yes, a little bit trite	59
Destination Moon (1950)	6	Sci-Fi	1	1	2	1	1	1	of historical interest	59
Dinosaur Island (1994)	5	Adventure, Fantasy, Titillation	1	0	1	0	0	1		36
Dirty Harry (1971) ◦	8	Action, Thriller, Police	2	1	1	2	2	2	“Every dirty job that comes along.”	82
Magnum Force (1973) ◦	6	Action, Thriller, Police	2	1	0	0	0	1	very typically seventies movie	45
The Enforcer (1976) ◦	7	Action, Thriller, Police	2	1	0	0	0	1		50
Sudden Impact (1983) ◦	7	Action, Thriller, Police	2	1	1	1	1	2	“Go ahead. Make my day.”	68
The Dead Pool (1988) ◦	5	Action, Thriller, Police	2	0	0	0	0	0	somewhat modernized Harry, lacking that special something	32
District B13 (2004) •	7	Action, Martial Arts	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
District 13: Ultimatum (2009) •	6	Action, Martial Arts	2	0	1	0	0	1		45
Doctor Strangelove (1964)	9	Satire, Suspense, Propaganda	2	2	2	2	2	2	suddenly relevant again?	95
Doctor Zhivago (1965)	5	Romance, Melodrama, War, Epic	1	0	1	0	0	0	unimaginative and lacks curiosity; dull, unlikable lead	32
Dogma (1999)	4	Comedy	1	0	0	0	0	1		27
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)	7	Comedy, Drama, Biography	2	1	1	0	1	1	Murphy back in form in this Rudy Ray Moore biopic	59
Dollman (1991)	4	Camp, Sci-Fi	1	0	0	1	1	1	got to give credit for the attempt	36
Doomsday Machine, The (1972)	3	Sci-Fi	0	0	0	0	0	0		14
Don’t Breathe (2016)	7	Suspense, Thriller, Crime, Shock	2	1	1	1	2	2	and don’t swallow	73
Don't Look Now (1973)	4	Thriller	0	0	1	0	0	1	too “artsy” yawner	27
Double, The (2013)	8	Satire, Surrealist	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Double Indemnity (1944)	8	Crime, Drama, Noir	2	1	2	2	1	2	sets a high standard for the genre	82
Down by Law (1986)	6	Prison, Drama, Comedy	1	0	1	1	1	0	quirky arthouse film, often descends to dullness	45
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)	8	Drama	2	1	2	1	1	1	tidy conclusion that should please long-time viewers	73
Dredd (2012)	7	Action, Sci-Fi	2	1	1	0	0	2		59
Drive (1997)	7	Action, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi, Comedy	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Drive (2011)	7	Action	2	0	1	0	0	1	remake or ripoff of The Driver (1978)	50
Driver, The (1978)	7	Crime, Drama	2	0	1	0	0	1		50
Duck Soup (1933)	4	Comedy, Slapstick	1	1	0	0	0	0	What crap! Mirror routine only good part. Laughing at us, not with us.	27
Dumbo (1941)	7	Animation, Family	1	0	1	1	1	1	typical Disney fare, somewhat maudlin and overrated	55
Dune: Part I (2021) ◦	5	Sci-Fi	1	0	2	1	0	0	don’t know what all the fuss is about; watered down tedium	41
Dune: Part II (2024) ◦	5	Sci-Fi	1	0	2	1	0	0	if you want a sandworm story, Tremors is better	41
E.T. - The Extraterrestrial (1982)	10	Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Family	2	1	2	2	1	2	undeniable classic	91
Easy Rider (1969)	7	Drama, Crime	1	1	0	2	1	0	plotless stoner road movie, of its era, not so compelling these days	55
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)	9	Action, Sci-Fi	2	2	2	1	2	2	epic and fresh Science Fiction	91
Eenie Meanie (2025)	6	Action, Drama, Heist	1	1	1	0	0	1	yet another very implausible getaway driver film	45
Eighth Grade (2018)	7	Comedy, Drama	2	0	1	0	1	1	good lead performance; film calls into question the odd need to kowtow & pander to children	55
El Mariachi (1992)	4	Action	1	0	1	0	0	0	good… for a first effort on a $7000 budget	27
Elite Squad (2007) •	7	Action, Crime, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2	semi-fictional tale of Special Police Operations Battalion of Rio, Brazil	68
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) •	8	Action, Crime, Drama	2	1	1	2	1	2	the director is somewhat of a hero for making this film, deserves its awards	77
Entourage (2015)	5	Comedy, Melodrama	1	0	1	0	0	0	unimaginative extension of the watchable series doesn’t play well on the big screen	32
Eraserhead (1977)	8	Shock, Disturbing, Surrealist, Horror	1	1	2	2	2	2	a challenging picture	82
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)	10	Sci-Fi, Romance	2	1	2	2	1	2	this picture is a triumph	91
Event Horizon (1997)	5	Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller	1	0	1	0	0	0	stylish but pointless bore	32
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)	8	Slapstick, Action, Fight	2	1	1	1	2	2	underrated, not meant to be Shakespeare	77
Evil Dead (2013)	5	Horror	1	1	1	0	0	1		41
Evil Dead, The (1981) ◦	7	Horror, Farce	2	1	1	1	1	1	cult classic	64
Evil Dead 2 (1987) ◦	7	Horror, Farce	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Army of Darkness (1992) ◦	7	Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy	2	1	1	1	1	1	offbeat	64
Ex Machina (2015)	7	Sci-Fi, Thriller	2	1	2	0	0	2	fantasy story has been told many times in different ways	64
Exorcist, The (1973)	8	Shock, Horror	2	1	1	2	2	2		82
Extraction (2020) •	8	Action	2	1	1	1	1	2	pleasant surprise that should be old hat, but somehow Hemsworth & director make it fresh	73
Extraction II (2023) •	4	Action	1	0	0	0	0	1	Why did they restructure and bugger this up so bad after the previous one?	27
F1 The Movie (2025)	7	Sports Racing, Action, Drama	1	1	1	1	1	1	racing sequences good, but this Pitt stop lasts far too long, heh; lose the Brigitte Macron crone	59
F9 (2021)	2	Action, Farce	0	0	1	0	0	0	an embarrassment, easily among the worst movies of all time	14
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)	7	Sci-Fi, Drama	1	1	1	1	1	1	very dated, a bit goofy at times, but a game try at adapting Bradbury’s book	59
Fanny & Alexander (1982)	7	Drama	1	1	2	1	1	1	rich sets, but this sort of art-house movie doesn’t appeal to everyone	64
Fantasia (1940)	5	Animation, Fantasy, Propaganda	1	0	1	1	1	0	watchable only for some segments	41
Fantastic Four, The (1994)	6	Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure	1	0	0	0	0	1	low budget but not atrocious, this “ashcan” was rushed out only to maintain production rights	36
Fantastic Four, The: First Steps (2025)	4	Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure	1	0	1	0	0	0	From what Buggerville did they dredge up this dysgenic crew? Galactus isn’t a stumblebum.	27
Fargo (1996)	9	Crime, Drama	2	1	1	2	2	2		86
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)	7	Action, Adventure, Comedy	2	1	1	0	0	1	cartoonish; goes overboard on the quips and rivalry	55
Faster (2010)	6	Action	1	1	0	0	0	1		41
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966)	7	Comedy, Exploitation, Camp	2	1	1	0	1	1		59
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)	4	Comedy	1	0	1	1	0	0	peculiar feature without substance	32
Ferrari (2023)	7	Biography, Drama	1	1	1	1	0	1	fake biopic lacking in heart, soul, inertia, so everything a race car shouldn’t be	55
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)	6	Musical	1	0	1	0	0	0		36
Fight Club (1999)	9	Suspense, Drama, Satire	2	2	2	1	2	2		91
Fist of Legend (1994)	7	Action, Martial Arts	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Fitzwilly (1967)	4	Caper, Comedy	1	0	1	0	1	0		32
Fix, The (2024)	6	Action, Sci-Fi	1	0	1	0	0	1	dull, unrealistic, silly grl pwr flick	41
Flight of the Navigator (1986)	6	Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure	1	1	1	1	0	0	aimed directly for children	45
Florida Project, The (2017)	8	Drama	2	1	1	2	1	2		77
Forbidden Planet (1956)	9	Sci-Fi	2	2	2	2	2	2	wonderful, classic Sci-Fi adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest	95
Ford v Ferrari (2019)	9	Biography	2	1	1	0	1	1		68
Formula 51 (2001)	4	Action, Comedy	1	0	0	0	0	0	a.k.a.: “The 51st State”	23
Founder, The (2016)	7	Biography	2	1	1	0	1	1		59
Foxcatcher (2015)	8	Biography, Drama, Suspense	2	1	1	1	2	2	outstanding performance by Steve Carell	77
Foxy Brown (1974)	7	Action, Exploitation, Camp, Fetish	2	2	0	0	1	1		59
Freaky Friday (2003)	6	Fantasy, Comedy	1	1	1	0	1	1		50
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)	7	Action, Crime, Horror	2	1	1	1	1	2	interesting genre-mixer most notable for Salma Hayek’s dance	68
From Paris With Love (2010)	7	Action, Crime, Thriller	2	1	1	0	0	2		59
Gambit (1966)	8	Twist, Caper	2	2	1	1	1	2		77
Gambit (2012)	5	Twist, Caper, Comedy	2	0	0	0	0	1	remake; even after reading a plot summary I barely remember it	36
Gardener, The (2025)	5	Comedy, Action	1	0	1	0	0	1	formulaic	36
Gaslight (1944)	6	Suspense, Drama	1	1	1	1	1	1	dated, but a saucy Angela Lansbury perks things up a bit	55
Gattaca (1997)	8	Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Romance	2	2	1	1	2	2	remarkable and memorable movie that goes somewhat unappreciated	82
Get Out (2017)	9	Horror, Satire, Twist	2	1	2	1	2	2		86
Get the Gringo (2012)	8	Action, Crime, Prison	2	1	2	1	0	2		73
Getaway, The (1972)	7	Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance	2	1	1	1	0	1		59
Getaway, The (1994)	8	Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance	2	2	1	0	2	2	underrated remake of the 1972 McQueen/MacGraw film, far surpassing the original	77
Ghost of Peter Sellers, The (2018)	7	Documentary	2	1	1	1	1	2	could be a little more dynamic but it certainly hits emotionally	68
Giant (1956)	7	Drama, Epic	2	1	1	1	1	1	race-bait classic that surprises with some sly comedy, but nevertheless best watched at 2X speed	64
Girl on the Third Floor (2019)	7	Horror, Suspense	2	1	2	0	1	1	especially good if you’re a Phil Brooks (“CM Punk”) fan, weak ending	64
Girl Vs. Monster (2012)	3	Family, Adventure, Fantasy	1	0	0	0	0	0		18
Gladiator (2000)	7	Action, Adventure	2	1	2	1	1	1	good but doesn’t quite deliver epic status	68
Godfather, The (1972) •	10	Crime, Drama, Epic	2	2	2	2	2	2	classic crime picture	100
Godfather, The Part II (1974) •	10	Crime, Drama, Epic	2	2	2	2	2	2		100
Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1980)	7	Slapstick, Family, Comedy	2	1	2	1	1	1	pleasant surprise	68
Godzilla Minus One (2023)	8	Sci-Fi	2	1	1	1	0	1	yet another Godzilla movie, a good watch but hardly the masterpiece some claim	64
Goin' South (1978)	6	Comedy, Western	1	0	1	0	1	1	didn’t mind Nicholson’s mugging for the camera, but no real substance here	45
Golden Spider City (2022)	4	Action, Fantasy, Adventure	1	0	1	0	0	0		27
Gone Girl (2014)	8	Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller	2	1	1	1	1	1		68
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)	6	Action, Crime	2	1	0	1	1	1	admirable for the sheer craziness of the chase scenes and big hair	55
Gone with the Wind (1939)	10	Epic, Melodrama, Historical	2	2	2	1	2	1	one of the all-time greats	91
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The (1967)	9	Western, War, Adventure, Epic	2	2	2	2	2	1	can get slow at times, but a classic	91
Grand Piano (2013)	7	Drama, Suspense	2	1	1	1	1	1	wacky stuff that somehow manages to sustain an entertaining story	64
Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)	9	Drama, Propaganda	2	1	1	1	2	2	one of the few “classics” that is so; unfortunate puffery for socialist federal govt. though	82
Great Escape, The (1963)	8	Adventure, Suspense, Drama, War	2	1	2	1	1	2		77
Great Impostor, The (1960)	7	Biography	2	1	1	0	1	2	fictionalized account of antics of skillful imposter Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.	64
Great Train Robbery, The (1978)	7	Drama, Caper, Historical	2	1	1	1	1	2	slow-paced but never boring	68
Grey, The (2011)	5	Drama, Action, Adventure	1	0	1	0	0	1		36
Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) •	8	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	2	2	1	1	2		82
Guardians of the Galaxy V. 2 (2017) •	7	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	1	0	1		64
Guardians of the Galaxy V. 3 (2023) •	7	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	0	1	1		64
Guest, The (2014)	5	Action, Thriller	1	0	1	0	0	1		36
Gunn (1967)	5	Crime, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1		36
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017)	4	Horror, Camp, Titillation	1	1	0	0	0	1	satire or knock-off of Saw (2004) & Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966)	32
Hanna (2011)	4	Action, Adventure	1	0	1	0	0	1	another entry from the woke Eurotrash school of tedium	32
Harold and Maude (1971)	7	Black Comedy, Disturbing, Fetish	2	0	1	1	1	1		59
Harry Brown (2009)	7	Thriller, Crime, Revenge	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Hateful Eight, The (2015)	9	Crime, Suspense, Western	2	1	2	1	2	2	well-crafted	86
Heathers (1989)	6	Black Comedy	1	0	1	1	0	1	overrated	45
Hell Night (1981)	6	Horror, Suspense	1	1	0	0	1	1		45
Her (2013)	6	Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama	1	1	1	1	0	1	not bad, but bit of a slog	50
High-Rise (2015)	4	Sci-Fi, Drama	1	0	1	0	1	0	disappointingly failed concept	32
High Sierra (1941)	8	Crime, Drama, Film Noir	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Hired Gun, The (1975)	5	Crime, Drama	1	1	0	0	0	1		36
His Girl Friday (1940)	2	Propaganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	cheap, absurd and wildly overrated	9
Hit Man (2024)	8	Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance	2	1	1	1	1	2	good lead performance	73
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)	6	Sci-Fi, Comedy	1	1	2	1	0	0	nice sets/graphic design but otherwise needs polish	50
Hobbit, The: An Unexpected Journey (2012)	7	Fantasy, Adventure	1	1	2	1	0	1	tedious, soured me on seeing any sequels	59
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)	6	Grindhouse	1	1	1	0	0	1	low-budget, teased as a fake trailer in Grindhouse (2007)	45
Host, The (2006)	8	Monster Horror, Comedy	2	1	1	2	1	1	great monster in an entertaining production	73
Hot Fuzz (2007)	7	Comedy, Action, Farce, Police	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Hot Spot, The (1990)	8	Thriller, Crime, Romance	2	1	1	0	1	2		68
House of Dark Shadows (1970)	5	Suspense, Drama, Horror	1	0	0	0	0	0		27
How Green Was My Valley (1941)	8	Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2	another pleasant surprise, considering the era	73
Hud (1963)	10	Western, Drama, Epic	2	2	2	1	2	2	classic masterwork	95
Hudson Hawk (1991)	4	Action, Farce	1	0	0	1	0	0	does not play to Willis’ strengths	27
Hunt for Red October, The (1990)	8	Action, Adventure, Thriller	2	1	2	1	1	2		77
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)	7	Comedy, Adventure	2	1	1	1	1	2		68
I Am Cuba (1964)	6	Propaganda, Drama	1	0	2	1	1	1	technically proficient, best watched at double speed	55
I Came By (2022)	6	Thriller	2	0	1	0	1	1		50
Icarus (2017)	8	Documentary	2	1	1	1	0	1	sports doping shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone	64
Imitation of Life (1959)	6	Melodrama	1	0	1	1	0	1		45
In Bruges(2008)	7	Drama, Comedy, Crime	2	1	0	1	1	2		64
In the Mood for Love (2000)	6	Drama, Romance	0	0	1	0	0	0	Chinese film not to my taste but popular with those who like the genre	32
In the Name of the Father (1993)	7	Biography, Drama	2	1	1	0	1	1		59
Inception (2010)	9	Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller	2	2	2	2	1	2	fantastic movie, stunning and original	91
Incredibles, The (2004) •	8	Animation, Action, Comedy	2	2	1	2	1	2		82
Incredibles 2 (2018) •	7	Animation, Action, Comedy	2	1	1	2	1	2		73
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)	7	Action, Adventure	1	1	1	0	0	1	not too terrible, except for the hag, blah final act	50
Injustice (2021)	2	Animation, Action	1	0	0	0	0	0	dopey, trite, misguided and poorly executed	14
Interzone (1987)	3	Sci-Fi, Camp	1	0	0	0	0	0		18
Irishman, The (2019)	6	Drama, Crime, Biography	1	0	1	0	1	1	overrated, another fake bio. – different story from that in the movie, Hoffa (1992)	45
Iron Giant, The (1999)	7	Animation, Family, Adventure	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon (2015)	5	Action, Martial Arts, Titillation	2	1	0	0	0	1		41
Ishtar (1987)	4	Comedy	1	1	1	0	0	1	shaky attempt to play off the old “Road to…” movies of Hope, Crosby & Lamour	36
It Happened One Night (1934)	8	Comedy, Romance	2	1	1	1	1	2	not half bad rom-com adventure	73
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)	5	Drama, Family, Fantasy	1	1	1	0	0	0	overrated – too simplistic and unrealistic – seems derivative of A Christmas Carol	36
JCVD (2008)	7	Comedy, Crime, Drama, Action	2	1	1	1	1	2	unusual change of pace for Van Damme	68
JFK (1991)	9	History, Drama	2	2	2	1	2	2	doesn't solve anything, but amazingly evocative	91
Jack Reacher (2012) ◦	7	Action, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	Where do they come up with these names? Doesn't break any new ground, that’s for sure.	45
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) ◦	7	Action, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1		45
Jacob's Ladder (1990)	5	Disturbing, Mystery, Thriller, Horror	1	0	1	1	0	1		41
Jaws (1975)	10	Suspense, Horror, Adventure	2	1	2	2	2	2	modern classic	95
Jerry Maguire (1996)	6	Comedy, Romance	1	0	1	1	1	1	inexplicably overrated scatterbrained melodrama	50
John Carter (2012)	8	Adventure, Fantasy, Action	2	1	2	1	1	1	underrated; historically important & influential concept invented by E. R. Burroughs in 1912	73
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)	4	Action	1	0	0	1	0	0	intolerable, an insult to movie fans	27
Joker (2019)	6	Crime, Drama, Fantasy	1	1	1	0	0	1	thought I was watching some other old DeNiro movies	45
Joker Is Wild, The (1957)	7	Biography	2	1	1	0	1	1	somewhat downbeat story of singer/comedian Joe E. Lewis	59
Jones Plantation (2023)	8	Drama	2	2	1	2	1	2	independent film; allegory about enslavement, particularly of the mind	82
Jupiter Ascending (2015)	5	Adventure, Sci-Fi	1	0	1	0	1	1	“Cinderella… in space”	41
Justice League vs the Fatal Five (2019)	7	Adventure, Animation, Fantasy	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One (2024) •	6	Adventure, Animation, Fantasy	2	1	1	0	0	1	doesn't work somehow; grandiose but no suspense; lacks drive & an emotional connection	50
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two (2024) •	5	Adventure, Animation, Fantasy	1	1	0	0	0	0	Where was Darkseid in all this?	32
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three (2024) •	4	Adventure, Animation, Fantasy	1	1	0	0	0	0	typical inconsistent, disrespectful, contemptuous money-grubbing DC nonsense	27
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)	8	Adventure, Animation, Fantasy	2	1	1	0	0	1		59
Justice Society: World War II (2021)	6	Animation, Action, War, Propaganda	1	0	0	0	0	1		36
Kentucky Fried Movie, The (1977)	5	Comedy, Farce, Titillation	2	1	0	0	0	0	gratuitous nudity helps this dated skit comedy	36
Killer, The (2024)	5	Action	1	0	1	0	0	1		36
Killers, The (1946)	7	Crime, Drama	2	1	1	1	2	1		68
Killing, The (1956)	8	Crime, Drama	2	1	2	2	1	2	smooth and efficient	82
King’s Speech, The (2010)	8	History, Drama	2	0	2	0	1	1	predictable story but good performances	64
Knowing (2009)	4	Sci-Fi, Mystery, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	good one to avoid if possible	32
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	9	Martial Arts, Comedy, Fantasy	2	2	2	2	2	2	plenty of surprises in what’s simply a great movie	95
L.A. Story (1991)	8	Fantasy, Comedy, Romance	2	2	2	2	1	1	ingenious, highly original	82
Lady from Shanghai, The (1947)	7	Crime, Drama, Film Noir	2	1	1	1	1	1	has its moments; not bad for a Welles film	64
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)	5	Biography, Drama	2	0	1	0	0	1	lacks depth	41
Last Action Hero (1993)	7	Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Satire	2	1	1	1	1	1	underrated but could use a few tweaks	64
Last American Hero, The (1973)	6	Action, Drama	2	0	1	1	0	2	Southern boy makes good on the racing circuit	55
Last Tango in Paris (1972)	7	Titillation, Drama, Moody Romance	2	1	1	1	1	1	controversial, obviously not for everyone	64
Lavender Hill Mob, The (1951)	7	Comedy, Caper	2	1	1	1	1	1	a little weak on the “comedy” aspect	64
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	8	Biography, History, Epic	2	1	2	1	0	1	yes, yes, magnificent, blah, blah, but I learned nothing of Lawrence or history from this	68
Le Samouraï (1967)	6	Crime, Drama	1	0	1	1	0	1	dull as dishwater	45
Leap of Faith (1992)	5	Comedy, Drama	1	0	1	0	1	1	shouldn’t have been made without a thorough rewrite to give it some bite	41
Legend of Drunken Master, The (1994)	8	Martial Arts, Comedy	2	2	1	0	0	1		64
Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)	6	Animation, Action, Adventure	2	1	1	0	0	1		50
Lego Movie, The (2014)	8	Adventure, Animation, Family	2	1	1	1	1	1	not treading any new ground here except for the Lego aspect, but fun	68
Life of Chuck, The (2025)	7	Drama, Fantasy	2	0	2	1	1	1	Chuck has multitudes in him	64
Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)	7	Drama, Biography	1	0	1	0	0	1	yeah, not an accurate bio, so what’s the point except false glorification?	45
Liquid Sky (1982)	4	Sci-Fi, Surrealist	0	0	0	1	0	0	indy, experimental drivel	23
Little Women (1933)	6	Melodrama	1	1	1	1	0	1	typical ‘30s borefest that doesn’t hold up from a modern perspective	50
Lives of Others, The (2006)	8	History, Drama, Suspense	2	1	2	1	1	2	important movie	77
Living with Chucky (2023)	7	Documentary	2	1	1	0	1	1	about Chucky the killer doll from the “Child’s Play” series	59
Lolita (1962)	7	Comedy, Drama, Romance	1	0	1	1	1	1	comedy of morals better than you’d expect for its day, but doesn’t always ring true	55
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)	6	Martial Arts, Camp, Western	1	1	0	0	0	1		41
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) ◦	10	Fantasy, Adventure, Epic	2	1	2	2	2	2	modern classic	95
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, The (2002) ◦	10	Fantasy, Adventure, Epic	2	1	2	2	2	2		95
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, The (2003) ◦	10	Fantasy, Adventure, Epic	2	1	2	2	2	2		95
Lost in Space (1998)	5	Adventure, Sci-Fi	1	0	1	0	0	0		32
Love and Monsters (2020)	7	Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi	2	1	1	1	0	2		64
Lust, Caution (2007)	8	Thriller, History, Drama	1	1	2	1	1	1	tense, slow burn	68
MacGruber (2010)	3	Action, Comedy, Farce	1	0	0	0	0	0	No. Predictable, misguided, falls flat.	18
Machete (2010) •	7	Grindhouse, Titillation	2	1	1	0	1	2	just a fun bloodbath	64
Machete Kills (2013) •	7	Grindhouse, Titillation	2	1	1	0	1	2	waiting for, Machete Kills Again... In Space. What’s the ^*@#$ hold-up?	64
Machine, The (2023)	5	Action, Comedy	1	0	1	0	1	1	self-aggrandizing nonsense using a pattern that’s been done scores of times before	41
Man from Nowhere, The (2010)	7	Action, Crime	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Man on the Moon (1999)	9	Biography	2	1	1	0	2	2	award-worthy performance by Jim Carrey	77
Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)	6	Sci-Fi	1	0	1	0	1	1	over-the-top weirdness overlaid on a routine “innocent stranger” story	45
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)	8	Western	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)	9	Adventure	2	2	2	1	1	2		86
Mandy (2018)	4	Grindhouse, Revenge, Surrealist	1	0	0	1	0	1		32
Many Saints of Newark, The (2021)	7	Crime, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	a bit pointless, some bad execution, but not that bad, but I’m a sucker for period pieces	45
Maria Full of Grace (2004)	7	Drama	2	0	1	1	1	1	grounded and stark	59
Marksman, The (2021)	6	Action, Adventure	1	1	1	0	0	1	road trip movie reminiscent of No Country for Old Men, but a little bit tired	45
Marnie (1964)	6	Melodrama, Psychological Thriller	2	1	0	1	1	1	good performances, but needs something extra, and a bigger budget	55
Mary Poppins (1964)	7	Classic, Family, Musical, Fantasy	1	1	1	1	1	1	needs a bit of editing	59
Matrix, The (1999) •	10	Adventure, Sci-Fi, Martial Arts	2	2	2	2	2	2	modern escapist classic	100
Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) •	9	Adventure, Sci-Fi, Martial Arts	2	2	2	1	2	2		91
Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) •	7	Adventure, Sci-Fi, Martial Arts	2	1	1	1	1	1	wearing out its welcome at this point	64
Maximum Overdrive (1986)	5	Sci-Fi, Camp	1	1	1	0	1	1	Whaaa? Not quite as bad as they say, similar in concept to Tremors or Friday the 13th	45
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)	6	revisionist Western	1	0	1	1	1	1		50
Mean Girls (2004)	8	Teen Comedy	2	2	1	1	1	2	pleasant surprise	77
Medium Cool (1970)	7	Drama	1	1	1	1	0	1	cinéma vérité-style combining fictional and non-fictional content, a bit aimless	55
Meet John Doe (1941)	4	Comedy, Drama, Romance	1	0	0	0	0	1	unbelievable, cloying, mawkish schmaltz from Frank Capra	27
Megalopolis (2024)	5	Fantasy	1	0	2	1	1	0	visually interesting; riffs on Metropolis, Atlas Shrugged; probably too personal an effort; bad acting	45
M3GAN (2023) ◦	6	Sci-Fi, Thriller	2	1	1	0	1	2	mash-up of Terminator, Child’s Play & Westworld, but still compelling	59
M3GAN 2.0 (2025) ◦	8	Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy	2	1	1	1	1	2	fun movie with a sassy M3GAN	73
Melvin and Howard (1980)	8	Comedy, Drama	2	1	1	0	0	1		59
Memento (2000)	8	Mystery, Thriller	2	1	2	2	0	2		77
Memory (2021)	3	Action, Farce	1	0	0	0	0	1	yet another Liam Neeson tough-guy flick, by now scraping the bottom of the barrel	23
Meteor (1979)	3	Sci-Fi, Drama, Disaster	0	0	0	0	0	0	painful, even Connery couldn’t rescue this one	14
Metropolis (1927)	10	Sci-Fi	2	1	2	2	2	2	iconic, epic work of art	95
Midnight Special (2016)	6	Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller	1	0	1	0	0	1	Dopey, didn’t do anything for me. Isn’t this just Knowing, or Close Encounters or Firestarter?	41
Minority Report (2002)	5	Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery	1	1	1	1	0	1	somewhat boring and aimless	45
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)	7	Fantasy, Adventure	1	1	1	1	0	1	creative but a bit slow	55
Mission: Impossible (1996) ◦	5	Action, Adventure	1	1	2	0	0	1	the real Jim Phelps was no sell-out.	45
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) ◦	8	Action, Adventure	2	1	1	1	0	2	improbable but not half bad	68
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) ◦	7	Action, Adventure	2	1	2	0	0	1	stunt-driven (great stunts); story and character interaction mishandled, preposterous	59
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) ◦	6	Action, Adventure	1	0	1	0	0	1	not remotely grounded in reality	41
Modern Times (1936)	10	Comedy, Slapstick, Satire	2	2	2	2	1	2	classic Chaplin comedy masterpiece	95
Moneyball (2011)	8	Sports, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Monkey, The (2025)	7	Horror, Black Comedy	2	1	1	1	0	1		59
Mortal Engines (2018)	7	Sci-Fi, Adventure	1	1	2	2	1	1	started off so well, but story fizzled	68
Most Beautiful Wife, The (1970)	7	Crime, Drama	1	1	1	0	1	1		55
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)	5	Comedy, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	typical 70s “see if it flies” hogwash	36
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)	5	Drama, Propaganda	1	0	1	1	1	1	vastly overrated, unrealistic… oh, right, it’s Frank Capra again	45
Mulholland Drive (2001)	9	Mystery, Suspense	2	2	2	1	2	2	surreal and dreamy, sometimes bizarre, and an artistic vision from David Lynch	91
My Fair Lady (1964)	8	Comedy, Musical	2	1	2	1	1	1	elaborate production; surprisingly, not half-bad, though needs a lot of tightening	73
My Left Foot (1989)	9	Biography	2	1	1	1	2	2	monumental, award-winning performance by Daniel Day-Lewis	82
My Son Hunter (2022)	6	Biography, Satire	1	0	1	1	0	1	disappointing whitewash	45
Naked Gun, The (2025)	8	Comedy, Satire	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Nashville (1975)	5	Musical, Drama	1	0	1	1	0	0	vastly overrated	36
Natural, The (1984)	7	Sports, Drama	2	0	0	0	0	1		45
Network (1976)	8	Drama, Satire	2	1	1	1	1	1	timeless message but somewhat dated presentation	68
NeverEnding Story, The (1984)	5	Adventure, Family, Fantasy	1	1	1	1	0	1	strictly a children’s show; will try patience of adults	45
Nice Guys, The (2016)	6	Buddy Comedy, Crime, Action	2	1	1	0	0	1	one of those trying-to-be-slick type shows that stumbles through to a predictable end	50
Night of the Tommyknockers (2022)	4	Western, Horror	1	0	0	0	0	0	WTH is this? Someone’s garage project lacking in almost all aspects of film-making.	23
Nightmare Alley (2021)	7	Drama, Thriller, Crime	2	0	1	2	1	1		64
No Holds Barred (1989)	2	Sports, Action	1	0	0	0	0	0		14
No Man's Land (1987)	5	Drama, Crime	1	0	1	0	0	1	Yep, cheesy as bugger.	36
No Way Out (1987)	6	Thriller	1	1	0	0	0	0	remake of The Big Clock (1948)	36
Nobody (2021)	8	Action, Suspense	2	1	1	0	0	2	fun, but derivative of John Wick (2014) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)	64
Nobody 2 (2025)	7	Action, Crime	2	0	1	0	0	2	unoriginal but mostly entertaining	55
North by Northwest (1959)	9	Adventure, Mystery, Suspense	2	2	2	1	2	2	probably Hitchcock’s best	91
North Sea Hijack (1980)	6	Adventure	2	0	0	0	1	1	Roger Moore picture, also titled “ffolkes”	45
Northman, The (2022)	4	Adventure, Action	1	0	1	0	0	0		27
Notorious (1946)	5	Drama, Propaganda, Suspense	1	0	1	0	0	1	implausible, shameless, overrated nonsense	36
Now, Voyager (1942)	8	Romance, Melodrama	2	1	1	0	0	2		64
Oblivion (2013)	7	Sci-Fi	1	1	2	0	0	1	looks good but needs a better storyline	55
Office Space (1999)	7	Comedy	1	0	1	0	1	1		50
Old Guard, The (2020)	7	Fantasy, Action, Adventure	1	1	1	0	0	1	not quite as bad as you’d think, with Grrl Bozz Charlize a-resurrectin’ a-kickin’ and a-slashin’	50
On the Waterfront (1954)	8	Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2	film is somewhat dated at this point, Brando’s performance does hold attention	73
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)	5	Crime, Drama	1	1	1	1	0	1		45
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)	7	Action, Martial Arts	1	1	0	0	0	0		41
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)	9	Drama, Fantasy	2	2	1	1	2	2		86
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)	9	Drama, Black Comedy	2	1	1	1	2	2	biting critique	82
Ordinary People (1980)	7	Drama, Propaganda	2	0	1	1	1	1	good performances from Sutherland and Moore; ending quite moving; some scripting flaws	59
Outfit, The (1973)	7	Crime, Drama, Caper	2	1	1	1	0	2	Good show. Though at times comes off with a TV/Mannix vibe, mostly has a real authenticity.	64
Paddington (2014)	8	Family, Comedy, Adventure	2	1	2	1	1	1		73
Paddington 2 (2017)	8	Family, Comedy, Adventure	2	1	2	1	1	1		73
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)	6	Fantasy, Melodrama	1	1	2	1	1	1	some outstanding visuals & creativity but a vicious bent that speaks to some ulterior motive	59
Paper Moon (1973)	8	Comedy, Caper	2	1	1	1	1	2	award-winning performance by Tatum O’Neal	73
Papillon (1973)	8	Biography, Adventure, Prison Drama	2	1	1	2	2	2		82
Paprika (1991)	6	Erotic, Drama	2	2	1	0	1	1		59
Paprika (2006)	7	Anime, Fantasy	2	0	2	1	0	1	some fantastic artwork & design	59
Parasite (2019)	10	Comedy, Disturbing, Twist	2	1	2	2	2	2		95
Parents (1989)	8	Suspense, Comedy, Satire	2	1	1	2	1	2	real movie-making: evocative, good acting, transports you	77
Pather Panchali (1955)	7	Drama	1	0	1	1	1	1	okay, but let’s not get carried away now	55
Patton (1970)	9	War, Biography, History, Drama	2	1	2	1	2	2		86
Pelican Brief, The (1993)	5	Mystery, Thriller	1	0	0	0	0	1		32
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)	5	Drama, Romance	1	0	1	0	0	0	bewildering fantasy; contrived, nothing of value to impart; terrible acting, except young sister	32
Planet of the Apes (1968)	9	Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	2	1	2	Way better than expected. “Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!”	86
Player, The (1992)	8	Comedy, Satire	2	1	1	1	1	1		68
Point Blank (1967)	8	Action, Crime	2	2	1	1	1	1	somewhat dreamy or surreal which slows it down but great ‘60s feel	73
Pootie Tang (2001)	3	Farce, Satire	1	0	0	0	0	0	makes more sense if they deliberately set out to annoy people	18
Predestination (2014)	7	Sci-Fi, Mystery, Romance, Twist	2	0	1	1	0	1	inspired treatment of the Heinlein original story, but pretty, pretty far-fetched	55
Prize of Peril, The (1983)	6	Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Black Comedy	2	0	1	0	1	1	original from which The Running Man was copied	50
Project X (1968)	4	Sci-Fi	1	0	0	0	0	0		23
Project X (2012)	2	Teen Comedy	1	0	0	0	0	0		14
Psycho (1960)	9	Suspense, Drama, Thriller	2	1	1	1	2	2	Hitchcock didn't really have a great ending that this deserved	82
Pulp Fiction (1994)	9	Drama, Thriller, Crime, Shock	2	2	1	2	2	2		91
Pumping Iron (1977)	7	Biography, Bodybuilding	2	1	1	1	1	2		68
Raging Bull (1980)	9	Biography, Drama	2	1	2	1	2	2	this Scorsese fella knows how to put together a movie	86
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	9	Action, Adventure	2	2	2	1	2	2		91
Rain Man (1988)	9	Drama	2	1	1	1	2	2	surprise casting sure worked in this film, deservedly a big hit	82
Raising Arizona (1987)	7	Comedy, Crime	2	1	1	1	1	2		68
Ratatouille (2007)	9	Animation, Family, Comedy	2	1	1	1	1	2		77
Rear Window (1954)	7	Mystery, Suspense	1	1	1	0	1	1	decent, but overrated, could be a TV movie of the week	55
Rebecca (1940)	7	Mystery, Suspense	1	0	1	0	1	1	amusing, if you can tolerate the goofiness, and Olivier, who must be an acquired taste	50
Recoil (2011)	6	Violence, Action, Revenge	2	2	0	0	0	1		50
Red Dawn (1984)	6	Adventure	2	1	0	0	1	1		50
Redemption (2013)	7	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller	2	1	1	0	0	1	a.k.a.: “Hummingbird”	55
Reefer Madness (1936)	2	Propaganda	1	0	0	0	0	0	so bad it’s good, then back to bad again	14
Repo Man (1984)	6	Sci-Fi	1	1	1	1	0	1	meandering, cultish	50
Return to the Batcave (2003)	7	Comedy, Nostalgia, Biography	2	1	1	0	1	2	full name: “Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt”	64
Revenge (2017)	3	Farce, Suspense, Thriller	1	0	1	0	0	1	notable for cinematography but otherwise hot garbage	27
Riff Raff (2025)	7	Comedy, Crime, Drama, Suspense	2	1	1	1	1	1	low-key original	64
Rififi (1955)	8	Crime, Caper	2	1	1	2	1	2	pretty good for an old pic; the blueprint for a torrent of heist movies that follow	77
Rob1n (2025)	6	Sci-Fi, Thriller	1	1	1	0	0	1	another bad robot movie, but no M3gan	45
Rock, The (1996)	7	Action, Adventure	2	1	1	0	2	1		64
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)	7	Fantasy, Comedy, Musical, Farce	2	0	0	1	2	1	quirky old stoner pic, notable for Tim Curry’s great performance and singing	59
Romancing the Stone (1984)	6	Fantasy, Adventure, Romance	1	0	1	0	0	1		41
Rome, Open City (1945)	5	War, Melodrama, Propaganda	1	0	0	1	1	1		41
Route Irish (2010)	5	Action, Drama, War	1	0	0	0	0	0		27
Run All Night (2015)	4	Action, Crime, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	probably better to run in the other direction; nothing you haven’t seen before	32
Run Lola Run (1998)	7	Action, Crime, Drama	1	1	1	1	0	1	can get tedious but a somewhat clever idea	55
Running Scared (2006)	5	Action, Crime, Drama	2	0	1	0	0	2	my goodness, no shame, it seems Run All Night (2015) copied the formula from this one	45
Sandlot, The (1993)	8	Family, Comedy, Drama	2	1	1	0	1	2	nostalgic and sentimental	68
Savage Streets (1984)	7	Action, Revenge, Camp	2	1	0	0	1	1	enjoyably trashy Linda Blair movie	55
Scarecrow (1973)	7	Drama	1	1	1	1	1	1	70s buddy picture	59
Scorched Earth (2018)	4	Sci-Fi, Action	1	0	0	0	0	0	insipid	23
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)	6	Teen Comedy, Action, Fantasy	1	1	1	1	0	1		50
Scream (2022)	6	Horror, Suspense	1	0	1	0	0	1	ho-hum, nothing new here	41
Searchers, The (1956)	6	Western, Drama, Epic	1	0	2	1	1	0	unusually boring for such a beautifully filmed picture	50
Seconds (1966)	8	Sci-Fi, Thriller	2	1	1	1	1	1	intriguing, could be more compelling	68
Seven Samurai (1954)	7	Martial Arts, Drama, Epic	2	1	1	1	1	1	somewhat too long	64
Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)	6	Drama	1	1	1	1	1	1		55
Sexy Beast (2001)	8	Crime, Drama, Comedy	2	1	1	1	1	2	Kingsley eats up screen as a particularly nasty villain	73
Shaggy Dog, The (1959)	7	Family, Fantasy, Comedy	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Shakes the Clown (1991)	3	Comedy, Crime	1	0	0	0	0	0		18
Shakespeare in Love (1999)	8	Romance, Comedy	2	0	2	1	0	1	better than expected; nicely novel approach and lush costuming but leads don’t inspire	64
Shazam! (2019)	7	Action, Fantasy, Comedy	2	0	0	0	0	1	predictable but mostly fun	45
Sheba, Baby (1975)	5	Action	1	1	0	0	0	1	Pam Grier movie that disappoints after her other films	36
Shining, The (1980)	7	Horror	1	1	1	0	1	1		55
Shocker (1989)	3	Horror, Satire	1	0	0	0	0	0	lame	18
Shoplifters (2018)	8	Drama	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Shoplifters of the World (2021)	4	Teen Drama	0	0	1	0	0	0	infomercial for The Smiths musical group	23
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)	7	Action	1	1	1	1	1	1		59
Sicario (2015)	4	Police, Thriller, Propaganda	1	0	1	0	0	0	overrated – leads nowhere – false glorification of law enforcement	27
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)	7	Crime, Thriller, Quirky	2	1	2	1	1	2		73
Silent Running (1972)	8	Sci-Fi	2	2	2	1	1	2	excellent, melancholy, perhaps a bit much propaganda, but required for the story	82
Sin City (2005)	9	Neo-Noir	2	1	2	2	1	2	intensity – not for everyone – stunning adaptation of the Miller comic	86
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)	4	Musical	1	1	2	1	1	1	vastly overrated, only watchable for the fantastic dance numbers	50
Sixth Sense, The (1999)	8	Suspense, Drama, Twist	2	0	1	2	2	2		77
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	7	Drama, Romance, Crime	1	0	0	1	1	1		50
Smash Palace (1981)	7	Drama	2	1	1	0	0	2		59
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)	5	Action, Comedy, Farce	1	0	0	1	1	1		41
Something Wild (1986)	8	Comedy, Drama, Twist, Caper	2	1	1	1	2	2	almost magical ride, perhaps Liotta’s best role	77
Song of the South (1946)	6	Fantasy, Musical, Family	1	1	1	1	1	1		55
Sorcerer (1977)	8	Adventure, Drama, Suspense	2	1	2	1	2	2		82
Sound of Music, The (1965)	6	Classic, Family, Musical, War	1	1	1	0	1	0		45
Southern Comfort (1981)	7	Action, Thriller	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Spartacus (1960)	8	Adventure, Drama, Historical, Epic	2	1	2	1	1	2		77
Speed (1994)	8	Action, Suspense	2	1	1	1	1	2	preposterous, but very well done, much better than expected	73
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) ◦	7	Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure	1	1	1	0	0	1	overrated disappointment	50
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) ◦	7	Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure	1	1	1	0	0	1	overrated disappointment	50
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)	5	Animation, Action	1	0	1	2	0	0	justifiably proud of their animation, but their ability to compose a compelling story is ass	41
SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)	8	Animation, Comedy, Adventure	2	1	2	1	1	2		77
Spy (2015)	9	Comedy, Action, Spoof	2	1	2	1	1	2		82
Stalker (1979)	2	Drama, Surrealist	0	0	1	0	0	0	cinematic equivalent of chronic constipation; to critics who praise it: seek help	14
Stand by Me (1986)	8	Adventure, Drama	2	1	1	2	1	2	well-acted	77
Star Trek Beyond (2016)	5	Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure	1	0	1	0	0	1	lazy, best recognized as a kid’s show	36
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)	8	Comedy	2	1	2	1	1	1	not among the best of the silent picture era, but still inventive, audacious and a fun time	73
Strange Days (1995)	4	Sci-Fi	1	0	0	1	0	0	ah, yes: crap	27
Strictly Business (1991)	3	Comedy, Romance	1	0	0	0	0	0		18
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) •	7	Sci-Fi, Adventure	2	1	1	2	1	1		68
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) •	8	Sci-Fi, Adventure	2	1	2	1	2	2		82
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) •	6	Sci-Fi, Adventure	2	1	1	1	0	1		55
Stick (1985)	3	Crime, Drama	0	0	0	0	0	0		14
Straight Outta Compton (2015)	7	Biography, Drama, Musical	2	1	1	0	0	1	unfortunately whitewashed and sanitized but still watchable	55
Stranger, The (1991)	6	Drama	2	0	1	1	1	1	Indian movie that doesn’t seem to understand its own message	55
Stranger, The (1995)	5	Action	1	0	0	0	0	1		32
Strangers on a Train (1951)	7	Crime, Suspense, Drama	2	1	1	0	1	2	more than a little fanciful – and swishy! – and carousels don’t work like that	64
Striking Distance (1993)	6	Action, Crime, Mystery	1	0	0	0	0	1		36
Substance, The (2024)	9	Horror, Suspense, Farce	2	1	2	1	2	2	the more I think about this one, the more I like it; hard to believe Coralie Fargeat helmed this	86
Suicide Squad, The (2021)	6	Action, Fantasy	2	1	1	0	0	1	copying the Marvel formula	50
Sullivan's Travels (1941)	7	Comedy, Drama	1	1	1	0	1	1	undercooked and lacking in story structure	55
Sunset Blvd. (1950)	9	Drama, Suspense, Crime	2	1	2	1	2	2	old classic and a pleasant surprise	86
Sunshine (2007)	4	Sci-Fi, Adventure	0	0	1	0	0	0	bros fly to sun and forget their sunscreen	23
Super (2010)	7	Black Comedy, Camp	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Superbad (2007)	6	Teen Comedy	1	0	1	0	0	0		36
Superman (1948)	7	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	1	1	1	1	15-part serial film adaptation of the old Superman radio program	64
Superman (2025)	4	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	1	0	1	0	0	0	aimless; rarely are a director’s flaws so clearly exposed, bribes for critics must’ve been huge	27
Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)	7	Animation, Fantasy, Action	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Superman: Red Son (2020)	7	Animation, Fantasy, Action	2	1	1	1	0	1		59
Superman: The Movie (1978) •	10	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	2	2	2	1	1		91
Superman II (1980) •	9	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	2	2	1	1		82
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) •	10	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	2	2	2	1	1		91
Superman III (1983) •	5	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	1	0	0	0	0	1	lost the plot	32
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) •	2	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	0	0	0	0	0	0	hopeless	9
Superman: Unbound (2013)	8	Animation, Fantasy, Action	2	1	2	1	0	2		73
Surrogates (2009)	7	Sci-Fi, Thriller	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)	8	Drama	2	1	1	1	2	2		77
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)	3	Farce	1	0	0	0	0	0	Sweetback takes it to The Man	18
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)	8	Adventure, Family	2	1	2	1	2	2	hard to fault this one	82
Taken (2008) ◦	9	Action, Suspense	2	2	1	1	2	2	Neeson shines. Sure, it’s simple & fanciful, but sometimes that makes the finest result.	86
Taken 2 (2012) ◦	8	Action, Suspense, Camp	2	2	1	0	1	2	Still fun. You have to understand they’re playing it for laughs now	73
Taken 3 (2014) ◦	7	Action, Suspense, Camp	2	1	1	0	0	2	see above; would still like to see #4, where they take Granny	59
Tampopo (1985)	7	Comedy, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	1	something a little different to watch	64
Taxi Driver (1976)	8	Drama, Violence	2	2	1	1	1	2		77
Team America: World Police (2004)	8	Comedy, Satire, Puppets	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Tears of the Sun (2003)	3	Action, War, Melodrama	0	0	0	0	0	0	ridiculous	14
Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam (2021)	4	Animation, Action, Comedy	1	0	1	0	0	0	cash grab to squeeze a few more bucks out of the old Space Jam (1996) movie	27
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)	8	Animation, Action	2	1	1	1	1	1	TTG! is one of the freshest, most intelligent cartoons today	68
Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans (2019)	7	Animation, Action	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Terminator, The (1984) ◦	10	Action, Sci-Fi, Suspense	2	2	1	2	2	2		95
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ◦	10	Action, Sci-Fi	2	2	2	1	2	2		95
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) ◦	7	Action, Sci-Fi	2	1	2	1	1	1	bit of a downer though	68
Terminator Salvation (2009) ◦	2	Action, Sci-Fi	0	0	0	0	0	0	pointless	9
Terminator Genisys (2015) ◦	6	Action, Sci-Fi	1	1	1	0	0	1	more an excuse to see Arnie in the role again	45
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) ◦	2	Action, Sci-Fi	0	0	0	0	0	0	one of the biggest flops of all time	9
Thelma (2024)	7	Comedy	1	1	1	0	1	1		55
They Call Me Macho Woman (1989)	6	Camp, Action	1	1	0	0	1	1	kooky; more genuine laughs than many so-called comedies; titled Edge of Fear in credits	45
They Live (1988)	9	Action, Sci-Fi	2	2	1	1	2	2		86
Thief (1981)	7	Crime, Caper, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	slow but tolerable time-passer	45
Thin Man, The (1934)	5	Comedy, Mystery	1	0	1	0	0	0	of its time, relies on not-so-witty banter and “star chemistry” using convoluted plot to confuse	32
Thing, The (1982)	9	Action, Horror, Sci-Fi	2	2	1	2	2	2		91
Third Man, The (1949)	5	Drama	1	0	0	0	0	1	overrated, billed as a thriller but hardly so; Harry’s speech to Holly somewhat interesting	32
Third Person (2013)	5	Drama, Romance	1	0	0	0	0	0		27
This Island Earth (1955)	4	Sci-Fi	1	0	1	0	0	0	you can skip this one without much fear	27
Thor (2011) •	6	Action, Fantasy	1	0	0	0	0	1		36
Thor: The Dark World (2013) •	7	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	0	0	0	1		50
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) •	9	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi	2	2	1	1	2	2	terrific – this is the way to do Science Fiction	86
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) •	7	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	2	1	1	0	0	1		55
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)	8	Comedy, Crime, Caper	2	1	1	1	1	2		73
Timecrimes (2007)	7	Sci-Fi, Thriller, Twist	2	0	1	1	1	2	uses clever tactics to keep you involved	64
To Be or Not to Be (1942)	5	Comedy, War, Propaganda	2	0	1	0	1	1	their idea of comedy leaves something to be desired, but some good moments	45
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)	7	Crime, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	1	with the always quirky Willem Dafoe; exhilarating car chase	64
Tokyo Story (1953)	7	Drama	1	1	1	1	0	1	slow, melancholy little drama film	55
Tom Jones (1963)	5	Comedy	1	0	1	0	0	0	dated, preposterously overrated, unfunny, falls flat; hunting scene well-done though	32
Tony Rome (1967)	5	Crime, Drama	1	0	1	0	0	1	lazy effort, but it is Frank’s world and we just live in it	36
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)	7	Action, Adventure, Propaganda	2	1	2	1	0	1	better if it just stuck to the flying and adventure and lost the melodrama	64
Top Hat (1935)	4	Musical, Romance	1	0	0	0	0	0	typical putrid ‘30s fare, with some good dancing	23
Total Recall (1990)	10	Sci-Fi, Action	2	2	2	2	2	2	classic that never lets up nor lets you down	100
Total Recall (2012)	2	Sci-Fi, Action	1	0	0	0	0	0	Why, oh why? Pointless drivel & time waster	14
Touch of Evil (1958)	7	Crime, Drama, Mystery	2	0	1	1	1	1	congrats, Welles, finally made an entertaining movie (but still overrated); Leigh underused	59
Toxic Avenger, The (1984)	7	Spoof	2	1	1	1	1	1	gory effects are surprisingly well-done for a low-budget movie	64
Toy Story (1995)	10	Family, Fantasy, Adventure	2	2	2	2	1	2		95
Train to Busan (2016)	8	Horror, Thriller	2	0	2	1	1	2	Chinese zombies on a train movie	73
True Lies (1994)	7	Action, Comedy	2	1	2	0	1	2		68
True Romance (1993)	8	Crime, Romance, Action	2	1	1	0	1	2		68
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)	6	Drama	1	1	1	0	1	1	one of those typical ‘70s warped-Americana wanderer movies	50
UHF (1989)	2	Comedy, Satire	0	0	0	0	0	0	lousy movie – we do get Michael Richards before an extreme makeover	9
Ultimate Avengers (2006)	5	Animation, Action	1	1	0	0	0	1		36
Unforgiven (1992)	10	Revisionist Western	2	1	2	2	2	2		95
Unknown (2011)	7	Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller	2	1	1	0	1	2	yet another Neeson hero film, but his earnestness sells the story	64
Upgrade (2018)	8	Sci-Fi, Action, Crime	2	1	1	1	1	2	pleasant surprise	73
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)	6	Comedy	1	1	1	0	0	1	not going to set any new bars for style or story	45
Used Cars (1980)	7	Comedy	1	1	1	1	1	1	okay, but would have been better with more emphasis on car dealer scams	59
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)	5	Sci-Fi	1	1	1	0	0	1	pretty but pretty confusing	41
Vampire Genesis (2024)	4	Sci-Fi Hodgepodge	1	0	1	0	0	0	not a professional effort; apparently missing a part 2 that resolves whatever this is	27
Vertigo (1958)	8	Mystery, Thriller, Romance	1	1	2	2	1	1	overrated, hard to care about story or characters	73
Village of the Damned (1995)	4	Horror	1	0	0	0	0	0		23
Wages of Fear, The (1953)	7	Drama, Suspense	2	0	1	1	1	2	Sorcerer is an improved re-imagining of this one	64
Warbus (1986)	3	Action	1	0	1	0	0	1		27
Warriors, The (1979)	3	Action, Crime, Farce	0	0	0	0	0	0	Complete goofery. Is it meant to be taken seriously or not?	14
Way of the Gun, The (2000)	7	Crime, Drama	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Werewolf by Night (2022)	8	Action, Fantasy	2	1	2	2	1	2	short (1 hr.) but clever, fun monster movie	82
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)	8	Comedy, Spoof	2	1	1	2	1	2		77
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)	8	Suspense, Thriller, Drama	2	1	1	1	2	2	somewhat contrived in places, but well-acted and entertaining	77
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)	6	Comedy, Drama	1	0	1	0	1	1		45
White Line Fever (1975)	4	Cornball Action, Melodrama	1	0	0	0	0	1	not very nuanced	27
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)	6	Comedy, Crime	1	1	1	0	0	1		45
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)	5	Melodrama, Twist	1	0	0	0	1	1	overwrought	36
Widows (2018)	5	Crime, Caper	1	1	1	0	0	1		41
Wild Bunch, The (1969)	6	Western	1	0	1	1	0	0	vastly overrated	41
Wild Card (2015)	4	Action, Crime, Melodrama	1	0	0	0	0	1	remake of Burt Reynolds’ Heat (1987) and just as bad	27
Wild Child, The (1970)	7	Drama, Biography	2	1	1	1	1	1	involving case study of roots of developmental therapy; outstanding performance by young lead	64
Wild Robot, The (2024)	7	Animation, Sci-Fi, Family	2	1	1	1	1	1		64
Wild Tales (2014)	8	Comedy, Drama	2	1	1	2	2	2	often very funny, consistently entertaining	82
Winter Kills (1979)	8	Comedy, Satire, Twist, Mystery	2	1	1	1	0	2	clever, but was confusing to audiences	68
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)	8	Courtroom Drama, Mystery, Twist	2	1	1	1	1	2	surprisingly good	73
Wizard of Oz, The (1939)	10	Fantasy, Musical	2	2	2	2	2	2	outstanding classic	100
Wraith, The (1986)	6	Sci-Fi, Camp	1	1	1	0	0	1		45
Wrongfully Accused (1998)	2	Camp	0	0	0	0	0	0	lousy movie	9
Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)	7	Comedy, Drama	2	1	1	1	0	1		59
Zootopia (2016)	7	Animation, Adventure, Family	2	1	2	1	1	1		68

A Few Notes

Out of a sense of magnanimity, and in the spirit of the director who says he stands up and applauds at the end of every movie he sees, because he knows how hard it is to actually create a movie, it looks like everyone gets at least two points.

Evaluating this by the tier system which groups movies of essentially the same merit together, the tiers shook out as follows:

Top tier: 90%+

Second tier: 75 - 89%

Third tier (still generally worth watching): 45 - 74%

Fourth tier (worst): 0 - 44%

Dishonorable mention (some go beyond just bad, or are such a betrayal that they have to be really condemned): Batman: The Killing Joke, Citizen Kane, Duck Soup, F9, His Girl Friday, No Time to Die (reviewed in the James Bond blog), Stalker, Stick, Superman IV, most Terminators from 2009 on, and UHF.

Naturally, these are my opinions, though other opinions were usually considered as well, so there is considerable objectivity. If you find my evaluations correspond to your tastes, then you can probably trust my other ratings for movies you haven’t seen. This is the format all reviewers should have, summarizing all their reviews and notes in a table so they can be referenced and tested against your own assessments.

Watch your genres. If you don’t like particular genres, you may not like even highly-rated movies of that type. Crank, Eraserhead and Sin City, for example, are going to alienate whole swaths, but are good movies.

Notable failures include Citizen Kane and His Girl Friday. Those two flops are ridiculously, relentlessly praised by critics, but there’s a story behind that. There’s a post devoted to Citizen Kane, see below for more on His Girl Friday.

The Grey

This probably isn’t worth bothering with. It’s exploitative, since they’ve found Liam Neeson strikes a chord with his everyman + superman portrayals, so now they’re trying to shoehorn that into every possible movie variation to exploit the audience draw. Some people might rate it well, but it is only worthwhile to kill time.

Total Recall

If you’re a fan of this terrific movie, you should read the short story, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, by Philip K. Dick, to see how it was just the germ of the idea for Total Recall, which is almost completely different!

Meet John Doe

Another disappointment from Frank Capra. Once again, Hays era restrictions were at least partly to blame in ruining this picture. If they had any guts, the only way to redeem this film was for Cooper’s character to suicide.

Crapra, I don’t for a minute buy the crap you’re peddling.

Now, if the story is actually an insidious reversal, actually mocking and satirizing the mercurial, frenzied, selfish, pandering “little guy,” it purports to champion, then it’s a near-masterpiece. If he’s satirizing the fickle, hypocritical general public, the picture suddenly makes sense. Imagine, “every day like Christmas.” That’s infantile, and a tall order when every day is already occupied by April Fools.

An online comment sums it up wonderfully.

An excellent premise, but the message ultimately falls short. Instead of making a poignant commentary on corruption or faith in the goodness of people or the ability of people to improve their own conditions through conscious action, it ends up falling into no-man’s land, as neither comedy or tragedy, falling into the message that no man should try to make a difference, the masses are just sheep and incapable of seeing through smear, and that individual action is ultimately meaningless. John ultimately decides to avoid suicide, but does not propagate his message beyond just a handful of devoted followers. He abandons his purpose in the name of his desire for Ann’s love -- her affection based solely on sympathy and illusion -- and in compliance with the will of his destroyers. While the movie pretends to have a happy ending, every character is ultimately “evil”. I can think of no alternate ending that could have been a greater surrender, a greater message of uselessness and despair.

Eternals (2021)

Not rated because it is intolerable. Can there be anything more annoying than a passel of B-actors skittering around flailing their arms in a show of their “godly super powers,” and faking gravitas?

Not to mention the dismay and profound disgust at “Time” being appropriated. What a shallow misuse of that tune.

Exploiting the emotion engendered by good songs is a cheap and easy scam for lazy writers. They certainly didn’t earn the right to use it here. And what of Waters and Gilmore et al? Are the boys hurting for cash? Do they even control their own material?

Metropolis

There’s some controversy on whether the dystopian system described in Metropolis is viewed as some sort of ideal by the sponsors of the movie. However, the film is still a great achievement regardless.

His Girl Friday

Praise for this and Citizen Kane remind me of South Park, when Butters wrote The Poop That Took a Pee, and the attendant hoopla, except praise for The Poop is much, much more justified. Without going into detail, HGF is insidious, low-budget, ugly and crappy.

The Northman

Here, they’re making a movie, because it’s what they do, not because they have anything of any import to tell. Verdict: just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. A waste of time, but you can appreciate the effort in the construction of the sets.

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Very clever writers on this one. Entertaining, funny, nostalgic, with a hint of slyness. Left me hoping for another one in this vein.

Singin’ in the Rain

A peculiar picture, in that it would get around 100% on this site, were it just the song and dance numbers. Otherwise, fuggedaboutit.

Annie Hall

Annie Hall is okay, but as a critic said, Woody Allen isn’t as clever as he thinks, and one of the things that reviewer must have meant is that Allen follows the same pattern with all his movies, in that they’re all like an amalgam of skits and comedy routines, with a very superficial, gossamer, coherence, not strong enough to be called a “plot.”

All About Eve

This is another one of those inexplicably praised duds that is so prevalent from that era (1930s-50s). (And, surprise-no surprise, the writer was the brother of the writer for Citizen Kane.) The pretentious and fey dweebs are out in force for this one, with lots of 10/10s. In the real world, it is not a very good movie.

Ordinary People

Called out as propaganda, re: its sneaky promotion of psychiatry, which is a pseudo-science. Sure it may help some people, but almost anything might sometimes help people, as we know from “placebos.”

Notorious

This one gives rise to some thoughts:

• They praise all this trash to give the impression Hollywood is producing all this great art and is worth watching!
• They especially praise some of the worst, obvious, crap, (Citizen Kane, Notorious, His Girl Friday...), because it’s their most pernicious propaganda!
• They also, often, give short shrift to the best movies, (Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Hud...), because they aren’t politically correct or are not propaganda that serves the current purpose.
• A lot of these movies are just to keep the studios working, churning out whatever, since that’s what they do, and they have to keep the business running.
• If people weren’t so gullible, they wouldn’t get away with it, and we wouldn’t have to put up with so many bad movies.

Stalker

Meet the director, a creepy, vain, dork ass’s hole with a camera who unwittingly vents about the miseries of oppression via creation of an inept version of Eraserhead, eventually killing himself and half his cast and crew by exposure to toxic waste in his filming locales. Typical Bolshie-Russian trap of posing questions he can’t answer and thinking/pretending he’s answered them. There are a couple of (unintentionally) amusing scenes, one where principle characters careen unscathed through a hail of bullets in a rickety railway cart. The other where an angry/upset woman convulses on the floor in a tantrum.

Mouthing twaddle as momentous philosophy doesn’t make it so. The dialogue’s speculative blathering is posed as questions, but it’s vapid, because no answers are offered. Oh, yes, this thing is objectively bad; those who like it seem to be liars or clowns, and they reveal themselves in their speech, with such quotes as, “I can see how people might say it’s boring...”

Remember our rule: if most anyone can reproduce it, it ain’t art. And, this, anyone could make, or remake, given the same location and a directive to linger excruciatingly on meaningless, mostly static scenes. First movie I’ve reviewed that I considered giving less than “2” to! Don’t waste one second of your time.

There is one thing, that shouldn’t be a spoiler since no one should watch this utter bollocks, but, *Spoiler Alert* (speculating here, hoping to salvage something from this disaster), it looks like “The Stalker” and his clients are actually in “The Room,” or do go in “The Room that grants unconscious wishes,” and The Stalker’s unwitting wish is that his daughter get psychokinetic powers to allow her to break the few meager items in the family’s possession. Perhaps the guy with the mini-nuke’s actual dream was that he did not blow up “The Room,” and he got his wish, too.

Star Wars (the first trilogy)

As a series of children’s movies, this franchise rapidly became just too much of a cynical cash grab, pushing the unnecessary sequels and “merch” like Ewok toys and the like. The story, while not too bad, leaves something to be desired, but Lucas has the ultimate cop-out/excuse, where he can always go, “Hey, it’s just modeled after the old sci-fi serials.” Brilliant ploy, really.

Other than the first trilogy, I’ve only seen one other Star Wars movie, The Phantom Menace (1999), and it was pretty bad. I remember liking the underwater sequence though. I was dragged down there, reluctantly, by a Star Wars fanatic. So I look over and what is this? Golden slumbers filled his eyes. Snoozing like a baby through this “great movie” he was so anxious to see again. WTH?

It’s not just the ratings that are often skewed. You can’t seem to trust anything to do with movies, for example the legends of Tom Cruise. They’re claiming he did 10,000 jumps, seven takes of jumping off a cliff on a motorbike for a spectacular stunt. How is that possible, particularly for a 60-year-old? It isn’t. We’re speaking of the “Making Of...” featurette for the 2023 Mission: Impossible.

Has anyone sat down to analyze the time it takes to do all this? And every tick of the clock burns up the green. What about the debris of seven or more motorcycles at the bottom of the cliff? Then they say there’s no speedo on the stunt bikes, which is needlessly unsafe, when they could put an indicator light, or use a radar gun and billboard like those info boards on the roads. Hello, relay the speed to him through a earpiece. Such BS. If the first take is good, which they indicated it was in the featurette, no need to take chances and re-do, just for vanity’s sake. Just stupid.

Does he have no direction at all, just does whatever he wants? When these movies are a huge financial endeavor, and you don’t risk your star, your meal ticket. The banks and insurers certainly don’t tolerate that kind of nonsense.

Another Gripe

And it’s an embarrassment how many movies or types of movies don’t get considered for awards, particularly comedies, horror and action films, that should be. Malin Akerman gave a fantastic performance in The Heartbreak Kid (2007), and her antics like the “deviated septum” thing made the movie. In fact it’s hard to imagine how she managed to pull that off and keep her composure.

A Note about Film Budgets and Profits

Of course they’re lying about those. People were wondering how Hollywood loses money on billion-dollar hits. Well, they investigated, to find they actually make money (of course, or how would they stay in business to make yet another big-budget film?) but Hollywood has creative accounting to make it look like they’ve lost money.

They fudge the numbers in other ways too, and the quote below is revealing. When they were raving about No Time to Die's big success, this blog was skeptical of how there could be so many theater-goers (mentioned in the James Bond blog). Now here's some support for that skepticism.

telestes on zerohedge (Nov '24):

We were last night last minute invited to go see Moana II with family. I felt my son might be ready for his first movie theater experience. I myself hadn't been in 8 years or so but figured what the hell.

Tickets were showing nearly sold out online, my mom found disparate seating in different rows but didn't purchase because it required account creation.

We got there and were issued tickets for Gladiator II by mistake, that showed a completely empty theater with almost all seats available. My mom didn't notice upon purchase but I did and went to the manager to get them swapped out. He hemmed and hawwed for a minute, stating Moana was completely full but he'd see what he could do.

He returned and said he was able to find 4 seats for us but my son would have to sit in my lap.

When the movie started, the theater was maybe just more than half full, with tons of seating available and space even for my son to run around a bit until I decided he was being too disruptive and left.

What the hell is going on?

Telestes continued with a new comment. He checked on ChatGPT, and it came up with a cogent reply.

I asked ChatGPT about my observations last night when taking my son for his first "movie theater experience". Luckily he wasn't interested and we left early.

Thanksgiving opening night is a high-profile event, and the usual explanations like no-shows or ADA reservations probably don't account for such a large discrepancy. If the theater is showing as sold out, yet the room is only half-full, there are still some plausible explanations, though they may suggest something more intentional or systemic:

1. Block or Strategic Buys by Distributors or Studios

While uncommon, it’s possible that production companies or distributors are buying blocks of tickets to create the illusion of demand and generate positive buzz around the movie. High ticket sales on opening night can boost headlines and influence rankings for box office success.

This strategy could also be used to artificially inflate per-theater averages, which are key metrics for assessing a movie’s performance.

2. Ghost Reservations to Influence Availability

Theaters or ticketing platforms might hold seats as unavailable to drive urgency among potential buyers. People are more likely to rush to buy tickets if they think a show is selling out quickly.

This could also include "seat blocking" for internal purposes or to cluster audiences into specific areas of the theater for staffing or logistical reasons.

3. Inflated Metrics for Reporting

Studios and theaters may have agreements or incentives to over-report attendance, especially on opening nights or holidays. This padding of numbers might not be from literal ticket sales but rather adjustments to improve perceived success.

4. Capacity Overestimation

Some theaters list a higher seating capacity than they actually use, especially if certain seats (like front-row or side seats) are less desirable. While the theater may mark these as "sold," they may not expect them to be filled.

5. Deliberate Overselling for Future Metrics

If a movie is expected to do poorly but the studio wants to ensure a strong opening weekend, it’s conceivable that extra tickets could be “sold” (whether through actual purchases or accounting tricks). This tactic boosts early box office reports to influence momentum.

While the idea of studios buying tickets outright may sound conspiratorial, there have been historical instances of questionable practices in the entertainment industry to boost perceived success. If this happened at multiple theaters for the same film, it would suggest a coordinated strategy rather than isolated quirks or errors.

So their sales statistics are all unreliable sleight of hand, (and ChatGPT has some usefulness).

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