Time for a film

I’m very excited to bring my top 10 films of 2015, with a solid representation of genres from Mystery-Sci-Fi and Horror-Thrillers to Drama-Romance and Animated Comedies. Hopefully there’s a few you’ve never heard of to add to your watch lists. Click here to see the first post: #50-11.

As always, feel free to let me know your thoughts on these or shoot me some recommendations for great 2015 films I’ve missed. Without further ado, here’s number 10…

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#10 – The Invitation
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While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests. The toughest decision I had to make for my top 50 was between #11 and #10, with this clever psychological thriller just getting the nod. Director Karyn Kusama creates superb tension throughout and has you constantly guessing at what is actually happening. Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) does a fantastic job as the lead in Will too. The less you know about the film the better, but it is classified as a horror on IMDB, so perhaps not for the faint-hearted!
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#9 – Creed

The best boxing film in years with a great return from Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and yet another great performance from Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson. This is the second feature film from Ryan Coogler (his first, Fruitvale Station was my number 1 of 2013) and his signature style is just as apparent in Creed. Perfectly paced and with an incredible single take fight scene, Coogler has managed to give the Rocky series a new feel, while still keeping it true to it’s roots.
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Hello and welcome to the latest edition of my top 50 films of the year! It’s been another strong year in film and while I haven’t seen as many as I usually do I’ve still found 50 that are worthy of praise.

Rather than countdown 10 at a time, I’m listing out #50 to #11 with the top 10 getting more of a write up in the coming days.

Enjoy the countdown and let me know what your favourite films were and which of these should have been higher!
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#50 – Tangerine
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It’s finally here! Welcome to my top 10 films of the year. Thanks for checking out the countdown over the last few days, I hope I can encourage you to check out some of the fantastic films below.

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#10 – Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal gives a disturbingly perfect performance as the twisted Lou Bloom. Such dark material but an intense, wild ride.

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Thanks for tuning into the countdown so far, here’s the next 10 films!

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#20 – Boyhood

The likely Best Picture winner, Boyhood’s filming method is a masterstroke from director Richard Linklater. The idea to film over 12 years is fantastic; it’s great to see a character grow up on screen, with the same actor attached the whole way. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, the film did feel a little long, but there’s no denying it’s emotional power, largely due to the attachment to characters growing up right before our eyes.
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Crossing the half way mark, a lot of these are must-sees for the year!
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-#30 – Locke

Tom Hardy is fantastic in this ballsy film-making approach that works for the most part. For a film set in the one place, it is a highly engaging and interesting story.
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Continuing on with the countdown, some highly underrated films in the next 10!

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#40 – 20,000 Days On Earth

“To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all, because the worth of the idea never becomes apparent until you do it.”

Writer and musician Nick Cave marks his 20,000th day on the planet Earth. This semi-fictionalized documentary progressively grew on me to the point that I ended up enjoying it a lot.
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Better late than never, I’m really looking forward to counting down my Top 50 films of 2014, the 50 movies I got the most out of last year. 2014 felt like one of the better recent years, with big blockbusters, fascinating biopics, hilarious comedies and some great Jake Gyllenhaal performances.

I go by worldwide release dates for my countdown, so here’s a list of films that missed the list for either eligibility reasons or because I didn’t get a chance to see them!

Films considered 2013: Lone Survivor, Her, 12 Years A Slave, These Final Hours.
You can check out my Top 50 of 2013 over on this link.

Films I did not get a chance to see: Citizenfour, Inherent Vice, Paddington, Wild, Leviathan, Unbroken.
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