Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked from Worst to Best. The rise of Christopher Nolan as a filmmaker has been a fascinating one. Watch free 600 Free Live TV Channels. See 45000 Complimentary movies TV shows and documentaries. Record Local TV zero cost. View Horror Movies at no charge! Christopher Nolan is one of the best filmmakers working today, so Adam Chitwood revisits and ranks all 10 of his movies thus far from worst to best. The films listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst films ever made. Examples of such sources. A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial movie, but one that is not an arthouse film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more. Worst movies of the 70s, what do you think was the worst movie of the 70s? Read all the hottest movie news. Get all the latest updates on your favorite movies - from new releases to timeless classics, get the scoop on Moviefone. The guy is, undoubtedly, one of a very few number of directors who have the clout to make pretty much whatever they want. At a time when Steven Spielberg has trouble gathering financing for his projects, the combination of Christopher Nolan’s unfailing box office success and high critical praise makes him a low- risk prospect for any major studio, even if you’re greenlighting a budget of say $1. But while Nolan is now pretty much the consummate “prestige blockbuster” filmmaker, he didn’t start off making massive films. Nor did he take the now somewhat common route of churning out a well- received indie then immediately jumping into the big leagues. Nolan began by making incredibly small- scale films, slowly working his way up to his first blockbuster, but throughout he kept his filmmaking sensibilities intact: ambitious narrative structure, incredibly serious and high- stakes stories, and intense character focus. These hallmarks are just as prevalent in Nolan’s first feature, the $6,0. Following, as they are in something like The Dark Knight. As a result of Nolan’s razor sharp focus and, starting with Batman Begins, consistent success with general audiences, he’s become one of the most beloved filmmakers working today. Nolan has so much clout that he pretty much saved film photography from being rendered obsolete by digital. So given the importance, talent, and impact of Nolan, it feels prudent to look back on his filmography as a whole. In what format, you ask? Well by ranking each and every film from worst to best, of course. Behold, Christopher Nolan movies ranked. The 1. 0 Worst Movies of 2. So Far) « Taste of Cinema. So many terrible movies, so little time. The film industry is large and mostly profitable; even ostensible garbage turns a profit on a long enough timeline. Due to this, there aren’t many notable “box office bombs” anymore–and anyway, that’s not a reliable measure of a film’s worth in general. As you’ll see on this list of the worst films (so far) of 2. In fact, it’s often difficult to judge what’s truly “good” or “bad” about films: even universally disliked films have some fans. Instead, this list was put together based on expectations, budget, and the talent involved. Some films weren’t made for much money and it shows, but a low budget is no excuse for making a shoddy film. Similarly, some had high budgets and a fair amount of talent involved and still turned out terrible. And finally, there are films on this list that for unknowable reasons have made tons of dough–but that doesn’t mean they’re actually good. And besides, tearing into films can be a lot of fun. With that in mind, here are the 1. The Boss Baby. An imaginative young boy named Tim is upset when his parents bring another child into the house–literally, since their new baby arrives in a taxi. He’s especially annoyed since they now give the newborn all of the attention he was accustomed to receiving from them exclusively. But Tim finds out his new baby brother (voiced by Alec Baldwin) talks like a character from Glengarry Glen Ross, wears suits, and is actually part of an organization called Baby Corp., and–hold on, there’s more setup involved–he drinks a formula that makes him intelligent and has infiltrated Tim’s family because his parents work for a company called Puppy Co. Got all that? Together, Tim and his new boss baby must stop from these new puppies being released into the world, thereby. Insulting the intelligence of children and babies alike, The Boss Baby is a sloppily written, has headache- inducing CGI, and features an unlikeable main character in Baldwin’s “boss baby.” Alternately too juvenile for adults but with a premise far too sophisticated for children, inexplicably this has become one of the highest- grossing films of the year, which can only be accounted for by being released during a season where there were few family- friendly films in theaters. History will most likely not be kind to this movie; like a baby, it’s a rare film that lacks a sense of object permanence. Instead, the viewer begins to forget The Boss Baby almost immediately after it ends. Rings. The original Japanese Ringu was a highly influential horror film, and its American remake The Ring (marking the first US remake of a Japanese horror film) was a smash hit. Even the original sequel (the cleverly titled The Ring 2) released in 2. And that was all we ever needed to hear about from this franchise for the rest of time. But apparently not, since a short 1. Rings was released. This time around, the walking dead meat of this installment are a group of people who are stuck in an endless daisy chain of unfortunates who have watched the haunted VHS (a very timely technology in the second decade of the 2. But wait: at the end the video goes viral! That’s current, right? Featuring terrible acting, worse direction, cheap jump scares that might frighten someone who has literally never experienced one before, and an air of pointlessness that seems to have infected the film much like the haunted spirit does in the tapes, Rings still turned a healthy profit, proving that there’s always a new generation of teenagers who will plunk down their parent’s money for a few hours in a movie theater regardless of the quality of what’s playing. Arsenal. Nicolas Cage and John Cusack have both made some fine films in their careers. Cage is an Academy- award winning actor while Cusack has a strange and affecting charm of his own, and both have enjoyed long and successful acting careers. Why either of them would agree to be in a film as shoddy as Arsenal is perplexing. Perhaps they both have money problems. A paycheck could be the only reason either would appear in this dreck. So the story goes: JP and Mikey (neither played by Cage or Cusack) are brothers who went different directions in life–JP owns a construction company and Mikey’s a small- time crook. But when Mikey is kidnapped by Eddie King (Cage, whose performance is at least imbued with his patented insanity), JP goes to his crooked cop pal Sal (Cusack, in “Who gives a crap?” mode) for some help, but mostly it’s about JP trying to rescue Mikey from Eddie. There’s violence and action and tough guy talk but it’s also unbelievably boring to watch. Arsenal comes across as if the filmmaker woke up one day and realized he had a budget to spend but no idea what to do with it, so he hired a few name actors, cobbled together some loose crime film ideas, and started shooting until the film ran out. What was produced from this was Arsenal, a film that needn’t have been made and shouldn’t be watched by anybody who values their free time in any way. Eloise. Listen: audiences don’t ask much from horror films. Come up with an original idea, throw some gore around, keep the pace up, maybe add some humor or gratuitous nudity to lighten the load, and have it end by the 9. In short, horror films are rarely expected to be Citizen Kane. But even these basic elements are absent in Eloise. While it starts off with a strong premise–a haunted mental asylum based on the real- life Eloise hospital that once functioned as a combination poor house/psychiatric hospital/TB ward in the early 2. So: a guy has to spend a night in the abandoned Eloise asylum to find a death certificate to claim an inheritance and ropes in some of his pals to join him. Eliza Dushku plays one of the characters to provide a recognizable name. A full third of the movie is spent setting up the characters and their relationships to each other, none of which ultimately matter. The asylum comes across like a low- rent haunted house. Characters are picked off one- by- one by malevolent entities, and some of them had relatives who worked in the hospital so they’re haunted by them, as well. And then it finally ends at 8. This subpar by- the- numbers horror flick wouldn’t have made this list were it not for two facts: 1) the director, Robert Legato, is one of the most acclaimed visual effects supervisors in film history, having won three Academy Awards for his work, including for Titanic. Look him up on Wikipedia: he’s had an impressive career. This was his directorial debut and it looks like it’ll be his only directorial outing. They filmed this movie in the actual run- down Eloise psychiatric hospital but there’s nothing in the film they couldn’t have accomplished on sets. The fact that a film based on a legendary asylum that must have hundreds of real- life stories that could have been made into amazing horror films–and was filmed on location in said asylum–instead was used for this Scooby Doo- esque mystery is a waste of all of the time, talent, and money of everyone involved in the production of Eloise. Fifty Shades Darker. While the runaway literary success of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy puzzled everyone (except for the hordes that bought it), that could be excused: if people want to read poorly written erotica, then at least it’s nice that people are reading again. People even scoffed when they heard it was going to be made into a movie: after all, a notoriously graphic book couldn’t be anything other than straight- out porn, right? But it was cleaned up for the theaters to secure an R rating in 2. Now in 2. 01. 7 we have Fifty Shades Darker, which continues the Mary Sue erotic adventures of Anastasia Steele and her totally believable devoted billionaire sadomasochist lover Christian Grey. This time around, they’re on the outs with each other, with Grey trying to win her back. She begins doing some detective work, finding out about Grey’s abusive past, while also finding rivals in Grey’s former girlfriend/submissive Leila and former dominant Elena. And she gets a big promotion at work and he asks her to marry him because despite the BDSM cover it’s still pretty much just a chick flick. Aside from terrible direction, writing, and performances, the film is shallow garbage. Then again, so were the books, so this should be expected. As mentioned, it’s really just a wish fulfillment fantasy aimed at the 2. Despite its glaring, obvious weaknesses as a film it made quite a bit of money at the box office, so expect sometime next year the (hopefully) concluding film Fifty Shades Freed. See you next year when it lands on the same kind of list as this one. Top 1. 0 Best Horror Movies Of 2. Let’s explore the best horror movies of 2. The scary list features the usual mix of reboots (. We’ve got cannibals (. It’s a versatile year. Based on me watching almost everything released, these are the top 2. Let us know in the comments what your picks are. Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead. Starring: Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey, Leon Burchill. Director: Kiah Roache- Turner. Released: February 1. U. S. Dates)As a zombie apocalypse erupts, a talented mechanic sees his family killed, and his sister kidnapped by a team of gas mask wearing soldiers. He hits the road to find her in his blood- powered armoured car, teaming up with a loud- mouth aborigine and encountering various rough and ready survivors as he battles through the flesh- eaters in the harsh bushland. Meanwhile, his sister is being experimented on by a psychotic doctor, working toward giving her the ability to control zombies with her mind. By the time her brother arrives, she may not need his help. Filmed on weekends as a labour of love over the course of several years, it’s a big achievement what they managed to accomplish, but a hard one to universally recommend. Essentially it’s a 1. It’s also a one- dimensional movie with a thin script, thin characters, and Syfy- quality zombies. Compare it to the similarly- influenced . How you respond to the trailer is the best indicator. Stung. Starring: Matt O’Leary, Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, Clifton Collins Jr. Director: Benni Diez. Released: July 3, 2. For two catering staffers, Mrs. Perch’s fancy garden party at her remote country villa is nothing out of the ordinary. Until a mishap with toxic plant fertiliser leads to the most unwelcome of dinner guests: large killer wasps. The catering- for- old- timers- at- a- country- house setting feels unique, the lead (Matt O’Leary, . Unfortunately it starts to sag after the wonderful Lance Henrikson (. Those stories tell of an insane feral boy, but what’s unsaid is the boy has an even more murderous father, who has littered the woods with deadly traps. When Sam’s life in camp is made a misery by both bullies and leaders, he delves into the woods and encounters the feral boy. The two spark an uneasy understanding. But soon the father’s rampage will reach the camp, and a bloodbath will ensue. This is a pretty conventional slasher, with an interesting arc for the lead boy. The problem is Sam is too mild- mannered to convince as a deeply troubled individual. Nevertheless the setting is strong and the film is pretty fearless, going to a few places others wouldn’t. Some Kind Of Hate. Starring: Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra Mc. Cormick, Grace Phipps. Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer. Released: September 1. A bullied teenager is sent to a new- age reform center in the hills. When he starts to be picked on again he unwittingly summons the deadly spirit of a girl who died under similar circumstances. She unleashes bloody vengeance on his tormentors, before turning her murderous anger toward everyone. The tormented ghost looks more the part but by the end she comes off as quite whiny and more annoying than frightening. There are actually too many kill scenes – you’ll never see so much self- harm and fatal wrist slitting, which makes it a grim watch. Having said that, the central premise and kill method is a good one for a slasher (harming herself causes the injuries on her victims) and it’s done well enough. Cooties. Starring: Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Leigh Whannell, Jack Mc. Brayer. Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion. Released: September 1. A wannabe writer turned teacher (Wood) starts his first day as supply at the school he used to go to. But when virus- infected chicken nuggets are served at the cafeteria, the kids turn into feral zombies, ripping apart any adult they come across. Now the bickering teachers are under siege in the school, looking for a way across the playground. The twisted kid imagery is fun. However it doesn’t start well, being too silly before the kids even transform – like a weird fever dream of unnatural character moments and misfiring jokes. The tone just doesn’t work until things are well underway. Also, because this is co- written by Leigh Whannell (. The only survivor found, and only suspect, is too shaken to talk until the unit’s psychologist (Bello) shows up. With the right questions it all starts coming back. It combines found footage, interrogation video, news cameras and classic cinematography. It heavily rips off . Grillo and Bello are seasoned pros and they do well, especially handling a handful of silly lines that would have clunked with lesser talent.
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