Wow, how the year flies by when you’re out promoting low-budget filmmaking contracts. That’s right, it’s time to close out 2015, and in doing so the SAGindie staff look back upon the year in moviegoing with our Favorite Films of the Year. They run the gamut from under-the-radar festival favorites to big studio franchises and in between. Feel free to argue, disagree, or agree with our picks in the Comments section, just try not to hurt our feelings. See you all in 2016!
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Darrien’s Favorites:
In no particular order:
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation because that woman kicks a$$.
- Creed
- Carol
- Straight Outta Compton
- Spotlight
- McFarland, USA (Yep! Surprised even me!)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – What? It was fun and saucy and enjoyable. Don’t judge me!
- Furious 7 – The film is the usual, but that ending…
- Sleeping With Other People – My kind of romcom
Movies I expect to like but haven’t seen yet:
Honorable mention films:
Eliza’s Favorites:
- Krisha
- The Witch
- Slow West
- The Look of Silence
- Best of Enemies
- Amy
- Appropriate Behavior
- The Duke of Burgundy
- A Pigeon Sat On a Branch Reflecting On Existence
- The Tribe
- Western
- Christmas, Again
- Heaven Knows What
- Best film not from 2015 that I finally saw this year: Coming to America
Colin’s Favorites:
- The Wolfpack – Must-see doc for anyone who loves movies.
- Creed – Crowd-pleaser of the year.
- Mad Max: Fury Road – But you gotta see it on the big screen.
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Slow West
- James White
- Anomalisa
- Spotlight
- Brooklyn
- While We’re Young
Amanda’s Favorites:
- #1 *Space pre-allotted for Star Wars*
- #2 Mad Max: Fury Road (1000% #1 if Star Wars was not coming out this year)
- #3 Beasts of No Nation
- Dope
- Kingsmen: The Secret Service
- Slow West
- Trainwreck
- Straight Outta Compton
- Brooklyn
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Honorable Mention: Goodnight Mommy
WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2015?
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