Best Films of 2015
As I
mentioned in one of my blogs, the average
film viewer sees only 6 films a year.
And, the main reason for FilmsToSeeOrNot is to let film viewers, whether
frequent or infrequent, know where to spend their money.
This year got off to a slow start in
terms of the number of films worth seeing.
However, some of the few that were worth seeing turned out to be exceptional.
This was, also, the year of films based
or inspired by real events …to the point where it was becoming annoyingly so. What happened to creative fantasy?
But, all in all, there were many
more than 6 that are worth your time.
Therefore, this year I’m doing a Top 12. And, in addition to the list of
Absolutely-Must-See Films, I’ve, also, listed several “categories” from which
you might pick more films based on your particular taste. Full reviews of all the films are available
in past postings.
So, here are the 12
Absolutely-Must-See Films and 15 Additional Categories in hopes you will be
inspired to become more than an average viewer and go to the movies more
often.
Note that I have, also, mentioned the
Bottom of the Barrel, i.e., the films you should avoid at all cost.
Finally, I have included my award
picks for best actors and key production crew.
(Note duplications exist in some Additional
Categories with Must-Sees and there are "ties" in some film and
actor/crew categories where I just couldn’t narrow the choice to one.)
If you can’t find these films in
theaters, go to Netflix or buy/rent the DVDs.
Those listed are all worth
your while.
The 12 Absolutely-Must-See Films of 2015
(in order)
Suffragette
Meaningful…The
Best Of The Year
Spotlight
The
Most Intelligent Film
Trumbo
The
Noblest Battle
Inside
Out
An
Animated Film For Adults
Youth
The Most Intriguing
Straight
Outta Compton
Powerful
Mad
Max: Fury Road
Full-Out Action
The
Big Short
The Most Innovative
Paddington
Flawless Family Fun
Age of Adaline
My
Personal Favorite
Star
Wars: The Force Awakens
Awesome
Brooklyn
The
Sweetest
Select
Categories
Most
Poignant Film (a tie)
Suffragette
Phoenix
Most
Charming Film
Brooklyn
Most
Interesting Film Story (a tie)
Youth
Ex
Machina
Most
Thought-Provoking Film
Clouds
of Sils Maria
Most
Romantic Film
Age
of Adaline
Best
Foreign Film
Phoenix
Phoenix
Spotlight
Most
Courageous Film
The
Revenant
Best
Serious Action Film
Mad
Max: Fury Road
Best
Light-Hearted Action Film
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Best
Animated Film
Inside
Out
Best
Family Film
Paddington
Best Comedy (a tie)
Spy
Minions
Best Horror Film
The Babadook
Best
Documentary
Amy
Most
Underrated Film – (a tie)
Age
of Adaline
Most
Overrated Film (a tie)
Trainwreck
Apt Title
A Cesspool of Negativity
The Assassin
Boring Story/Amateur Direction
Worst
Film – (a 3-way tie)
Goosebumps
American Ultra
Ultra Awful
A supreme waste of talent
It Follows
Here Are My Award Picks for Actors & Crew
Best
Actor (a tie)
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Ian
McKellan – Mr. Holmes
Best
Actress (a tie)
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Cary
Mulligan – Suffragette
Best
Supporting Actor– (a tie)
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Sylvester
Stallone – Creed
Best
Supporting Actress – (a tie)
Rooney
Mara – Carol
Alicia
Vikander – Ex Machina
Best
Director (a tie)
George
Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Sarah
Gavron – Suffragette
Best
Adapted Screenplay (a tie)
Josh Singer/Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
John McNamara – Trumbo
Best
Original Screenplay (a tie)
Jonathan
Herman/Andrea Berloff – Straight Outta
Compton
Paolo Sorrentino – Youth
Best
Cinematography
Emmanuel
Lubezki – The Revenant
Best
Editing
Margaret Sixel –
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best
Casting Director (a tie)
Fiona Weir – Suffragette
Victoria Thomas/Cindy Tolan – Straight Outta Compton
Best
Production Design
Alice Normington – Suffragette
Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell – Cinderella
Best
Soundtrack
David
Lang – Youth
Let’s hope for more great viewing in
2016.
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