Wylie Writes’ Ten Best Movies of 2013

By: Addison Wylie

Now that we’ve recognized the bad movies that were slingshot at audiences last year, it’s time to move on and engulf ourselves in the cream of the crop.

2013 introduced a wide variety of great films to audiences.  I feel like I say that every year, but as I scour my selected picks, the only thing these movies share are the odd genre they’re grouped in.

Take documentaries, for example.  Audiences were shown terrific autobiographies that opened their subjects like books.  André Gregory: Before and After Dinner was one that caught my interest.  Gregory is a writer, an actor, a director, an all around theatrical wiz, yet he presents himself as such a humble human being who could easily sweep the average movie goer off their feet.  Director Cindy Kleine doesn’t have to stretch to find a comfortable groove for this pleasant doc.

Nicky’s Family wasn’t necessarily a straightforward autobiography like André Gregory: Before and After Dinner, but it told a revolutionary story involving Nicholas Winton.  Winton, who rescued Jewish children before WWII, is shown in high regard with Matej Mináč’s film.  Nicky’s Family may look like something you’d find on PBS on a Sunday afternoon, but the doc’s importance could impact a sold-out stadium.

Rounding out the list of sensational documentaries was Lucy Walker’s The Crash Reel, a film that snuck onto our radars when the year was winding down.  The message about the importance of safety during extreme sports follows alongside snowboarder Kevin Pearce’s inspirational story.  Walker’s doc is incredible, and you’ll never want to take your eyes off of it.

There were a few independent films that caught my attention and impressed me with their storytelling.  The Oxbow Cure, for instance, is a film that moves deliberately slow.  However, Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas were able to chill me to the bone with their frigid settings and drawn out creeping.

Sally El Hosaini’s My Brother the Devil was a fantastic feature film debut, providing superb performances from actors who could rationalize their drastic arcs quite well.  Sean Garrity’s Blood Pressure was a worthy-enough thriller with an anchoring turn from Michelle Giroux.  The film has its flaws, but I enjoyed myself all the way through this low budget drama.

And, Tower.  I desperately wanted Tower and actor Derek Bogart to receive more recognition for their contributions to Toronto’s indie scene.  It was an uncomfortable, often amusing and unhinged jarring character study from filmmaker Kazik Radwanski.  I’ve seen a lot of fine performances from lots of actors in 2013, but Bogart’s portrayal of a disconnected wanderer stuck with me all year round.

Of course, I had some mainstream picks.  I thought The Wolf of Wall Street was great fun.  It was a lengthly film, but it showed audiences that Martin Scorsese is still a gutsy filmmaker willing to tackle any genre at any given time.  August: Osage County was another strong contender.  It’s ensemble cast knocked the film out of the park, and frequently had me in stitches.

Blue is the Warmest Colour, The Spectacular Now, and The Way, Way Back were three coming-of-age films that were unforgettable.  All three featured moving performances from everyone involved, the creative minds behind the flicks were fearless, and nothing was sugarcoated.  Movie goers could sense the filmmakers treating the characters with earnest gratitude, which helped sustain the staying power of each flick.

But, enough lollygaging. Let’s take a look at what fleshed out the top spots of 2013.

Underrated Movies:

Everyday is Like Sunday
It’s A Disaster!
Nicky’s Family
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Warm Bodies

Honourable Mentions:

#15. Tatsumi
#14. Charles Bradley: Soul of America
#13. To The Wonder
#12. Nebraska
#11. Short Term 12

Wylie Writes’ Ten Best Movies of 2013

#10. Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers acts as a statement about the impatient youth of today, and about the need for constant change amongst a modern younger generation.

It’s also a stylistic blast and an interesting conversation starter.  Filmmaker Harmony Korine reassures his fans that he isn’t leaving, and he brilliantly introduces younger audiences to a new way to look at movies.

#9. Her

Spike Jonze’s poignant work is a personal film about an impersonal society. 

#8. Downloaded

Downloaded is a fantastic documentary on the brink of a remarkable level involving the rise and the inevitable fall of the file trading peer-to-peer service Napster.

#7. 12 Years a Slave

An absolutely brutal, but rewarding watch that’s extremely well acted by its vast ensemble.

Filmmaker Steve McQueen shows an anthropological side to the relationship between an owner and his slave, as well as a fascinating, stomach churning outlook on how easy it was for people to consider other people “possessions”.

#6. We Are What We Are

Jim Mickle’s We Are What We Are shows a hauntingly humanistic portrayal of something that’s downright unfathomable: cannibalism.  The film is an excellent slow burn with a jaw-dropping payoff.

#5. A Hijacking

Unfortunately overshadowed, A Hijacking is a riveting docudrama that I hope gets the respect and attention it deserves despite ingredients that some may be seasick about.

#4. Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club is an all around exceptional piece of work with flawless lead performances by Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. 

#3. Mud

Like the film’s stoic bluegrass backdrop, Mud resonates quietly.  It’s an outstanding movie with phenomenal acting and careful direction.

#2. Before Midnight

Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight is brilliantly observant with its authentic portrayal of two people who love – and will always love – each other.  The screenplay is simply one of the best.

#1. The Place Beyond the Pines

A complete 180° for filmmaker Derek Cianfrance.  This sweeping drama about redemption, fatherhood, and “doing the right thing” is absorbing and never drops the ball.  A true classic in the making.

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‘Ten Best Movies of 2013’ Artwork by: Sonya Padovani

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2010

10/10
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
True Grit
Toy Story 3
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Catfish
Dear John

9.5/10
Best Worst Movie
Oceans
Inception
Kick-Ass
Black Swan
Splice

9/10

Oliver Sherman

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Love and Other Drugs
Never Let Me Go
Chloe
How To Train Your Dragon
MacGruber
Easy A
Tangled
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Book of Eli
Hachiko: A Dog’s Story
I Love You, Phillip Morris
Shutter Island

8.5/10
Buried
Trash Humpers
MegaMind
Jackass 3D
Brooklin’s Finest

8/10
Step Up 3D
Love Ranch
Flipped
The Other Guys
Babies
IMAX: Hubble
Paranormal Activity 2
The Kids Are All Right
Defendor

7.5/10
Please Give
Going The Distance
127 Hours
Machete
Alice in Wonderland 3D

7/10
Frozen
Shrek Forever After
Barney’s Version
The Runaways
Due Date
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
Get Him To The Greek

6.5/10
The King’s Speech
The Tooth Fairy
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Salt
She’s Out of My League

6/10
Valentine’s Day
Date Night
The Virginity Hit
The Freebie
Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Letters to God

5.5/10
Marmaduke
The Last Song
Remember Me

5/10
Mother and Child
From Paris With Love

4.5/10
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

4/10
Piranha 3D
Grown Ups
Jonah Hex

3.5/10

3/10
Vampires Suck
Greenberg

2.5/10

2/10
Why Did I Get Married Too?

1.5/10

1/10
The Spy Next Door
The Losers
The Human Centipede

0.5/10
Survival of the Dead
I’m Still Here
Sex and the City 2
The Back-Up Plan

0/10
Youth in Revolt
Despicable Me
The Bounty Hunter
The Last Airbender
Cop Out
You Again
Carcasses
Birdemic: Shock and Terror

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2009

10/10
Pontypool
Where The Wild Things Are
Avatar
The Princess and the Frog
Trick R’ Treat

9.5/10
The Lovely Bones
The Box
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
The Soloist
Observe and Report & World’s Greatest Dad
Coraline
Bart Got A Room & Up In The Air
The Limits of Control
It’s Complicated
Funny People
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

9/10
Antichrist
Inglorious Basterds
Paper Heart
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience & This is It
Humpday
Away We Go
Up
Star Trek
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Paranormal Activity
I Love You, Man
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
District 9
Disney’s Earth

8.5/10
Sunshine Cleaning
9
Taken
Bandslam
The Informers
Grace
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Adventureland
My Bloody Valentine
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Brüno
My Sister’s Keeper

8/10
Fanboys
The Hangover
Zombieland

7.5/10
Sherlock Holmes
The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans
The Proposal
Miss March
Madea Goes To Jail
Monsters VS. Aliens

7/10
Drag Me to Hell
Surveillance
The Invention of Lying

6.5/10
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
He’s Just Not That Into You
The Girlfriend Experience

6/10
Halloween 2
A Serious Man
The Blind Side

5.5/10

5/10
The White Ribbon

4.5/10
500 Days of Summer
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Obsessed

4/10
The Unborn
Dance Flick
Fame
12 Rounds
Friday the 13th
Year One
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

3.5/10
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story

3/10

2.5/10

2/10
Bride Wars
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
The Final Destination
I Love You, Beth Cooper

1.5/10

1/10
The Ugly Truth
Last House on the Left
Next Day Air
Minghags

0.5/10

0/10
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
My Life in Ruins
All About Steve
Watchmen

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2008

10/10
The Dark Knight
The Wrestler
Cloverfield
Wall-E
Slumdog Millionaire
In Bruges
The Fall
Young @ Heart

9.5/10
Milk
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days & [REC] & Let The Right One In
Snow Angels
Iron Man & Hancock

9/10
Shotgun Stories
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Baghead
Forgetting Sarah Marshall & Ghost Town & Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist & Role Models
Be Kind Rewind
Mister Lonely
Shine A Light
Redbelt
Marley & Me
Bolt
Synecdoche, New York
Choke
REPO! The Genetic Opera
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Funny Games U.S
Definitely, Maybe
The Midnight Meat Train
Religulous
Postal
Inside
Tropic Thunder
Kung Fu Panda
Man on Wire
Doomsday
Rambo

8.5/10
My Winnipeg
Run, Fat Boy, Run
21
The Hammer
Penelope

8/10
The Ruins
Wanted
Teeth
Pathology
National Lampoon’s Homo Erectus
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Step Brothers
The Foot Fist Way
Eagle Eye
Horton Hears a Who
Heckler
Super High Me

7.5/10
Yes Man
Pineapple Express
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Charlie Bartlett
W.
Encounters at the End of the World

7/10
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Rocker
Young People Fucking
Street Kings
Zombie Strippers!
Hamlet 2
Towelhead
The House Bunny
Mirrors
Get Smart
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

6.5/10
Burn After Reading
My Best Friend’s Girl
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
Semi-Pro
American Teen
Leatherheads

6/10
Four Christmases
Vantage Point
Meet Dave
What Happens In Vegas
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Chapter 27
Drillbit Taylor

5.5/10

5/10
The Wackness
One Missed Call
The Spirit

4.5/10
The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

4/10
Strange Wilderness
Transporter 3
High School Musical 3
Twilight
The Strangers
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour

3.5/10
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

3/10
First Sunday
College
The Tracey Fragments
Baby Mama

2.5/10

2/10
Mad Money
The Hottie and The Nottie
Over Her Dead Body

1.5/10

1/10
Superhero Movie
Never Back Down
The Happening
Prom Night
Kabluey
88 Minutes
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
10,000 BC
Paranoid Park

0.5/10
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland
Mamma Mia!

0/10
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Hell Ride & Surfer, Dude
Disaster Movie
An American Carol
The Love Guru
Witless Protection
Meet the Spartans
Expelled:No Intelligence Allowed

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2007

10/10
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
Zodiac
Before The Devil Knows Your Dead

9.5/10
Once
TIE: The King of Kong & SICKO
Grindhouse
Gone Baby Gone
Rescue Dawn

9/10
TIE: Bug & Zoo
Superbad
Sunshine
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres
Ratatouille
I Am Legend
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Waitress
The Darjeeling Limited
I’m Not There
The Ten
This Is England
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Bridge to Terabithia
Eagle vs. Shark
Black Snake Moan
Year of the Dog
The Lookout
The Bourne Ultimatum
Paprika
Mr. Brooks
The Simpsons Movie
Alpha Dog
Hot Fuzz

8.5/10
Knocked Up
Away From Her
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Freedom Writers
Live Free or Die Hard

8/10
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Juno
Into The Wild
The Namesake
Paris Je T’aime
Hairspray
Shoot ‘Em Up (STC, I have to catch the last 20 min)
300
Eastern Promises
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Next
Reno 911: Miami
Hostel Part 2

7.5/10
Beowulf
Smokin’ Aces
Reign Over Me
Blades of Glory
1408
Dan in Real Life

7/10
The Brothers Solomon
I Think I Love My Wife
The Number 23
The Hitcher
Spider-Man 3
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Hot Rod
The Condemned
Dead Silence
The Host
Daddy Day Camp
Wild Hogs

6.5/10
Factory Girl
The Heartbreak Kid
Why Did I Get Married?
Happily N’Ever After

6/10
Awake
Halloween
Fido
Hannibal Rising
TMNT
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

5.5/10
War
Catch and Release

5/10
The Ex
Evan Almighty

4.5/10
The Comebacks
License To Wed
Fred Claus
Delta Farce

4/10
Across The Universe
Southland Tales
Music & Lyrics
Perfect Stranger (STC; need to see the last 20 min or so)
Shooter
The Last Mimzy
I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry

3.5/10
Balls of Fury

3/10
Good Luck Chuck

2.5/10
Mr. Woodcock

2/10
The Hills Have Eyes 2
Stomp The Yard
Because I Said So
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Sufer
Ghost Rider

1.5/10
Daddy’s Little Girls

1/10
DOA: Dead or Alive
D-War: Dragon Wars
Saw IV
Who’s Your Caddy?
Kickin’ It Old Skool
I Know Who Killed Me

0.5/10
Epic Movie
Captivity

0/10
Blood and Chocolate
Code Name: The Cleaner
Redline
The Ten Commandments
Bratz: The Movie
Norbit

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2006

10/10
Pan’s Labyrinth
Children of Men
Shortbus
Little Miss Sunshine
United 93
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Death of a President
V for Vendetta

9.5/10
Crank
Inland Empire
Bubble
Deliver Us From Evil
Superman Returns

9/10
Little Children
Half Nelson
Clerks II
Rocky Balboa
Brick
Stranger Than Fiction
Borat
Thank You For Smoking
Hard Candy
Jackass Number Two
A Scanner Darkly
London
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey
Cars
The Descent
L’Enfant
Akeelah and the Bee
Hostel

8.5/10
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
The Departed
Kinky Boots
The Illusionist
Mission Impossible 3
Jet Li’s Fearless
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Click
Fetching Cody
The Last Kiss
Friends With Money
Art School Confidential
Lucky Number Slevin
Trailer Park Boys: The Big Dirty

8/10
The Science of Sleep
Feast
Invincible
Waist Deep
Gridiron Gang
District 13
The Fountain
A Prairie Home Companion
Beer League
World Trade Center
The Hills Have Eyes
Inside Man
Monster House
Manderlay
Grandma’s Boy
Strangers With Candy
Slither
Lady Vengeance
Nacho Libre
Tamara
Accepted
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story

7.5/10
Idiocracy
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Snakes on a Plane
Silent Hill
John Tucker Must Die
Find Me Guilty
American Dreamz
The Wild

7/10
Let’s Go To Prison
Fast Food Nation
An Inconvenient Truth
Lady in the Water
Running Scared
Poseidon
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
See No Evil
Sketches of Frank Gehry

6.5/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Bon Cop Bad Cop
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Failure to Launch
She’s The Man
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion

6/10
Final Destination 3
Hoodwinked!
Imagine Me & You
Road House 2
ATL
RV
Stick It!
The Black Dahlia

5.5/10
The Shaggy Dog
An American Haunting
The Libertine

5/10
Bloodrayne
Unaccompanied Minors

4.5/10
Beerfest
Aquamarine

4/10
The Benchwarmers
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Scary Movie 4

3.5/10

3/10
Big Momma’s House 2
Basic Instinct 2
Little Man
Last Holiday
Ultraviolet

2.5/10
Material Girls
The Pink Panther

2/10
Stay Alive
Miami Vice
Shadowboxer
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

1.5/10

1/10
Annapolis
The Wicker Man
Crossover
Something New
Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector
When a Stranger Calls
Phat Girlz

0.5/10
Van Wilder 2: The Raise of Taj

0/10
Date Movie
Doogal

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2005

10/10
Grizzly Man
Sin City

9.5/10
The Devil’s Rejects
Kung Fu Hustle
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Crash

9/10
The Upside to Anger
Last Days
Murderball
Broken Flowers & Hustle and Flow
Millions
The Aristocrats
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Me, You and Everyone We Know
The March of the Penguins
High Tension
The Corpse Bride
The Jacket
My Date With Drew
Domino

8.5/10
War of the Worlds
Downfall
The Island
House of Wax
Lords of Dogtown
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Rock School
9 Songs
Inside Deep Throat

8/10
Batman Begins
Get Rich or Die Tryin’
The Ringer
Red Eye
Waiting…
The Bad News Bears
Assault on Precinct 13
Madagascar

7.5/10
Chicken Little
Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior
Be Cool

7/10
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
The Producers
Four Brothers
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Jiminy Glick In Lalawood
Monster In Law
Mindhunters
White Noise
The Longest Yard
The Interpreter

6.5/10

6/10
Kicking & Screaming
King’s Ransom
The Ice Harvest
House of D
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Rebound
Layer Cake

5.5/10
The Pacifier
The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D
Robots

5/10
The Honeymooners
The Family Stone

4.5/10
Undiscovered
Man of the House
Guess Who

4/10
Wedding Crashers
RENT
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Sahara

3.5/10
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
The Dukes of Hazzard
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

3/10
Bewitched
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

2.5/10

2/10
The Sandlot 2
Are We There Yet?
Cursed
Child star
Constantine
Elektra

1.5/10

1/10
Alone in the Dark

0.5/10
The Cave

0/10
Son of the Mask
The Wedding Date

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2004

10/10
The Passion Of The Christ
Finding Neverland

9.5/10
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spottless Mind
BaadAsssssss!
Super Size Me

9/10
Garden State
Hero
The Incredibles
Sideways
Maria Full Of Grace
Shaun Of The Dead
Team America: World Police
SAW
Closer
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Mean Creek
Napoleon Dynamite
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Before Sunset
Kill Bill Vol. 2
The United States Of Leland
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Butterfly Effect
The Polar Express 3D
Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow
Dogville
Collateral
Coffee And Cigarettes
Man On Fire
Open Water
NASCAR 3D: The Imax Experience
Shrek 2

8.5/10
The Bourne Supremacy
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
The Aviator
Dawn Of The Dead (Director’s Cut)
The Girl Next Door
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
The Terminal
The Saddest Music In The World
Walking Tall

8/10
I Heart Huckabees
National Treasure
Hellboy
In Good Company
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Eurotrip
Pauly Shore is Dead
Shaolin Soccer
The Lost Skeleton Of Cadavra
Broken Lizard’s Club Dread: UNRATED
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
The Notebook
Spider Man 2
Calender Girls
Mean Girls
Spartan

7.5/10
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Broken Lizard’s Club Dread (R rated cut)
50 First Dates
Secret Window
Jersey Girl
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton
Breakin’ All The Rules

7/10
Fat Albert
Troy
The Punisher
Resident Evil 2
Starsky & Hutch
The Ladykillers
The Delicate Art of Parking
Never Die Alone
FahrenHYPE 9/11
Godsend
The Dreamers

6.5/10
The Day After Tomorrow
Twisted
Taking Lives
Barbershop 2: Back In Business

6/10
Around The World In 80 Days
The Stepford Wives
Connie & Carla
Welcome To Mooseport
Chasing Liberty
My Baby’s Daddy
Meet The Fockers
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Surviving Christmas

5.5/10
I, Robot
Laws Of Attraction
Without A Paddle
Hidalgo
White Chicks

5/10

4.5/10
Against The Ropes
Along Came Polly

4/10
Garfeild: The Movie
Love, Sex & Eating The Bones
The Big Bounce
13 Going On 30
Young Adam
The Manchurian Candidate
Soul Plane
Catwoman
Ocean’s 12
Scooby Doo 2
The Perfect Score

3.5/10
National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze
Torque

3/10
The Village
Boa Vs. Python
Bus 174
A Cinderella Story

2.5/10
Taxi
Envy

2/10
The Whole Ten Yards

1.5/10
Sleepover
Johnson Family Vacation

1/10
Suspect Zero
New York Minute

0.5/10
Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen

0/10
Superbabies: Baby Guieniess’s (sp?) 2
Thunderbirds
The Chronicles of Riddick
You Got Served

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2003

#1: Kill Bill Volume 1 10/10
#2. Irreversible 10/10
#3: Lost In Translation 10/10
#4: Bubba Ho-Tep 10/10
#5: Love Actually 9.5/10
#6: City Of God 9.5/10
#7: Big Fish 9.5/10
#8: 21 Grams 9.5/10
#9: Monster 9.5/10
#10: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines 9.5/10
#10: Identity 9.5/10
#11: The Last Samurai 9/10
#12: The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King 9/10
#13: Matchstick Men 9/10
#14: American Splendor 9/10
#15: Spellbound 9/10
#16: Finding Nemo 9/10
#17: Cabin Fever 9/10
#18: House Of 1000 Corpses 9/10
#19: Willard (PG-13 Cut)
#20: Thirteen 9/10
#21: The Matrix Reloaded 9/10
#22: Radio 9/10
#23: Haggard 9/10
#24: Better Luck Tomorrow 9/10
#25: ALIEN: Director’s Cut 9/10
#26: Bad Boys 2 9/10
#27: Anything Else 9/10
#28: Old School 9/10
#29: Winged Migration 9/10
#30: May 8.5/10
#31: Whale Rider 8.5/10
#32: Bad Santa 8.5/10
#33: Elf 8.5/10
#34: Peter Pan 8.5/10
#35: S.W.A.T 8.5/10
#36: Pirates Of The Caribbean 8.5/10
#37: The Italian Job 8.5/10
#38: Willard (Original R Rated Copy) 8.5/10
#39: A Mighty Wind 8.5/10
#40: The Rundown 8.5/10
#41: DAREDEVIL 8.5/10
#42: Holes 8.5/10
#43: Spy Kids 3-D 8.5/10
#44: School Of Rock 8.5/10
#45: Freaky Friday 8.5/10
#46: Final Destination 2 8.5/10
#47: Irreversible 8.5/10
#48: Phone Booth 8.5/10
#49: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 8/10
#50: TUPAC: Ressurection 8/10
#51: American Wedding 8/10
#52: The Hulk 8/10
#53: Head Of State 8/10
#54: Shanghai Knights 8/10
#55: Tears Of The Sun 8/10
#56: Scary Movie 3 7.5/10
#57: Seabiscuit 7.5/10
#58: Party Monster 7.5/10
#59: Freddy Vs. Jason 7.5/10
#60: Hollywood Homicide 7.5/10
#61: Once Upon A Time In Mexico 7.5/10
#62: Agent Cody Banks 7.5/10
#63: Ghosts Of The Abyss 7.5/10
#64: My Boss’s Daughter 7.5/10
#65: National Security 7.5/10
#66: Bruce Almighty 7.5/10
#67: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star 7.5/10
#68: 2Fast 2Furious 7.5/10
#69: A Guy Thing 7.5/10
#70: Bulletproof Monk 7.5/10
#71: The Core 7.5/10
#72: The Guru 7.5/10
#73: Run Ronnie Run 7.5/10
#74: Dumb and Dumberer 7.5/10
#75: The Animatrix 7.5/10
#76: Alex & Emma 7.5/10
#77: Daddy Day Care 7.5/10
#78: Duplex 7/10
#79: Wonderland 7/10
#80: Spun 7/10
#81: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life 7/10
#82: X2 7/10
#83: Confidence 7/10
#84: Cradle 2 The Grave 7/10
#85: The Medalion 7/10
#86: Grind 7/10
#87: Johnny English 7/10
#88: Anger Management 7/10
#89: The Real Cancun 7/10
#90: Kangaroo Jack 7/10
#91: The Hunted 7/10
#92: The Matrix Revolutions 6.5/10
#93: Open Range 6.5/10
#94: Gigli 6.5/10
#95: Gods & Generals 6.5/10
#96: Malibu’s Most Wanted 6.5/10
#97: Boat Trip 6.5/10
#98: Bringing Down The House 6.5/10
#99: Swimming Pool 6.5/10
#100: From Justin To Kelly 6.5/10
#101: A Man Apart 6.5/10
#102: Dark Blue 6.5/10
#103: The Recruit 6.5/10
#104: Rugrats Go Wild 6.5/10
#105: Just Married 6.5/10
#106: The Haunted Mansion 6/10
#107: The Cat In The Hat 6/10
#108: The Jungle Book 2 6/10
#109: In The Cut 5.5/10
#110: Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle 5.5/10
#111: Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood 5.5/10
#112: Ken Park 5.5/10
#113: The Lizzie McGuire Movie 5.5/10
#114: Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas 5.5/10
#115: Dysfunktional Family 5.5/10
#116: Darkness Falls 4/10
#117: Livin’ Tha Life 3.5/10
#118: Deliver Us From Eva 3.5/10
#119: Stuck On You 3/10
#120: House Of The Dead 2/10
#121: Uptown Girls 2/10

MY TOP MOVIES OF 2002

#01: FUBAR
#02: Jackass: The Movie
#03: Bowling For Columbine
#04: The Rules Of Attraction
#05: Minority Report
#06: One Hour Photo
#07: Punch Drunk Love
#08: Adaptation
#09: Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
#10: Jonah: A Veggietales Movie