15 Movies to Watch Before You Put Together Your 2015 “Best of” List
It is nearing the end of the year which means the world will be inundated with “best of” lists. I will be guilty of releasing several lists and I’ve already started soul searching in order to produce the most pretentious 1-10 on the planet. The following 15 movies might have gone under your radar and I wanted to get them some press. In an effort to keep this list from being 50 deep I’ve decided to recommend films that were released in under 1,000 theaters
Honorable Mentions: It Follows, Dope, Sicario, Bridge of Spies, The Gift, Inside Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian and a whole lot more.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
What I love most about this film is that director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon trusted his actors and let them own the material. The camera lingers on their faces and there are moments that will leave you in tears.
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Creep
Creep is found footage done right and I just can’t quit it.
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Love & Mercy
God only knows how you could watch this film and not put it in your “best of” list.
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What We Do in the Shadows
“We’re werewolves, not swearwolves.” I love What We Do in the Shadows.
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The End of the Tour
I can barely get through the trailer without tearing up. Director James Ponsoldt (Smashed, Spectacular Now) doesn’t know how to make a bad film.
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Cop Car
Cop Car is like a live action cartoon that met a David Gordon Green film. It is a fun ride that puts you in the moment and makes you constantly tense.
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The Lobster
Colin Farrell is a very good actor (watch In Bruges) and this movie is very offbeat.
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Brooklyn
A love story done right. Writer Nick Hornby is awesome.
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Predestination
Predestination ain’t easy but it stays with you. I tried explaining it to a friend but we both ended up more confused. Just watch it.
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Room
Brie Larson is the bomb. After Short Term 12 I’m glad to see her getting more great films.
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Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind will help you remember that Ryan Reynolds is a good actor. Also, Ben Mendelsohn is pretty much the best.
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Spring
It is like Before Sunset met Species and spawned a horror romance. Spring is a pleasant surprise.
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Slow West
There is a moment when a guy gets shot and salt literally falls into his wound. Slow West is beautifully shot and lots of fun.
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Bone Tomahawk
Kurt Russell is my hero. If you don’t appreciate Russell in a cannibal western we can’t be friends.
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While We’re Young
Noah Baumbach is awesome. I’m glad to see him back with Ben Stiller because the two made magic with Greenberg.
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I definitely want to see Love and Mercy now, and Brooklyn! Wasn’t a fan of While We’re Young, and I thought Room was just okay (the acting was tremendous though). Great post!
Thanks! Love and Mercy might be my favorite of the year. I am a little biased though. I love the Beach Boys and was stoked to see John Cusack actually acting again.
I’m not stressing it. I haven’t even made a “Best of 2014” list yet.
hahaha. I figured I would give the world a new type of list while recommending some good films.
I know. I’m just saying that I will not make a best of the year list until I have seen every movie I wanna see… Even if it takes a year (or longer).
True. That is why I’ve started doing “my favorite” as opposed to “the best.” I don’t have enough time.
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I will probably have to drive three hours to Albuquerque to see the horror films mentioned here, but I think they’ll be worth it.
Thank you! Creep is on Netflix and Spring is on Amazon Prime. Let me know what you think after you watch them!