2015: The Year in Reviews

2015 was the 15th year of this website's existence. It began with a review of Mission Impossible II, a franchise that is also still around, seeing the 5th installment released in July. At the time of this writing, we've reviewed 104 movies that were released in 2015. Although there were a few great movies released in 2015, overall it wasn't a classic year. Not a single movie was added to our Hall of Fame. However, as with every year there were plenty of movies to like and plenty of movies to hate.

Here then, is a look at the movies all three of us loved, and a couple that we all hated.

Our Top 10 Movies of 2015

10. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

• Scott:
   
  "Great summer movie entertainment."
• Patrick:
   
  "Nearly perfect summer movie fare."
• Eric:
   
  "The film belongs to the dedicated Tom Cruise. "

9. The Big Short

• Scott:
   
  "One of my favorite movies of the year."
• Patrick:
   
  "Has my early vote for Best Picture."
• Eric:
   
  "A great ensemble cast with plenty of witty lines."

8. Sicario

• Scott:
   
  "A taut and dramatic thriller."
• Patrick:
   
  "Merciless."
• Eric:
   
  "These are moments of realistically portrayed disturbances that end with blood and death."

7. Spotlight

• Scott:
   
  "Gripping."
• Patrick:
   
  "An acting showcase."
• Eric:
   
  "Puts the spotlight on something ugly."

6. The Gift

• Scott:
   
  "An impressive directorial debut."
• Patrick:
   
  "Joel Edgerton has a promising future as a filmmaker."
• Eric:
   
  "Great directing debut."

5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

• Scott:
   
  "Does not disappoint."
• Patrick:
   
  "The must see movie of 2015. Period."
• Eric:
   
  "I felt a rush of nostalgia."

4. Brooklyn

• Scott:
   
  "A beautifully filmed coming of age story."
• Eric:
   
  "I loved Brooklyn!"
• Patrick:
   
  "The most romantic movie of 2015."

3. Revenant

• Scott:
   
  "A visual masterpiece."
• Patrick:
   
  "The best movie of 2015!"
• Eric:
   
  "Easily the most entertaining of this year's award worthy movies."

2. Inside Out

• Scott:
   
  "Not just one of the best animated movies of the year, but one of the best movies period."
• Eric:
   
  "Tells us the astonishingly honest truth that sometimes we are in fact, meant to be sad. "
• Patrick:
   
  "Profoundly simple."

1. Steve Jobs

• Scott:
   
  "A fascinating character study."
• Patrick:
   
  "Don't miss it."
• Eric:
   
  "This is Sorkin's success."

Honorable Mentions

Eric's Pick: Little Boy

• "No other film this year came close to touching me so deeply and stirring me so emotionally."

Patrick's Pick: Room

• "The most emotionally powerful movie of the year, featuring two Oscar caliber central performances. Don't miss it."

Scott's Pick: Far from the Madding Crowd

• "Period costume drama done as only the British can."

Our Least Favorite Movies of 2015

2. Absolutely Anything

• Scott:
   
  "Rarely has so much comic talent been wasted in one movie."
• Patrick:
   
  "Barely scratches the surface of the hilarious possibilities such a cast represents."
• Eric:
   
  "So much potential..."

1. Taken 3

• Scott:
   
  "Not as much fun as it should have been."
• Patrick:
   
  "Hackneyed fluff."
• Eric:
   
  "I have lost interest in this franchise and hope it is put to rest."