As usual, I liked almost everything I saw this year to varying degrees. The only anomalies this year are how highly I placed a horror/suspense/thriller, a comedy, and a sci-fi flick. That means they must be damn good movies. It Follows breaks new storytelling ground in a tired genre. Horror movies like this just don't come along very often...the less you know about it going in, the better. And if you've never heard of What We Do in the Shadows, do yourself a favor and pick it up. You can thank me later. The Revenant is riveting enough to displace the eminently suspenseful Ex Machina, which held my top spot for months. I would only advise you stay away from the last 5 or 6 on my list. Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem is nothing more than an exercise in torture perpetrated by the director. I challenge you to make it through in one sitting. Sadly, I missed a few that I really wanted to see, but I plan to catch up with them soon and amend the list as necessary. Those I missed were Steve Jobs, Suffragette, Son of Saul, Sicario, and 99 Homes.
1 The Revenant
2 Ex Machina
3 It Follows
4 What We Do in the Shadows
5 Love & Mercy
6 The Hateful Eight
7 Spotlight
8 Carol
9 Room
10 Brooklyn
11 Mistress America
12 Black Mass
13 Tangerine
14 Mad Max: Fury Road
15 Anamolisa
16 Cop Car
17 Bridge of Spies
18 Beasts of No Nation
19 The Big Short
20 Best of Enemies
21 Trumbo
22 71
23 Creed
24 Inside Out
25 Buzzard
26 Heaven Knows What
27 I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
28 All American High Revisited
29 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens
30 The Wolfpack
31 The Gift
32 Amy
33 Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck
34 The Wrecking Crew
35 Back in Time
36 Experimenter
37 The Martian
38 Truth
39 45 Years
40 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
41 The Diary of a Teenage Girl
42 Joy
43 What Happened, Miss Simone?
44 Clouds of Sils Maria
45 Pawn Sacrifice
46 Welcome to Me
47 Dope
48 Slow West
49 Deli Man: The Movie
50 The Overnight
51 Phoenix
52 While We're Young
53 Call Me Lucky
54 Jimmy's Hall
55 Crimson Peak
56 Soaked in Bleach
57 Trainwreck
58 The Visit
59 Unbranded
60 Famous Nathan
61 Goodnight Mommy
62 Austin to Boston
63 I'll See You in My Dreams
64 Timbuktu
65 Maps to the Stars
66 Spy!
67 About Elly
68 The Duke of Burgundy
69 White God
70 Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
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I've seen 7 of these, too. But not the same 7. I'm curious about your thoughts on White God. I found a lot of the violence really fake looking. Not that I would've enjoyed realistic dog torturing.
Which ones did you see? I thought White God was a valiant attempt at something (though I'm not sure what), but it just came off as silly to me.
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