2015 films
The ones I've seen in order of preference from most to least favourite.
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- DirectorCiro GuerraStarsNilbio TorresJan BijvoetAntonio BolívarThe story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAmy WinehouseMitch WinehouseMark RonsonArchival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
- DirectorStevan RileyStarsMarlon BrandoStella AdlerBernardo BertolucciA documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.
- DirectorMir-Jean Bou ChaayaStarsAlain SaadehFouad YammineWissam FaresIntending to smuggle drugs across the borders, a small-time Lebanese drug-dealer slyly manipulates public opinion with the help of an underrated filmmaker.
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsTom HiddlestonJeremy IronsSienna MillerLife for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
- DirectorJohanna SchwartzStarsAliou TouréOumar TouréGarba TouréIn 2012, jihadists took control of Northern Mali, imposing one of the harshest interpretations of sharia law in recent years and, crucially for Mali, banning music. Radio stations were destroyed, instruments were burned and overnight, Mali's musicians were forced into hiding or exile where many remain even now. Follow these musicians as they fight to keep music alive. Featuring rare footage of the jihadists, a glimpse at life in refugee camps and the perilous journeys home to war-ravaged cities, THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST is a tale of courage in the face of conflict as Malian musicians refuse to give up the fight for their right to sing.
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsAlfredo CastroRoberto FaríasAntonia ZegersA crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.
- DirectorJoe StephensonStarsScott ChambersMorgan WatkinsYasmin PaigeA 15-year-old's optimistic view becomes difficult to maintain when his brother's behavior worsens, and he feels torn between loyalty to his brother or getting closer to his first female friend.
- DirectorJonás CuarónStarsGael García BernalJeffrey Dean MorganAlondra HidalgoA group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.Stunning film. Beautiful and ugly, crisp and salty.
- DirectorDeniz Gamze ErgüvenStarsGünes SensoyDoga Zeynep DogusluTugba SungurogluWhen five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.
- DirectorJonas CarpignanoStarsAlassane SyKoudous SeihonAdam GnegneTwo men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
- DirectorJacques AudiardStarsJesuthasan AntonythasanKalieaswari SrinivasanClaudine VinasithambyDheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
- DirectorMai MasriStarsMaisa Abd ElhadiNadira OmranRakeen SaadA young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him, survive and maintain hope.
- DirectorYuriy FetingStarsMikhail GasanovViktor SukhorukovPetr NovikovIn the boundless steppes of Kalmykia, a fearless 12-year-old boy sets off on an epic adventure to retrieve his extraordinary baby camel, as dangerous situations and a true friendship will eventually turn him into a young man.
- DirectorPeter TscherkasskyA sunbathing woman has a phantasmagoric vision of ecstasy, derived from various found footage sources.Not what I would describe as a documentary ... An entirely fictional film re-creating a dream world.
- DirectorNicolas SteinerStarsEdward CardenasCynthia GoodwinRichard F. EthredgeFilmmaker Nicolas Steiner documents the exploits of three homeless people in Las Vegas, a man who lives in a military bunker in the California desert and a woman at a Utah research station that simulates life on Mars.
- DirectorLaura CitarellaVerónica LlinásStarsVerónica LlinásJuliana MurasGermán De SilvaA woman walks through the field. Surrounding her, the dogs run, and whirl, and roll, and spread all over the frame, undoing fiction like the legendary Penelope's weaving. Further, the world, and the outskirts. Seasons, day and night and the different versions of the sky.
- DirectorLászló NemesStarsGéza RöhrigLevente MolnárUrs RechnA Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HardyWill PoulterA frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsMelissa McCarthyRose ByrneJude LawA desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent diabolical global disaster.
- DirectorDexter FletcherStarsTaron EgertonHugh JackmanTom CostelloThe story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
- DirectorAlice WinocourStarsMatthias SchoenaertsDiane KrugerPaul HamyVincent is an ex-soldier with PTSD who is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he's out of town. Despite the apparent tranquility in Maryland, Vincent perceives an external threat.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMark RylanceAlan AldaDuring the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
- DirectorMor LoushyStarsAmos OzCENSORED VOICES combines raw original recordings of Israeli soldiers recounting their fears and doubts following Israel's 1967 Six-Day War, using archival newsreel footage as a stark reminder of how far the region remains from peace.
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsCarey MulliganMatthias SchoenaertsMichael SheenIn Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
- DirectorMark BurtonRichard StarzakStarsJustin FletcherJohn SparkesOmid DjaliliWhen Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.Charming film.
7/10 - DirectorPatricio GuzmánStarsMartín CalderónCristinaPatricio GuzmánDelving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloWhen Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
- DirectorLorenzo VigasStarsAlfredo CastroLuis SilvaJericó MontillaArmando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.
- DirectorJohn MacleanStarsKodi Smit-McPheeCaren PistoriusAorere PakiA young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide.
- DirectorKent JonesStarsWes AndersonPeter BogdanovichDavid FincherFilmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
- DirectorBenjamín NaishtatStarsPablo CedrónCéline LatilFrancisco LumermanDuring the first half of the 19th century in a vast and desolated land fallen into anarchy, several armed groups drift along the infinite Pampas demanding support and food from the peasants.
- DirectorOliver HermanusStarsNicolas DuvauchelleCrystal-Donna RobertsClayton EvertsonGilles and Tiny are both mourning recent deaths. Their grief unites them but hiding beneath the grief are darker shadows that connect their losses.
- DirectorPhilippe GuillardStarsKad MeradCharles BerlingBenoît MagimelFive long-term pals confront ageing and mortality as they enjoy their last weeks together before taking different paths.
- DirectorSergio Castro San MartínStarsCatalina SaavedraMaite NeiraElsa PobleteA woman returns to employment as a seasonal fruit picker. She encounters a man with whom there is a troubled history.
- DirectorPierre LéonStarsSerge BozonPascal CervoLuna Picoli-TruffautThirty years, a small job, Rémi is a bit lost in life. Until he must share it with his double, another himself, invasive and not so nice. Which will be the true Rémi?
- DirectorRadu JudeStarsTeodor CorbanMihai ComanoiuToma CuzinSet in early 19th century Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsAbraham AttahEmmanuel AffadziRicky AdelayitorA drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsMichael FassbenderMarion CotillardJack MadiganMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
- DirectorPhilippe LesageStarsÉdouard Tremblay-GrenierPier-Luc FunkVassili SchneiderA young boy begins to experience the adult world as he enters adolescence.