The Weekly Movie Watch 2015 Year-End Review

Fifty-two volumes of the weekly watch were posted to the blog this year. That's right I didn't miss a single week. I watched at least one movie each week, with my highest week at eight movies. Check out my previous reviews!

I watched one-hundred and sixty-one movies in the year. Here are my top and bottom picks for the year. This is based simply on the movies I watched this year, not on what was released this year.
Check out the 2014 Year-end review. 

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 75

This week I watched Viridiana.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!

My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Viridiana -Tragedy befalls the moral one.

Ridiculous 6 Netflix Movie Review

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

The Ridiculous 6 - It's just not funny.

Also Watched - Inside Out & More

Also watched this week, Inside Out, The Leftovers Season 1 & Season 2, Ant-Man.

Jessica Jones Season 1 TV Review

Jessica Jones Season 1 (20015)

Created by: Melissa Rosenberg
Starring: Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor , Eka Darville, David Tennant, Carrie-Ann Moss

Jessica Jones is a down on her luck private investigator that just happens to be hiding super powers, and she's hunting a villain with mind control powers.

A Very Murray Christmas Review

A Very Murray Christmas (2015)

Written by: Mitch Glazer, Bill Murray, Sofia Coppola
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Rashida Jones

Bill Murray hosts a Christmas special in New York during a big blizzard.

The Ridiculous 6 Movie Review

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

Written by: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Starring: Adam Sandler, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, Taylor Lautner, Rob Scneider, Luke Wilson, Nick Nolte, Harvey Keitel
Rated: TV-14

Adam Sandler is one of six half brothers who band together to find and then save their father.

The Terminator Movie Review

The Terminator (1984)

Written by: James Cameron
Directed by: James Cameron & Gale Ann Hurd; William Wisher Jr. (additional dialog)
Starring:  Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rated: R

Two soldiers are sent back to the past to find Sarah Connor, one to kill her and one to protect her.

Beasts of No Nation Movie Review

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Written by: Cary Joji Fukunaga (screenplay),  Uzodinma Iweala (novel)
Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring:  Abraham Attah, Idris Elba
Rated: R

A civil war takes the lives of Agu's family, who is then drafted as a child soldier.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 74

This week I watched Inside Out, The Rules of the Game.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Inside Out - Incredible story, incredible world building.

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens Movie Review

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)
Written by: Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver
Rated: PG-13

Plot:
New and returning characters band together to aid the Resistance, stop the menacing First Order, and find someone that can win the war.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - A return to form.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Review - SPOILER HEAVY

 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Written by: Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver
Rated: PG-13

New and returning characters band together to aid the Resistance, stop the menacing First Order, and find someone that can win the war.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Review - SPOILER FREE

 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Written by: Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver
Rated: PG-13

New and returning characters band together to aid the Resistance, stop the menacing First Order, and find someone that can win the war.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Predictions

 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Written by: Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver
Rated: PG-13

Our predictions and analysis based on the trailer.

A Very Murray Christmas Netflix Special Review

A Very Murray Christmas (2016)

A Very Murray Christmas - I expected more.

Chef Movie Review

Chef (2014)

Written by: Jon Favreau
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, John Leguizamo
Rated: R

A top rated chef is demolished by a food critic, quits his job, opens a food truck and re-prioritizes his life.

Stretch Movie Review

Stretch (2014)

Written by: Joe Carnahan (screenplay), Jerry Corley & Rob Rose (story), and Joe Carnahan (story)
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale, Jessica Alba, Chris Pine
Rated: PG-13

Limo driver Stretch gets in over his head courting a crazy millionaire client for a big tip to pay off his bookie as he tries to avoid a rival driver and the cops.

Master of None Season 1 TV Review

Master of None Season 1 (20015)

Created by: Aziz Anasari & Alan Yang
Starring: Aziz Ansari , Noël Wells , Lena Waithe  

The personal and professional life of Dev, a thirty year old New Yorker played by Azia Anasari.

Also Watched - Creed, Jurassic World, & More

Also watched this week were Creed, Chunking Express, Jurassic World, Terminator Genisys.

Malcolm in the Middle TV Review

Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006)

Created by: Linwood Boomer
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan

Malcolm is a genius level kid in a dysfunctional family including an overbearing mother, immature father, dimwitted bully older brother, rebel military schooled older brother, and younger brother Dewey.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 73

This week I watched Ant-Man,  No Escape.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Ant-Man - I've seen better.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 72

This week I watched Creed, Chungking Express, Chef, The Standford Prison Experiment.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Creed - One of the better boxing movies.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 71

This week I watched Jurassic World, Terminator Genisys.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Jurassic World -It overshoots, it misses.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 70

This week I watched Southpaw, Poltergeist.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Southpaw - Filling the boxing movie void between Rocky and The Great White Hype.

Beasts of No Nation Netflix Movie Review

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Beasts of No Nation - Amazing, touching, terrible.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 69

This week I watched Tomorrowland, Get the Gringo, Y Tu Mama Tambien.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 68

This week I watched The Babadook, Kill Your Darlings, Your Sister's Sister, Third Person.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

The Babadook - Reading has never been so scary.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 67

This week I watched Furious 7, Stretch, The Devil Wears Prada, The Imposter.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Furious 7 - Trying too hard.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 66

This week I watched The Driver.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

The Driver - Stick to the rule of cool.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Trailer Breakdown and Wild Speculations

Star Wars is a big deal. If you haven't seen the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, check it out! Now, let's talk about it!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
Image Source - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer - LucasFilm LTD

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 65

This week I watched Kill the Messenger, The Human Condition I, The Human Condition II, The Human Condition III.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Kill the Messenger - What happens when a reporter's story is 'too' true?

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 64

This week I watched Chopper, Last Vegas.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Chopper - His own biggest fan.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 63

This week I watched The Martian, Ex Machina, Cut Bank.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

The Martian - It's not the destination, it's the journey.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 62

This week I watched Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Expendables 3.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Kingsman: The Secret Service - Expertly crafted movie.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 61

This week I watched Taken 3, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Good Kill, Ferrell Takes the Field.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Taken 3 - Proving that, yes, they can do worse than Taken 2.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 60

This week I watched Drive Angry, Detachement.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Drive Angry - Crazy Nic Cage, cars, and the rule of cool.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 59

This week I watched McFarland, USA, Child 44.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

McFarland, USA - An uninspired pseudo inspirational tale. It's like Waterworld,
in that they both star Kevin Costner and you shouldn't watch them.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 58

This week I watched Bad Words, Danny Collins.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Bad Words - Finally, a spelling bee that's entertaining.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 57

This week I watched The Theory of Everything, A Place in the Sun, Nashville.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

The Theory of Everything - The Stephen Hawking story more romance than biopic.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 56

This week I watched The Gunman, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Aguirre: The Wrath of God.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

The Gunman- Above average Bourne clone.

True Detective Season 2 Episode 8 Finale Recap

This is it, the final moments of season 2. The finale is one and a half hours and I'm expecting big action and big reveals. Will we finally learn who killed Casper? Will the land deal that is a big part of Casper's murder be revealed as fraudulent? Will Frank escape to Venezuela or will the Russians catch up to him? Is Paul's plot complete? Will Ray and Ani live happily ever after? Wait, if Frank's leaving, Ray is jobless! Oh yeah, and the diamonds, are they still important? What about the crow head?

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

Ray and Ani share one last conversation.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 55

This week I watched Run All Night, The Loft, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Run All Night - Another twist on the Liam Neeson Taken formula.

True Detective Season 2 Episode 7 Recap

I don't know how they are going to wrap this season up in two episodes based on the pace we've seen thus far. I guess the it could be a rush job, which seems likely. Last episode Ray, Ani, and Paul escaped for the crazy party mansion amidst gun fire, ostensibly having broken the case wide open with a missing person now found and documents linking all of the political leaders in scandal.
Check out this weeks recap, of course beware of spoilers as there are some big ones.

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

It's going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 54

This week I watched Chappie, Focus, The Drop, Comet, The Homesman.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Chappie - The props and settings look amazing. The movie isn't bad either.

True Detective Season 2 Episode 6 Recap

Episode 5 left us chasing blue diamonds, a crazy shack, and confrontation between Colin Farrell's Ray Velcoro and Vince Vaughn's Frank Semyon.
After watching this episode, and the reality that only two episodes are left, we had too much introduction and filler. The setup stories could have been truncated. The episodes are getting better, but it feels like two episodes isn't enough time.

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

I'm going to give you something. Put it in your shoe.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 53

This week I watched Spartacus, Alien Nation, Left Behind.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Spartacus - The scale and scope is matched by the quality.

True Detective Season 2 Episode 5 Recap

In the two months since the firefight that wrecked the city, the true detectives have not fared well
Colin Farrell's Ray Velcoro is now security for Vince Vaughn's Frank Semyon, Rachel McAdams's Ani Bezzerides works evidence, and Taylor Kitsch's Paul Woodrugh is an insurance fraud detective.
While their situations have worsened, Farrell shaved his mustache which is an improvement. It turns out the three cops have kept in touch and now want to solve the case they left behind. Check out my recaps of each episode.

Detective team assemble!

All the President's Men Movie Review

All the President's Men (1976)

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 52

This week I watched Crank, A Most Wanted Man, The Lazarus Effect.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Crank - Adrenaline fueled fun ride.

True Detective Season 2 Episode 4 Recap

This episode I was expecting to see Vince Vaughn's character go even further into the violence that got him to the top, another masked individual further the conspiracy, and character development for Rachel McAdams character Ani Bezzerides. Did my predictions occur?

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

And then there were three.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 51

This week I watched Legion, (500) Days of Summer, 7 Days in Hell.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Legion - With an image like this you've got to watch it!

True Detective Season 2 Episode 3 Recap

So the big question for episode three is how would they handle Colin Farrell getting shot? We knew he would live, but would it be credible?

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

This was a good episode. I bought the explanation for Farrell living. It was still a cliffhanger for the sake of it, but the explanation was not the disaster I was expecting. The episode moved the plot forward while balancing all the characters and providing additional insight. It's just going to get better from here.

Awaiting team captain Punchy Farrell

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 50

This week I watched Jupiter Ascending, The Quiet Man, Ben-Hur.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Jupiter Ascending - Yes, those are flying boots.

True Detective Season 2 Episode 2 Recap

I couldn't wait for True Detective Season 2 episode 2. Would I get answers or more questions? Would Mr. Crow reveal himself? Would Weekend at Bernie's continue?

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

This episode falls into the problems of the first. The plot advances very little. Maybe the dead end leads are to make it seem real, but at least the mystery is provided some amount of purpose and detail.

The few and proud member of the investigative team.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 49

This week I watched Lucy, Paris, Texas.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Lucy - How did they find enough people that thought this would be good to even make it?

True Detective Season 2 Episode 1 Recap

True Detective season 2 episode 1 was highly anticipated. I knew I wouldn't leave the television thinking, "best episode ever", and thus I was not severely disappointed. I'm discussing the entire episode, so expect spoilers.

Early reports indicated season 2 would investigate supernatural occurrences in subway tunnels. The first episode indicates more of a police procedural, but that is an early observation. Check out my recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

Capturing the magic of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson is no small task. One potential issue is that this season splits screen time with four characters who don't seem to be linked. In season one the leads spent a lot of their time together.

True Detective finally starts after an hour.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 48

This week I watched American Sniper, St. Vincent.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

American Sniper -The work put into making this film shows on screen.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 47

This week I watched Miami Vice, Blackhat, The Judge, Leviathan, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Best in Show.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Miami Vice - An underrated action film.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 46

This week I watched Maps to the Stars, Triad Election.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Maps to Our Stars -Interesting concept that never takes off.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 45

This week I watched Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Inherent Vice, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I Know That Voice.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior -The precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 44

This week I watched Mad Max: Fury Road, Outland, Spare Parts, Draft Day.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Mad Max: Fury Road - The must see action movie.

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 43

This week I watched Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Gambler, Cobb.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Avengers: Age of Ultron -Villains just want a hot body.

Foxcatcher Movie Review

Foxcatcher (2014)

The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 42

This week I watched PTU.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

PTU - Same uniform, same family.