The Year in Movies: 2015

  2015

Number of Movies I've Seen: 65

Number of Movies from my original top 365:  ended in 2011

Oscar Winner:
Spotlight - Quite possibly the blandest best picture winner of my lifetime. This movie is fine.  Just fine....

Box Office Winner:
Jurrassic World - This was a pretty fun reboot that doesn't tarnish the original property's reputation and remembers to be fun.

My Top Ten:
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2. Room - Heartbreaking story carried by near flawless performances from Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay.

3. Brooklyn - (PICTURED ABOVE) Another movie that could've taken a dive into ho-hum melodrama if not for the measured performance of Saoirse Ronan.

3. The Martian - Rarely does a book get translated to the screen this well. Ridley Scott and Matt Damon stay out of Andy Weir's way as they bring his fun sci-fi novel to life.

4. The Danish Girl - This was just the year of great performances. Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander absolutely nail the married couple who's love transcends the norms of heterosexual coupling.

5. The Big Short - I am so glad Adam McKay shifted from silly for no reason (Talladega Nights, Anchorman) to silly for the cause (this and Vice).

6. The Good Dinosaur - The most underrated Pixar movie. I honestly believe it is only forgotten because it was released in the same year as Inside Out and everyone had prematurely anointed that one as a masterpiece and didn't want to take it back.

7. Dope - Criminally underseen tale of "nerdy" yet cool high schoolers getting caught up in a drug deal. You won't regret this one.

8. Truth - Dan Rather will always be my newscaster. Depending on your political persuasion, this is the tale of his downfall or how he cemented his legacy as a beacon of truth. I think it's pretty clear which side of that debate I am on.

9. Bridge of Spies - Hanks and Spielberg just doing what they do. 

10. The Hateful Eight - .Tarantino's best screenplay. I'd love to see a stage production of this one day.