Yes, I am finally getting to my list for 2015. I stubbornly insist on keeping to my criteria of what plays in my general area in 2015 -- Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. If it did not get here until 2016, it is eligible for next year's list. There are few films that effects this year -- especially since The Revenant had no chance to make this list anyway due to quality issues. But two films that were 2014 films on the coast are in my 2015 list because they did not get here until then.
Without further ado, here are my ten runners-up, in alphabetical order:
Creed. All those surprised at how good this Rocky sequel is must not have seen Fruitvale Station, with the same director (Ryan Coogler) and the same star (Michael B. Jordan).
Ex Machina. Alicia Vikander's performance has you wondering what is going on with the robot she is portraying all film long.
Grandma. Nice to see writer-director Paul Weitz back to the form of About A Boy and In Good Company.
Inside Out. Nice to see Pixar return to form.
The Last Five Years. I am a sucker for any musical starring Anna Kendrick.
The Martian. Definitive proof Matt Damon is a star. He carries this film by merely talking to the camera.
Room. Bree Larson gets my vote for the best acting work of any film this year.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Pretty much ticks all the boxes of that a blockbuster popcorn movie should be.
Steve Jobs. Great writing by Aaron Sorkin and great directing by Danny Boyle kept me riveted in a biography of a guy I really don't care much about.
Z For Zachariah. A fascinating look at survival during an apocalypse anchored by great performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Margot Robbie.
Right now my best friend is trying to figure out how I could rate ten films ahead of Inside Out and Room. Which films are they? To be continued soon.
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