Jacqueline Monahan’s Top Ten Films of 2015
Here is the complete list:
1. Room
Small spaces, big revelations
2. Spotlight
Small children, big secrets
3. Ex-Machina
Programmed to serve, tables turned
4. Mr. Holmes
Old Sherlock, new deductions
5. Trumbo
Prolific non-penitent
6. The Danish Girl
Trans, Interrupted
7. The Revenant
Almost too much to bear
8. Suffragette
Violated (and violent) femmes’ victory
9. The Martian
Better red (for a while) than dead
10. Straight Outta Compton
Realities of the street - with a beat
Honorable Mentions: Beasts of No Nation, Bridge of Spies, Carol, Love & Mercy, 99 Homes, Steve Jobs, The Big Short, The Hateful Eight, American Ultra, Amy
