4. What We Do in The Shadows

Is What We Do in The Shadows one of the best vampire films ever made? Absolutely. The film is a mockumentary that chronicles the lives of four vampire roommates struggling to adjust to a world that’s increasingly modern, a world that has no room to accommodate the undead and supernatural. We see their routine of arguing over chores, begging to be allowed into nightclubs to pick up prey, technology, and the anguish of seeing your friends and lovers passing away. The film is smart and bleeds wit and is a movie that is self-aware. It’s filled with memorable characters and dialogue that makes it funny and heartfelt. What We Do in The Shadows is one of those movies that you’ll quote for years to come.

3. It Follows

In a film that tackled themes of sexuality, death, and morality, It Follows gave a new meaning to STD: Sexually Transmitted Demon. Director David Robert Mitchell successfully gave us a fresh and original horror movie, in a genre drowning in repetitive and regurgitating ideas. Mitchell gave us a simple and terrifying horror movie without having to rely on too much blood and guts. The retro-feel of the movie is filled with a suffocating and inescapable sense of dread in a world with no safe haven. Something is slowly about to get you, and you don’t know what it is that’s about to exact a gruesome death on your scared soul.

2. Inside Out

Inside Out shows Pixar’s return to form and may very well be one of the finest films they have ever made. It’s an original story. A pre-pubescent girl’s life is turned upside down when she moves houses, and we are taken deep into her mind and the emotions that control and guide it. As she struggles to adjust to her new surroundings, chaos ensues in her mind and out. In the film, we learn how much sadness is a vital part of one’s existence, how it’s an important response to heartbreak, and how essential it is as part of the human experience. Pixar hit the nail on the head on what it feels like to be 11 years old: dealing with change, empathy, and heartbreak. Inside Out is smart, heartbreaking and hilariously groundbreaking in the way only Pixar can. “Take her to the moon for me!”

1. Mad Max: Fury Road

Was the world asking for a reboot for a Max Max sequel? With the original franchise’s director and Tom Hardy stepping up to fill in the shoes left by Mel Gibson, people had high expectations. Miller breathed new life into the series and blew everyone away. It could possibly be the best film of the series and be one of the best action and adventure movies of all time. There is nothing like it. It’s a simple, straightforward story that’s an edge-of-your-seat white-knuckle thrill ride. You constantly gasp and hold your breath with the sheer high-octane awesomeness as the action is frantic and moves at a breakneck speed.  Visuals, cinematography and the stunt choreography bring breath-taking life to the post-apocalyptic world Max and company exist in. This is a world filled with memorable characters and George Miller single-handedly changed how action movies should be, how a blockbuster action movie’s story shouldn’t play second fiddle to the action sequences but instead be part of its narrative. This is one of those films that will leave you breathless and will make you want to strap a flame-throwing guitar to your car.

2015 was an awesome year for great movies, and this list is barely the tip of it. What were your favorite and most disappointing movies of 2015? Let us know in the comments!

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