ODDS & ENDS: FAVORITES OF 2015

*Vincent Karthesier From CRIME & PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA


The Following lists are not my top movies of the year, that is coming but a lead up, of some movie lists and awards. (Part 1 of 3)

SEXIEST FILMS OF THE YEAR.

DUKE OF BURGANDY

TRAINWRECK

 (Yes, TRAIN WRECK if even just for that one scene where Amy Schumer and Bill Hader first consumate theur rleationship so real and seductive)



SEX SYMBOLS OF THE YEAR

Jennifer Lopez - THE BOY NEXT DOOR

Amy Schumer - TRAINWRECK

Tessa Thompson - CREED

Desiree Akhavan - APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

Nadia Hilker - SPRING

Makia Monroe - IT FOLLOWS

Alison Brie - GET HARD

Alicia Vikander - EX MACHINA

Sofia Boutella - KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Lorenza Izzo- KNOCK KNOCK

Ana De Armas - KNOCK KNOCK
(Even though I would never recommend this film for human consumption)

Teyonnah Paris -CHI-RAQ

Anya Engel-Adams - CHI-RAQ

Angela Trimbaur - THE FINAL GIRLS

Zoe Krazitz - DOPE

Jordana Brewster - HOME SWEET HELL

Lola Kirke - MISTRESS AMERICA

Michael B. Jordan – CREED

Joe Manganiello- MAGIC MIKE XXL



BLACK EXCELLENCE

CREED

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

CONCUSSION

DOPE

LITTLE WHITE LIE

TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER

3 1/2 MINUTES 10 BULLETS

WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE


 BUSIEST ACTORS OF THE YEAR

Kurt Russell - BONE TOMAHAWK, FAST & FURIOUS 7, THE HATEFUL EIGHT

Paul Giamatti - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, LOVE AND MERCY, SAN ANDREAS

Samuel L. Jackson - CHI-RAQ, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, BARELY LETHAL, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Ryan Reynolds - THE VOICES, SELF/LESS, WOMAN IN GOLD, MISSISSPI GRIND

Hailee Steinfeld - PITCH PERFECT 2, 10,000 SAINTS, BARELY LETHAL,



SCENE STEALER/DEBUT PERFORMANCE 

Bel Powley – DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL

Taron Edgerton – KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Alicia Vikander – EX MACHINA

Arielle Holmes – HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT

Jacob Tremblay - ROOM

John Cena - SISTERS/TRAINWRECK

R.J. Cutler – ME, EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

Jason Mitchell – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

O’Shea Jackson Jr. – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Nadia Hilker - SPRING

Sofia Boutella – KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE 

Angela Trimbaur – THE FINAL GIRLS

Chanel Iman - DOPE

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - TANGERINE


  WTF!?! AWARDS

THE EDITOR

DEATHGASM

CHI-RAQ

ENTERTAINMENT

THE VOICES

BONE TOMAHAWK

LOST RIVER

TOKYO TRIBE



FAVORITE DOCUMENTARIES OF THE YEAR

11. FRESH DRESSED


10. TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER

9. SOUTHERN RITES

8. CALL ME LUCKY



7. 3 1/2 MINUTES, 10 BULLETS




6. GOING CLEAR



5. THE SEVEN FIVE



4. WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE

3. LITTLE WHITE LIE



2. COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK

1. AMY



  FAVORITE FOREIGN FILMS OF THE YEAR 

9. THE DEAD LANDS

8. METALHEAD

7. EDEN

6. GOODNIGHT MOMMY

5. GIRLHOOD

4. WHITE GOD

3. PHOENIX


2. THE TRIBE

1. WILD TALES



FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF THE YEAR 

12. OPEN WINDOWS

11. GOODNIGHT MOMMY


10. THE FINAL GIRLS


9. SPRING


8. THE EDITOR


7. UNFRIENDED


6. BONE TOMAHAWK


5. THE VISIT


4. THE GIFT


3. WYRMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD

2. DEATHGASM

1. IT FOLLOWS


BEST FILMS THAT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, THAT DIDN'T COME OUT ORIGINALLY THIS YEAR

MOMMY

AN HONEST LIAR

VIRIDIANA



BEST SCORES OF THE YEAR (*soundtracks)


9. EDEN

8. ME, EARL AND THE DYING GIRL


7. THE REVENANT


6. SICARIO


5. DOPE

4. IT FOLLOWS



3. CAROL

2. LOST RIVER

1. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD


BEST ENSEMBLES


SPOTLIGHT


THE BIG SHORT

WHAT WE DO IN SHADOWS

EX MACHINA

LOVE AND MERCY


  MOST UNDERRATED FILMS OF THE YEAR AND ESSENTIALLY BIGGEST SURPRISES OF THE YEAR.

DEATHGASM

WRYMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD




THE GIFT



FINAL GIRLS



UNFRIENDED

WHILE WE'RE YOUNG

BONE TOMAHAWK

FAULTS



THE MOST DISAPPOINTING FILMS OF THE YEAR. THOUGH THEY COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. THEY HELD PROMISE SO IN A WAY THEY MIGHT BE OVERRATED TO A DEGREE


CHI-RAQ



STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT



THE DOG



THE WOLFPACK



THE NIGHTMARE



END OF TOUR



HOT GIRLS WANTED