A few of the films I really enjoyed in 2015 that didn’t make my Top 20.
A preview of the films I’m most looking forward to in the 2nd half of 2015.
5. Inherent Vice This is probably the film I was looking forward to most in 2014. Ever since There Will Be Blood, whenever Paul Thomas Anderson has a new release, there is the potential for an all-time masterpiece. He’s one of the genuine auteurs working. While it does not end…
10. The One I Love The One I Love is a film that has tinges of several genres, making for a very quirky viewing experience: light sci-fi elements, romantic comedy, mystery thriller. Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss play a couple whose marriage is on the rocks and their therapists recommends…
15. The Lego Movie EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!!!! Now that we’ve got that out of the way, what an experience this was in the theater. Usually, a movie this loud and boisterous is mess; this was kinetic and vibrant with life. The idea of doing a movie about Legos seemed like…
While I still have a few films remaining that I had hoped to see (American Sniper and The Theory of Everything to name just two), I have seen enough that I feel comfortable crafting my list of the top films of the year. Year-end best-of lists can be crafted in many…
5. The Wolf of Wall Street – The best Scorsese film since The Departed and a spiritual successor to Goodfellas and Casino. Based on the autobiography of Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street is a wild ride of excess and debauchery, detailing the drug-addled, booze-filled exploits of Belfort, following his…
10. Frances Ha – This was not a movie I was expecting to enjoy as much as I did, considering I hated Noah Baumbach’s last film, Greenberg. But Greta Gerwig is an actress that has impressed me in almost everything I’ve seen her in, including Greenberg. This movie, following the title…
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