Best of 2015 - End of Year Report

Here are the ten best films I saw (for the first time) in 2015. Some crackers missed out as well.

1. Whiplash (2014)
A real visceral event - a boxing movie dressed up as a music film. The first film in a long time that made me feel like I'd been out running. In a good way.

2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
See previous blog entry for reasoning. Just a great silver ball of fun.

3. The Act of Killing (2012)
Hard to watch but rivetting nonetheless.

4. Her (2013)
Odd and engagingly endearing. And disembodied Scarlett.

5. Ex Machina (2015)
Clever little three-hander with everyone on form. Great disco scene.

6. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Better than the first one with standout turns from Bettany and Ruffalo. And corporeal Scarlett.

7. Nightcrawler (2014)
Creepy Gyllenhaal and a great script.

8. Frank (2014)
Slow, but unusual and affecting.

9. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
The Coens abide.

10. Blackfish (2013)
Have some of that, puny humans!