Month: January 2012

The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Five: Top 10 Movies I Watched in 2011

The final day of The Movie Files’ 2011 retrospective is upon us, and today holds the list that matters most: the ten greatest films I watched this past year. 2011, as overall disappointing a year as it has been, will always be a year I remember as the year I met up with some of…


The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Four: “Top” 5 Worst Films I Watched in 2011

Sometimes, no matter how hard one might try to enjoy it, a film is plain bad. The five movies on this list are here as a warning to stay away, and nothing more. If you come across these movies in Redbox, or Netflix Instant Queue, just keep on moving. This last has no exceptions, meaning…


The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Three: Top 5 Surprises

We’ve reached hump day of our five day long 2011 retrospective, and hopefully everyone’s New Year is going well. After a wonderful game of Michigan football last night, and West Virginia football tonight, I’ve been loving life. Nothing is better, though, than popping in a film that you think is going to be a forgettable…


Movie Review – Catching Hell (2011)

Movie Number– 1 Title– Catching Hell (2011) Running Time– 102 minutes (“TV-PG”) Director– Alex Gibney — Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video, trying to find the grossest, scariest looking VHS covers to rent and watch alone in the basement. It wasn’t until recently, though, that Branden started seeking…


The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Two: Top 5 Disappointments

Welcome back to day two of our annual Movie Files Awards season. Hopefully you enjoyed my picks for the alternative top five of 2011, and are excited to see what else the week holds in store. Today is the most depressing list to make: the biggest disappointments of my year in film watching. These are…


The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day One: Alternative Top 5 of 2011

It’s hard to believe that we are through yet another year here at The Movie Files. What began two years ago as a silly New Year’s resolution has blossomed into something I cherish, and a skill I am proud to see grow. Though this blog has not been updated as much as I would like…