Alexander Suffolk’s Top 10 Movies of 2015
If I had to summarize the world of movies in 2015 with two words, it have to be “glorious return.” Three of film’s greatest franchises found their way back in theaters with Creed, Mad Max: Fury Road and of course with Star Wars: The Force Awakens – all of them managing to recapture the magic of their original movies and even improve upon them in various capacities. Quentin Tarantino returned to the Western genre after 2012’s Django Unchained, and Alejandro G. Inarritu swiftly returned right after his Best Picture win from last year – the two of them delivering glorious cinematic experiences with The Hateful Eight and The Revenant. The good folks at Pixar returned to do what they always do best, this time literally playing with emotions in Inside Out. Then there was the return to form for Ridley Scot with The Martian, who after a series of blunders finally reminded us that he’s still one of the best. And with Ant-Man, it felt as though Marvel returned to the more restrained and personal stories we saw in their Phase One. That isn’t to say that 2015 was devoid of originality, however. The Gift was a dark thriller full of twists and ugly realizations that serves as excellent directorial debut for Joel Edgerton. Spotlight had acting and direction so seamless, you feel more than you are actually in the room with these people than you do watching a movie; I’ll be shocked if this one doesn’t walk away with a dozen Oscars.
10. The Gift
9. Ant-Man
8. Inside Out
7. Creed
6. Spotlight
5. The Revenant
4. The Martian
3. The Hateful Eight
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Honorable Mentions: It Follows, Ex Machina, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Age of Ultron
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