The Good

Good movies are hard to come by. And considering my entire point of view when watching a movie is to be snarky about it, I don't often think back favorably. So while the list below may seem lengthy, keep in mind just how much free time I've invested (and therefore, how many movies I've watched) to get to this point.

Listed in reverse order of when they were reviewed...

Dramas & Thrillers:

• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone
• The Imitation Game - Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly, Matthew Goode
• Gone Girl - Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
• The East - Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Patricia Clarkson
• Philomena - Judi Dench, Steve Coogan
• Nebraska - Bruce Dern, June Squibb, Will Forte
• Dallas Buyers Club  - Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner
• Blue Jasmine - Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin
• August: Osage County - Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, et al
• The Great Gatsby - Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire
• Before Midnight - Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Emma Watson, Logan Lerman 
• Amour - old French people
• Life of Pi -  Indian people and a tiger 
• The Sessions - John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy
• Flowers of War - Christian Bale
• Mao's Last Dancer - Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Amanda Schull
• Argo - Ben Affleck, Alan Arken, John Goodman
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara
• Albatross - Jessica Brown Findlay
• J Edgar - Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts
• The Ides of March - Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti
• Anonymous - Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave
• Jane Eyre - Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender
• The Conspirator - James McAvoy, Robin Wright

Action & Sci-Fi:

• Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson
• Guardians of the Galaxy - Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace
• Edge of Tomorrow - Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, et al
• Skyfall - Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem
• The Debt - Helen Miren, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington

Comedies (including romantic comedies):

• The Grand Budapest Hotel - Ralph Feines
• The LEGO Movie - Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman
• Chef - Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Sofía Vergara
• Don Jon - Gordon Joseph-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson
• Lola Versus - Greta Gerwig, Hamish Linklater
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, et al 
• Think Like a Man - Taraji Henson, Gabrielle Union
• The Big Year - Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson
• Magic Mike - Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey
• This Means War - Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy

Drama/Comedies (aka the "dramedy"):

• The Way Way Back - Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, et al
• Saving Mr. Banks - Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell
• Girl in Progress - Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Patricia Arquette
• Friends With Kids - Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, John Hamm
• Silver Linings Playbook - Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
• Win Win - Paul Giamatti
• Young Adult - Charlize Theron

Family/Animated movies: 

• The Boxtrolls - Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning
• Big Hero 6 - ???
• Frozen - Kristen Bell
• Wreck-It Ralph - John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch
• Monster's University - Billy Crystal, John Goodman
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - random Australian and British people