TepidShark (Level 13)

On the surface, The Cabin in the Woods may seem like a movie you have seen a million times before (like in The Evil Dead), but begin to watch it and you will realize there is more going on then meets the eye. It plays with horror conventions to both brillant and sometimes humorous effect. Brillant horror parody.

It seemed like everybody got fed up with how long and how petty this year's election got. So it was perfect timing for The Campaign to come along. This is a brillant satire of the electoral process, that is maybe a little outlandish at times, but with how ridiculous this year's election got, it seems like elections could someday get as bad as The Campaign portrays.

If you told most directors to take established characters, who have had their own films, and bring them together in a single team film, they would call you crazy. But not Joss Whedon. He turned this crazy concept into not only one of the most entertaining films of year, but surprisingly one of the funniest. Hands down The Avengers is the best superhero film of the year.

Since Kill Bill, Tarantino has been dealing in Revenge Fantasy. While Django does not have anything in particular against the person he is going after, the idea of a former slave getting revenge against a slave owner is very compelling. Django Unchained is as Revenge Fantasy at its finest.

A great film about film history and provides an intriguing look at one of cinema's greatest directors.

A unique take on the found footage films.

Definitely the best Craig-Bond film if not one of the best all-time Bond films.

A great send-up of Spanish Soap Operas.