My Top 10 Action Movies of the 2010s

Action movies are some of the most underrated, misunderstood, and impressive movies out there, and in the past several years, there have been some incredible ones. This list is dedicated to everyone out there who is sick of hearing people mindlessly call great movies "mindless" just because they feature explosions. Prudes. Explosions are awesome...

10. Pacific Rim
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro

Fans of Godzilla should appreciate this one. A sci/fi action epic about giant monsters battling giant robots for the fate of the Earth. A basic concept, but thanks to the style and finesse of Guillermo Del Toro, this movie is able to escalate above standard popcorn fare and into the realm of totally awesome. Though I'm not usually a fan of distinctly CGI action, the animation and approach this movie takes to the battle scenes totally capture the massive scope and epic nature the film was going for, making it a visual treat, as well as a badass kaiju vs. rock'em sock'em robot smash-fest.

My Top 10 Movies of 2015 (so far)

Guess who's back?
Back again?
I am back.
Sorry.

And now for a list, because that is how the Jeff do. These are my top 10 favorite movies of the year so far. No honorable mentions, no tom foolery. This is serious business.

10. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

Not the most original vampire movie out there (it shares a lot of similar themes with Let The Right One In), but still a very welcome inclusion to the largely poor horror sub-genre -- even though I would be hard-pressed to call this a "horror" movie at all. Though technically American, this Iranian pseudo-romantic horror drama is stylish, beautiful, and thoroughly engrossing from start to finish.

My Top 5 Biggest Oscar Mistakes of 2014

A quick write-up of the 5 biggest, stupid, dumb mistakes the Oscars made this year when they announced their nominees. Keep in mind this post is before the winners themselves are announced, so I'm only including bad choices for nominations and the corrections I would have made to rectify them.

5. Life Itself isn't the Best Documentary...?

Name 5 documentaries from 2014 that are better than Life Itself. Can't do it? Neither can anyone else. This emotional film about the life and work of Roger Ebert was one of the best documentaries of the decade, and won over everyone who watched it. This is the kind of movie that is practically designed to appeal to the film crowd, and its exclusion here is about as glaring as if they hadn't nominated The Artist for Best Picture back in the 2011 awards year.

My Top 25 Movies of 2014: Part II (#10-1)

Miss the rest of my top 25 movies of 2014? Look no further, for I just so happen to have a link for it somewhere in here...ah, here it is: *points at this link*. Click on that and it will send you to part 1! Now, onto my top 10. And it is quite a spectacular top 10, I might add.

10. Under The Skin
Directed by Jonathan Glaser

One of the most bizarre, creepy, and imaginative sci-fi/horror movies of the decade, this is a movie that focuses more on the subtleties of its character development and atmosphere than anything else. Scarlett Johansson gives one of the best performances of her career as one of the most interesting and complex roles she's taken on, with great support from a strong cast of characters. All of this paired with great music and equally awesome visuals help make this one of the best movies of the year.