If there's a more naked emperor in cinema today than Quentin Tarantino, I'm unaware of that person. Tarantino can coast for the rest of his career by making films that appeal only to his fans, and that's fine. Lots of directors do that. He appears to have lost all interest in those who won't indulge him, however, and that's a deadly place for an artist to reach.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
There's reason to feel optimistic again as a Star Wars fan, and that just might be the most exciting feeling of all right now.
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The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur may not be Pixar's best film, even in this calendar year, but it's a testament to the studio's commitment to quality that it's easily the best dinosaur film in years.
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Youth
Ultimately the film is too pretentious to be taken seriously as art, but too high minded to be convincing as parody.
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The Big Short
Like all great satire, The Big Short holds a mirror up to our world and makes us laugh at things that should otherwise make us cry. I look forward to seeing it again and would not hesitate for a moment to call it one of the best films of 2015.
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The Peanuts Movie
Like a warm blanket, The Peanuts Movie delivers feelings of warmth, security, and happiness that are virtually impossible to find elsewhere at the multiplex at the moment.
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Bridge of Spies
The fourth pairing of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg is also one of their best.
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Where to Invade Next (Chicago International Film Festival 2015)
Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore's eighth theatrically released feature, finds him on assignment from the United States military to seek out the best place to—as the title states—invade next.
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Goosebumps
Ehrmagerd, Jerk Blerk stirs ern Gersberms!
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Listen to Me Marlon
Making use of nearly 2,000 hours of recorded thoughts, insights, ramblings, and some technological strangeness, director Stevan Riley‘s film allows Brando himself to do a post-mortem on his life and career.
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