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JR'S TOP TEN FILMS
 (2015 YEAR END EDITION)
"Good Old JR" Jim Rutkowski weighs in with his TOP FILMS of 2015

 CINEMA RETROSPECTIVE
(2015 YEAR END EDITION)
The "Big Tuna" Vito Carli weighs in with a Look at the Year in Film
  ACADEMY AWARDS PREDICTIONS-2015 EDITION
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
JR makes his predictions for the 2015 Academy Awards
  ANT-MAN
(**˝)
"It’s a film that works best in segments instead of as a whole." (JR)
  AVENGERS 2: AGE OF ULTRON
(**)
"...carries the vague aroma of box-checking functionality..." (JR)
  BLACK MASS
(**)
"...it fails to expand into anything meaningful..." (JR)
  BRIDGE OF SPIES
(***˝)
"...driven by moral and political standoffs, not physical ones...." (JR)
  CINDERELLA
(***˝)
"...a pure, classic retelling in every conceivable way..." (JR)
  CREED
(***˝)
"...a powerhouse continuation of Stallone’s creation..." (JR)
  CRIMSON PEAK
(**˝)
"....where is the vision?" (JR)
  DAREDEVIL SEASON ONE (Netflix)
(***)
"...more compelling than what we’ve seen in theaters...." (JR)
  EX MACHINA
(****)
"...a singularly chilling cinematic stunner ..." (JR)
  FANTASTIC 4
(**˝)
"...the unhappy marriage of competing agendas." (JR)
  the GOOD DINOSAUR
(**˝)
"...uncertain narrative creates a variable viewing experience" (JR)
  HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY 2
(**˝)
"...there’s a sense that the series has hung around too long." (JR)
  INSIDE OUT
(***˝)
"...an absolute delight — funny and charming, fast-moving..." (JR)
  JLA: THRONE OF ATLANTIS
(*˝)
"...best summarized with a single-succinct syllable: meh" (JR)
  JURASSIC WORLD
(***)
"Ideas get chewed over in the first half-patrons in the second." (JR)
  KINGSMAN
(**)
"It’s a hurricane of a picture, authoritative and downright fun..." (JR)
  MAD MAX FURY ROAD
(****)
"A mind-boggling exercise in pure action..." (JR)
  MAN FROM UNCLE
(**)
"...a low energy affair..." (JR)
  MARTIAN
(***˝)
"..a nerdy process film about outer space survival...” (JR)
  MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION
(***˝)
"...the best film in this series..." (JR)
  MR.HOLMES
(***˝)
"There’s something better than a life lived in isolation" (JR)
  SPECTRE
(***)
"...Spectre is not top-flight 007..." (JR)
  SPOTLIGHT
(****)
"...uncompromising look at-a terrible story..." (JR)
  STAR WARS 7: THE FORCE AWAKENS
(***˝)
"...a movie as joyous and warm as it is startling and edgy..." (JR)
  STEVE JOBS
(***˝)
"Steve Jobs is a product that even Steve Jobs would sign off on." (JR)
  TOMORROWLAND
(***)
"...family entertainment that warrants a discussion afterwards" (JR)
  the WALK
(***)
"...a good film that yearns to be great but never quite manages..." (JR)
  2015 CINEMA RETROSPECTIVE
Vito Carli returns with his look back at the year in cinema for 2015


 

TOP FILMS-2015
JR Picks his TOP Films of the Last Year

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