Movies

Top 10 Greatest movies of all times

Movie reviews per year

Here are the movies I’ve watched and reviewed the past few years – it’s a work in progress and subject to change based on future circumstances.

• A = Exceptional (90%+)
• B = Entertaining (70%-89%)
• C = Mediocre (50%-69%)
• D = Crap (0%-49%)

2020

A

• Parasite

B-

• Sonic The Hedgehog

C

• 1917
• Bad Boys for Life

2019

A

• Ford v Ferrari

A-

• Rocketman

B+

• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

B

• Marriage Story
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
• American Factory

B-

• Bombshell
• Aladdin

C+

• The Lion King

D

• La Reine Des Neige 2

2018

A+

• First Man

A

• A Star is Born
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Vice

A-

• Mission: Impossible – Fallout

B

• Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Ready Player One
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Game Night

C+

• Avengers: Infinity War

2017

A

• The Shape of Water

B+

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Baby Driver

B

• Logan
• Baby Driver
• The LEGO Batman Movie

C+

• Dunkirk
• Blade Runner 2049

2016

A+

• La la Land

A-

• Moana

B

• Deadpool
• Finding Dory
• Sausage Party

C+

• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

C

• Sully
• X-Men: Apocalypse

D

• Captain America: Civil War

2015

A

• The Martian

Mike Scale !

A

• Spectre

B

• The Martian

2014

A+

• Interstellar

A

• Edge of Tomorrow
• The Imitation Game
• Unbroken

A-

• Citizenfour

B+

• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Nightcrawler

B

• The Lego Movie

B-

• X-Men: Days of Future Past
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• American Sniper

C+

• Godzilla
• 22 Jump Street

D

• Lucy
• Noah

2013

A+

• Gravity

A

• Blue Jasmine

A-

• Before Midnight

B+

• Captain Phillips
• Rush
• Oblivion
• This Is the End

B

• Don Jon
• Elysium
• Now You See Me
• In a World
• World War Z
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Kill Your Darlings
• Prisoners

B-

• Escape Plan
• Kick-Ass 2
• In a World
• Fast & Furious 6
• Mud

C

• The Great Gatsby
• RED 2
• Dead Man Down
• Disconnect
• Iron Man 3
• White House Down
• Stoker
• 42
• Side Effects
• Star Trek into Darkness
• Man of Steel
• Despicable Me 2
• Pain & Gain
• The Bling Ring

D

• 2 Guns
• Jobs
• The Lone Ranger
• Pacific Rim
• Olympus has Fallen
• G.I. Joe: Retaliation
• Broken City
• Oz: The Great and the Powerful
• The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
• Spring Breakers
• Movie 43

Mike Scale !

A

• Schindler’s List

B

• Captain Phillips

C

• Gravity

2012

1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. Django Unchained
3. Life of Pi
4. Argo
5. Amour
6. Intouchables
7. Les Misérables
8. The Dark Knight Rises
9. Silver Linings Playbook

A

• Zero Dark Thirty
• Life of Pi
• Argo
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Intouchables

B

• Les Misérables
• The Master
• The Queen of Versailles
• Skyfall
• This Is 40
• Project X
• Amour
• The Place Beyond the Pines
• The Dark Knight Rises
• End of Watch
• In Time
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Cloud Atlas
• The Invisible War
• Rust and Bone
• Looper
• Magic Mike
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Rock of Ages
• Savages
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Hope Springs
• Jeff
• Who Lives at Home
• The Kid with a Bike
• The Paperboy
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Ted
• Django Unchained
• Elles
• Flight
• Hitchcock
• The Hunger Games
• The Hunter
• The Impossible
• Life Happens
• Lincoln
• On the Road
• Prometheus
• Safety Not Guaranteed
• The Sessions

C

• The Amazing Spider-Man
• John Carter
• The Avengers
• Burning Man
• The Grey
• Call Me Kuchu
• Game Change
• Goodbye First Love
• Hysteria
• I Wish
• The Innkeepers
• A Little Bit of Heaven
• A Night Too Young
• Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
• Pitch Perfect
• Ruby Sparks
• Sleepwalk with Me
• The Turin Horse
• 21 Jump Street
• The Woman in Black
• The Best Exotic
• Marigold Hotel
• The Cabin in the Woods
• Dark Shadows
• Friends with Kids
• Killer Joe
• Killing Me Softly
• The Lady
• The Letter
• Snow White and the Huntsman
• Blue Like Jazz
• Bully
• Butter
• The Campaign
• Casa de mi Padre
• Compliance
• The Five-Year Engagement
• House at the End of the Street
• Keep the Lights On
• Lawless
• Red Lights
• Silent House
• The Vow

D

• Going Down in La La Land
• Haywire
• October Baby
• Premium Rush
• Hick

Mike Scale !

B

• Skyfall¹

2011

1. Midnight in Paris
2. The Descendants
3. Hugo
4. The Artist
5. Moneyball
6. War Horse
7. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
8. Super 8
9. Drive

A

• Drive
• Midnight in Paris
• Young Adult
• 50/50
• Moneyball
• The Descendants
• Hanna
• The Ides of March
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

B

• The Artist
• Bad Teacher
• Certified Copy
• Crazy, Stupid, Love.
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Margaret
• The Tree of Life
• Wuthering Heights
• Beginners
• Super 8
• X-Men: First Class
• Captain America: The First Avenger
• Friends With Benefits
• Cedar Rapids
• Contagion
• A Dangerous Method
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• The Iron Lady
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• Leave It On the Floor
• Margin Call
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Melancholia
• My Week With Marilyn
• Pariah
• Play
• Potiche
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Scream 4
• The Skin I Live In
• Sleeping Sickness
• War Horse
• Warrior
• We Were Here
• The Beaver
• A Better Life
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams
• The Butcher
• The Chef and The Swordsman
• Cold Weather
• Hall Pass
• Heartbeats
• The Help
• Higher Ground
• Horrible Bosses
• Like Crazy
• Limitless
• Our Idiot Brother
• Paul
• Romeos
• Source Code
• Water for Elephants
• Win Win

C

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• The Adventures of Tintin
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• Carnage
• The Conspirator
• The Debt
• Dirty Girl
• The Guard
• J. Edgar
• Sucker Punch
• Just Go With It
• Natural Selection
• Red State
• Elite Squad 2
• Fast Five
• Gun Hill Road
• I Saw the Devil
• Into the Abyss
• Jack and Jill
• The Lincoln Lawyer
• Miss Bala
• Pina
• Rango
• Submarine
• 13 Assassins
• Terri
• Thor
• Last Night
• No Strings Attached
• Rampart
• Sarah’s Key
• Take Me Home Tonight
• Your Highness

D

• Thor
• Arthur
• Ceremony
• Insidious
• The Rum Diary
• 30 Minutes or Less
• Another Happy Day
• The Music Never Stopped
• The Roommate
• Something Borrowed
• Trespass
• The Dilemma
• The Green Hornet
• Green Lantern
• Priest
• The Hangover Part II
• The Rite

2010

1. Black Swan
2. Inception
3. The Fighter
4. 127 Hours
5. Winter’s Bone
6. The King’s Speech
7. Toy Story 3
8. The Social Network
9. True Grit
10. The Kids Are All Right

2008

Mike Scale !

A

• The Dark Knight

C

• Quantum of Solace

2006

Mike Scale !

A

• Miami Vice
• Casino Royale

2004

Mike Scale !

A

• Collateral

2000

Mike Scale !

A

• Gladiator