REPORT
The Best Movies Released
in 2015
W
e’re counting down the best movies of 2015!
2015 was a really good year for film. There
were several recording breaking films released
this year, like Jurassic World, which soared past breaking records into the #3 spot of Highest Grossing Films of
All Time. But then Star Wars: The Force Awakens came
to shut the movie game down, having the biggest midnight release ever. Picking the “best movies” of the year
is tough, but we sat through a lot of movies and came
out with some very strong opinions about the movies on
this list.
Cinderella
Cinderella is a Disney classic and this remake did it justice. While there was no singing in this film, the costumes
and sets were exceptional. Helena Bonham-Carter
should be everyone's fairy godmother.
Pitch Perfect 2
Fans loved this movie enough to get the cast on board for
a Pitch Perfect 3. It's soundtrack isn't as epic and awesome as the first movie, but Fat Amy will always make
us laugh.
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
YA movies are what keep teenagers running to the theaters in droves. Insurgent brought the intensity that Divergent didn't have, while maintaining a healthy balance
between book-to-movie.
Minions
Everyone is obsessed with the minions. This movie actually gave us the cutest minion to exist, Bob AKA King Bob.
This movie was as ridiculous as you'd expect a movie
about minions to be, yet it made us all a little emotional.
Trainwreck
Trainwreck was hilarious, but in a much more raw way.
It's been called the most polarizing comedy of the year.
It is very honest and is a kind-of of sad way to look at
relationships. We learned more about how what we see
growing up can define us.
Dope
This movie was essentially Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but
for the 21st century - but it didn't feel like a ripoff at all, it
felt pure in a way so few new movies can. It also had an
amazing abundance of '90s fashion and music that made
it iconic.
The DUFF
If you saw trailers for The Duff, chances are you didn't
expect the movie to be good. But then a friend made you
see it and you realized that Mae Whitman is a comedictiming GENIUS. Robbie Amell isn't so bad himself. If you
got past the odd concept of having a designated ugly fat
friend, then you know that The Duff was a hilarious movie.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns came to us from the same guys that gave
us The Fault In Our Stars. It wasn't as heartbreaking and
awesome as TFIOS, but it held it's own. It also had a very
interesting message about people who intentionally get
lost that spoke to us on a much deeper level.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Mockingjay - Part 2 is the epic conclusion to the Hunger
Games series. With some changes to the script and revisions, this film still stuck closely to the books while packing on as much action (and angst) as possible. It might
not be the best film in the 4-part series, it was definitely a
great way to say goodbye to Katniss and Panem as we
once knew it.
Love & Mercy
For years we've heard stories about Brian Wilson's time
with the Beach Boys, but Love & Mercy gave us the kind
of insight that made us feel like were apart of his life. It
was often not pretty, but it was a movie about something
bigger than just the group.
Furious 7
This movie was one of the most emotional movies we
saw all year, thanks to "See You Again" and that ending
with Paul Walker. It's the craziest movie in the franchise
(did The Rock really drive an ambulance into a drone?)
but it was entertaining as hell.
Southpaw
Southpaw hit us hard, but in a good way. Jake Gyllenhaal trained intensely for months to become a boxer and
that helped make the fight scenes very realistic. This film
also had a very interesting father-daughter relationship
dynamic that we have never seen on screen before.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is a film that will not make everyone love
Steve Job (it's a very dark light on this genius) but it will
make you respect him...or at least, his brilliance. Michael
Fassbender was beyond brilliant as Jobs and made you
love and hate him all in one scene. Seth Rogen initially
had seemed like odd casting for Steve Wozniak, but he
brought Wozniak's struggles with Jobs to light in a way
we'd never seen before.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
If a movie is able to satisfy a new generation and fans of
the original, then you know it's a success. Tying Superman to something, and finding a way to get David Beckham minorly involved is obviously the best way to make
something a hit.
Carol
Todd Haynes’ Carol is a quiet but visually arresting tale
of a young Manhattan woman Therese Belivet (Rooney
Mara)’s infatuation with an older stunning housewife
named Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett). It’s a tale of forbid-
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