Favorite Movie of 2015?

[Sam Sanchez]

This year looks no different than any other year in my opinion. Hell, Trainwreck and Spy even got nominated for Best Picture in the Comedy section at the Golden Globes, more populist than normal. 

 

 

The Revenant, Room, Spotlight, and Mad Max: Fury Road are all either semi-popular or accessible films. Room and Spotlight I could easily see being favorites if more people saw them, despite rough or touchy subject matter for both.

 

 

Carol seems to be the only one that is more geared towards the art-house crowd.

[Sam Sanchez]

Yeah, it looks to me like there are a lot of really good films out this year getting some recognition.  

 

I haven't seen many, but a lot on your list to watch are the same as mine.  Room was tough to read, and I didn't think in a million years it could ever be a movie, so I'm really curious about what it's going to look like as a film. Brooklyn is another one that looks like it will be pretty good. 

 

I still feel like Whiplash was good enough to win everything it was nominated for last year, and that was a movie that cost $3 mill to produce. 

 

The trailer for Brooklyn didn't look too up my alley, but enough people who have similar taste have given it good ratings or said good things about it that I'd be willing to give it a shot.

 

 

I also was a big fan of Whiplash. One of my favorites from last year. 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

My top 3 would be:

 

Sicario 

Mad Max

Ex Machina

 

I really need to see Spotlight & The Martian, though. 

[Ray McKigney]

How is the Martian in the comedy/musical category for the Golden Globes? It has some funny moments, but it's not a comedy by any means.

[Sam Sanchez]

The studios get to submit their film to whichever category they'd like, I guess as long as there's slight justification for it.

 

So the studios likely felt The Martian has a better chance going against Spy and Trainwreck than against Room, The Revenant and Spotlight in that category. Studios don't care which they win as long as they can claim "Best Motion Picture Winner" on their cover/poster.

 

 

Judd Apatow came out publicly speaking out against studios doing that.

[Taylor]

Love and Mercy, the Brian Wilson movie

 

I'm guessing no one else here has seen it, or else it would have been posted by now.

[Sam Sanchez]

I've seen it and enjoyed it but it was more like half a great movie to me. The segments with Paul Dano as young Brian Wilson to me were amazing to me, but found the John Cusack segments, while interesting to see what his life has become just not as effective. Would recommend people check it out for sure though.

[Ochocinco!]

The Martian was amazing and I may be one of the few here who enjoyed mad max. But maybe that's because Tom Hardy is my favorite actor

[Sam Sanchez]

This site is one of the few places I've seen be mixed on the movie. I loved Fury Road. It's neck and neck with Sicario as my favorite of the year so far.