Sunday, February 2, 2025

Top 25 Films of 2015

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 1: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is a work of art. Are you ready for the...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 2: THE HATEFUL EIGHT

The Hateful Eight is a grand experiment in making the cinema matter again for...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 3: CAROL

"Carol" caught my attention due to two factors. It's a Patricia Highsmith adaptation and...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 4: BROOKLYN

"Brooklyn" was a film that snuck up on me. I know that I say...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 5: ROOM

"Room" is the kind of horror that exists in an era where reality overwhelms...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 6: STAR WARS: EPISODE 7 – THE FORCE AWAKENS

"The Force Awakens" is the review I've been writing for nearly two weeks and...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 7: SICARIO

“Sicario” is the best film about vengeance this year. Hell, it might be the...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 8: INSIDE OUT

“Inside Out” is a very unique way for Pixar to cap their first 20...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 9: THE REVENANT

"The Revenant" is a meditation on revenge in the new frontier. While walking the...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 10: THE FINAL GIRLS

“The Final Girls” charmed the pants off of me. While I’ve seen everyone and...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 11: JOY

"Joy" is the movie I've been talking about the most during the Holidays. Well,...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 12: ANT-MAN

“Ant-Man” works as a contemporary MCU update of Scott Lang’s debut in Marvel Premiere....

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 13: BONE TOMAHAWK

“Bone Tomahawk” is nearly a perfect movie. Kurt Russell has long been missed from...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 14: ORION: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING

"Orion: The Man Who Would Be King" is a film that might've slipped past...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 15: THE MARTIAN

“The Martian” is a TED talk come to life. I hate stealing a train...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 16: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

"Straight Outta Compton" is an amazing entry into one of my favorite subgenres...the music...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 17: TOKYO TRIBE

"Tokyo Tribe" is what happens when a former poet sees "Streets of Fire", "The...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 18: SPOTLIGHT

"Spotlight" is about the process and not the dramatics. That alone doesn't endear a...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 19: THE BIG SHORT

"The Big Short" has Adam McKay making that Capra move from timely comedies to...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 20: THE LOBSTER

"The Lobster" is a seemingly dystopian tale about finding love. The world of "The...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 21: THE WALK

"The Walk" wants you to admire Philippe Petit. Petit was a young French stunt...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 22: CHI-RAQ

"Chi-Raq" is introduced to us by Dolmedes' wonderful narration. Samuel L. Jackson brings back...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 23: THE GIFT

"The Gift" is domestic horror at its finest. What do I mean by domestic...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 24: THE KEEPING ROOM

"The Keeping Room" is such a quiet film that I'm surprised that I didn't...

ANDERSONVISION TOP 25 OF 2015 – 25: 99 HOMES

"99 Homes" was one of those films that I had multiple opportunities to cover...