Best Movies

On this, the ninth day of February, in the year of nineteen hundred and eighty eight, a young man was brought into this world.  This is a man who, years down the line, would find his true calling as a movie writer, and later be known as Kevflix. That’s right, today is my birthday.  So in honor of this glorious occasion, I’m going to rank the five best movies that came out in the year…

The 2016 Sundance Film Festival is officially over.  I saw 22 movies at this year’s festival and I’d say overall, it was a very good festival in terms of movies.  I probably could have snuck in a couple more, but I’m only human.  Here are the best movies of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.   5 – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (Kenneth Lonergan) With so many good movies, it was tough to narrow it down to…

I have finally finished my Top 10 Movies of 2015.  This was a tough, tough list to make.  So many good movies could have made the cut, I could have made a Top 30.  But, I unfortunately had to cut a few out and make 10.  Before I reveal my Top 10, here are 5 Honorable Mentions that just barely missed the cut.   HONORABLE MENTIONS  ROOM – An emotionally stirring film that features two great…

There have been talks that this year hasn’t been as strong as other years for lead actors.  To those people I ask, what movies did you watch this year?  We got veterans in Johnny Depp (“Black Mass”) and Tom Hanks (“Bridge of Spies”) returning to form and debut performances from Shameik Moore (“Dope”) and Geza Rohrig (“Son of Saul”) that made them look like pros, and they didn’t crack the top five.  So here are…

In one of the best years for women acting in a long, long time, this list was loaded with great performances.  So here are the five best lead actress performances of 2015. 5  – CAREY MULLIGAN in “SUFFRAGETTE” “Suffragette” was one of the most overlooked movies of the year, and undeservedly so, as it is a gripping and interesting look at the women’s rights movement in London.  Leading the charge is Carey Mulligan, who gives…

Continuing my look at the best performances of 2015, let’s look at the best performances by an actor in a supporting role.  I could have made a list of almost fifteen actors who deserved a spot on this list.  This year was loaded wth surprising and great performances.  Let’s start the list of the top five performances by an actor in a supporting role. 5 – JACOB TREMBLAY in “ROOM” Jacob Tremblay gives an impressive…