Here I do my traditional sort
of the best-reviewed films of the year, running them down in roughly my order
of preference, with some clustering by type or subject. In parenthesis, I offer comparison to the
consensus calculated by the top Metacritic scores of 2015 (note how this
differs from the critical polls I cite in individual reviews). As you can see, my viewing is extensive but
selective. I don’t expect to survey so
many of the “Top 100” in future years, as I return to programming film series
for the Clark, and turn more retrospective in my reviews here, concentrating on
career summaries of selected directors and performers. Use search box at top left of page to find my
reviews of these films, along with links to Metacritic overview and Netflix
availability.
EXHORTATIONS (I urge you to see
these):
Spotlight (#4)
Carol (#1)
45 Hours (#2)
Anomalisa (#7)
Inside Out (#3)
Jafar Panahi’s Taxi (#9)
The Big Short (#55)
Room (#24)
RECOMMENDATIONS (I advise you to
see these):
Clouds of Sils Maria (#83)
Second Mother (#41)
Ex Machina (#87)
The End of the Tour (#42)
Love & Mercy (#65)
Grandma (#100)
Results
Diary of a Teenage Girl (#20)
Girlhood (#26)
Something Anything
Tangerine (#25)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (#10)
La Sapienza
Human Capital
Blind (#36)
James White (#37)
Mustang (#49)
Breathe (#86)
Coming Home (#50)
Theeb (#66)
’71 (#32)
Creed (#44)
Black Mass
Testament of Youth
Ricki & the Flash
I’ll See You in My Dreams
While We’re Young
Z for Zachariah
Pawn Sacrifice
APPRECIATIONS (you might find
something to like in here):
Steve Jobs (#45)
Sicario (#54)
The Martian (#62)
Experimenter (#48)
About Elly
White God (#70)
Chi-Raq
Jimmy’s Hall
Duke of Burgundy
The Gift (#90)
Queen of Earth (#84)
Beloved Sisters
Suffragette
Far from the Madding Crowd
Cinderella
Paddington (#91)
Trumbo
Learning to Drive
Trainwreck
Mistress America
Heaven Knows What
Welcome to Me
I Smile Back
Gangs of Wasseypur (#14)
Arabian Nights (#40)
EQUIVOCATIONS (you’re on your own
with these):
The Forbidden Room (#35)
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Assassin (#71)
Son of Saul (#12)
It Follows (#38)
Hard to Be a God (#11)
Horse Money (#28)
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