So screw doing a mere 10 Best List of 2015. I stopped counting at 500. Yup, I SAW OVER 500 NEW feature films in 2015 (this being my pathetic average in these, my years of dotage). So, out of 500+ films seen, here is my Top 20 for 2015 (in alphabetical order). To qualify for inclusion, the film needed to score ***** 5-Stars. I've reserved the right, however, to name the Best Dramatic and Best Documentary Feature also. I've also included my picks in individual craft categories.
This list includes: 7 Documentaries, 7 Canadian Films
and 10 movies in languages other than English.
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BEST FILM OF THE YEAR (DRAMA): SON OF SAUL by László Nemes
BEST FILM OF THE YEAR (DOCUMENTARY): HURT by Alan Zweig
GREG KLYMKIW selects the Film Corner's
TOP 20 Motion Pictures of 2015
in ALPHABETICAL order
click titles to visit original reviews
by Greg Klymkiw at The Film Corner/Electric Sheep
Cemetery of Slendor by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Censored Voices by Mor Loushy
The Forbidden Room by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World by Charles Wilkinson
A Heavy Heart by Thomas Stuber
He Hated Pigeons by Ingrid Veninger
How Heavy This Hammer by Kazik Radwanski
Hurt by Alan Zweig
Jack by Elizabeth Scharang
Leaving Africa by Iiris Härmä
Listen To Me Marlon by Stevan Riley
The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Mad Max: Fury Road by George Miller
Mekko by Sterlin Harjo
She Who Must Burn by Larry Kent
Spotlight by Tom McCarthy
Son of Saul by László Nemes
Stranger by Yerzhan Nurymbet
(T)error by David Felix Sutcliffe
The Waiting Room by Igor Drljaca
BEST DIRECTOR (DRAMA): László Nemes, SON OF SAUL
BEST DIRECTOR (DOCUMENTARY): Alan Zweig, HURT
BEST ACTOR: Géza Röhrig, SON OF SAUL
BEST ACTRESS: Charlize Theron, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Louis Negin, THE FORBIDDEN ROON
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Missy Cross, SHE WHO MUST BURN
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: SPOTLIGHT
BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE: Geraldine Chaplin, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
BEST SCREENPLAY: László Nemes, Clara Royer, SON OF SAUL
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: John Seale, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST EDITING: Matthieu Taponier, SON OF SAUL
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Galen Johnson, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
BEST MAKEUP: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SOUND: SON OF SAUL
BEST MUSIC: Junkie XL, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SHORT FILM: BRING ME THE HEAD OF TIM HORTON
by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
BEST SONG: "The Final Derriere" by Sparks, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
This list includes: 7 Documentaries, 7 Canadian Films
and 10 movies in languages other than English.
BEST FILM OF THE YEAR (DRAMA): SON OF SAUL by László Nemes
BEST FILM OF THE YEAR (DOCUMENTARY): HURT by Alan Zweig
GREG KLYMKIW selects the Film Corner's
TOP 20 Motion Pictures of 2015
in ALPHABETICAL order
click titles to visit original reviews
by Greg Klymkiw at The Film Corner/Electric Sheep
Cemetery of Slendor by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Censored Voices by Mor Loushy
The Forbidden Room by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World by Charles Wilkinson
A Heavy Heart by Thomas Stuber
He Hated Pigeons by Ingrid Veninger
How Heavy This Hammer by Kazik Radwanski
Hurt by Alan Zweig
Jack by Elizabeth Scharang
Leaving Africa by Iiris Härmä
Listen To Me Marlon by Stevan Riley
The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Mad Max: Fury Road by George Miller
Mekko by Sterlin Harjo
She Who Must Burn by Larry Kent
Spotlight by Tom McCarthy
Son of Saul by László Nemes
Stranger by Yerzhan Nurymbet
(T)error by David Felix Sutcliffe
The Waiting Room by Igor Drljaca
BEST DIRECTOR (DRAMA): László Nemes, SON OF SAUL
BEST DIRECTOR (DOCUMENTARY): Alan Zweig, HURT
BEST ACTOR: Géza Röhrig, SON OF SAUL
BEST ACTRESS: Charlize Theron, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Louis Negin, THE FORBIDDEN ROON
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Missy Cross, SHE WHO MUST BURN
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: SPOTLIGHT
BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE: Geraldine Chaplin, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
BEST SCREENPLAY: László Nemes, Clara Royer, SON OF SAUL
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: John Seale, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST EDITING: Matthieu Taponier, SON OF SAUL
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Galen Johnson, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
BEST MAKEUP: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SOUND: SON OF SAUL
BEST MUSIC: Junkie XL, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST SHORT FILM: BRING ME THE HEAD OF TIM HORTON
by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
BEST SONG: "The Final Derriere" by Sparks, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM