Cyrus (2010)

Directed by: Jay & Mark Duplass


Starring:
John C. Reilly as John
Jonah Hill as Cyrus
Marisa Tomei as Molly

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 91 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Buried (2010)

Directed by: Rodrigo Cortés

Starring:
Ryan Reynolds as Paul Conroy

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Devil (2010)

Directed by: John Erick Dowdle

Starring:
Chris Messina as Detective Bowden
Logan Marshall-Green as Tony Janekowski
Bojana Novakovic as Sarah Caraway
Bokeem Woodbine as Ben Larson

Genre: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
MPAA Rating: Pg-13
Running Time: 80 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

The Social Network (2010)

Directed by: David Fincher

Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg
Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin
Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker

Genre: Biography | Drama | History
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 120 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

The Town (2010)

Directed by: Ben Affleck

Starring:
Ben Affleck as Doug MacRay
Rebecca Hall as Claire Keesey
Jon Hamm as FBI S.A. Adam Frawley
Jeremy Renner as James Coughlin

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 125 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netlfix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Alien (1979)

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Starring:
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
Tom Skerritt as Dallas
Ian Holm as Ash

Genre: Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 9/10

Despicable Me (2010)

Directed by: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud

Starring:
Steve Carell as Gru (voice)
Jason Segel as Vector (voice)
Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario (voice)

Genre: Animation | Comedy | Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 95 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Directed by: Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders

Starring:
Jay Baruchel as Hiccup (voice)
Gerard Butler as Stoick (voice)
Craig Ferguson as Gobber (voice)
America Ferrera as Astrid (voice)

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

Directed by: Zack Snyder

Starring:
Jim Sturgess as Soren (voice)
Ryan Kwanten as Kludd (voice)
Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb (voice)

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 97 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Directed by: Lee Unkrich

Starring:
Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Ned Beatty as Lotso (voice)

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 103 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Directed by: John Lasseter

Starring:
Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Joan Cusack as Jessie, the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice)
Kelsey Grammer as Stinky Pete the Prospector (voice)

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 92 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Toy Story (1995)

Directed by: John Lasseter

Starring:
Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice)

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 81 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Directed by: Louis Leterrier

Starring:
Sam Worthington as Perseus
Liam Neeson as Zeus
Ralph Fiennes as Hades

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 106 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: HBO HD
Rating: 4/10

True Grit (2010)

Directed by: Ethan & Joel Coen

Starring:
Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn
Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross
Matt Damon as LaBoeuf

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Western
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 110 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 8/10

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

Directed by: Paul Weitz

Starring:
John C. Reilly as Larten Crepsley
Chris Massoglia as Darren Shan

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 109 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: HBO HD
Rating: 6/10

Micmacs (2009)

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Starring:
Dany Boon as Bazil
André Dussollier as Nicolas Thibault de Fenouillet
Nicolas Marié as François Marconi

Genre: Comedy | Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 105 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

Mystery Team (2009)

Directed by: Dan Eckman

Starring:
Donald Glover as Jason
D.C. Pierson as Duncan
Dominic Dierkes as Charlie

Genre: Comedy | Crime | Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

Armored (2009)

Directed by: Nimród Antal

Starring:
Matt Dillon as Mike Cochrane
Columbus Short as Ty Hackett
Jean Reno as Quinn
Laurence Fishburne as Baines

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 88 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 5/10

Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

Directed by: Antoine Fuqua

Starring:
Richard Gere as Eddie Dugan
Don Cheadle as Clarence 'Tango' Butler
Ethan Hawke as Det. Sal Procida

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 132 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Starz HD
Rating: 5/10

Edge of Darkness (2010)

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Starring:
Mel Gibson as Thomas Craven
Ray Winstone as Jedburgh
Danny Huston as Jack Bennett

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: HBO HD
Rating: 6/10

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Directed by: F. Gary Gray

Starring:
Gerard Butler as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Jamie Foxx as Nick Rice

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 108 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Starz HD
Rating: 6.5/10

Pirate Radio (2009)

Directed by: Richard Curtis

Starring:
Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Count
Tom Sturridge as Young Carl
Kenneth Branagh as Sir Alistair Dormandy
Jack Davenport as Dominic Twatt

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Music
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: HBO HD
Rating: 6.5/10

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Starring:
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn / Clu
Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn
Olivia Wilde as Quorra

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 127 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen in 3D
Rating: 4.5/10

The Ghost Writer (2010)

Directed by: Roman Polanski

Starring:
Ewan McGregor as The Ghost
Pierce Brosnan as Adam Lang
Olivia Williams as Ruth Lang
Kim Cattrall as Amelia Bly

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 128 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 5.5/10

Top 5 Movie Posters of 2010

As has become tradition, I have compiled a list of my favorite posters of the year regardless of whether I've seen the film or the quality of the film if I did see it. Unfortunately, there weren't enough great posters to compile a top 10 list as I normally do, but the five I've selected are indeed worthy of mention for their greatness. I've also included an honorable mention at the end, not based on quality of the poster, but the comedic value and general conversation involved when sharing with friends.

5. Tron: Legacy

A nice callback to the poster for the original film.

4. The Expendables

Although I thought the movie was a bit shit, I love the use of the various guns and knives creating the wings behind the skull. It has become an iconic image over the course of the year.

3. Let Me In

Although I have yet to see this in fear that it can never live up to the exceptional original Let the Right One In, I love this poster. Chillingly beautiful...

2. Buried

Yet another film I haven't seen yet, but a great visual reference to the classic Vertigo posters.

1. Black Swan

This is my favorite of the greatest group of posters for a single film I've ever seen. Here are the other great posters for my favorite film of the year.

Honorable Mention: Yogi Bear

There is no doubt this movie is shit and I have no desire to see it, but seriously...how can you not laugh when you look at the creepy look on Yogi's face (especially in the eyes), the sense of wonderment on Boo Boo's face, the placement of Yogi behind Boo Boo, and the tagline at the bottom of the poster? Add to that the alternate ending that made the rounds on youtube a few weeks ago and you have a priceless poster that deserves mention.

Frozen (2010)

Directed by: Adam Green

Starring:
Emma Bell as Parker O'Neil
Shawn Ashmore as Joe Lynch
Kevin Zegers as Dan Walker

Genre: Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Starring:
Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

Back to the Future (1985)

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Starring:
Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown
Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines McFly
Crispin Glover as George McFly

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 117 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10