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Dr. Donna’s Best of 2015

Beasts of no Nation – (Netflix, Oct 16). The making of a child soldier in Africa.

Brooklyn– (Fox Searchlight, Nov 20). An Irish Immigrant experience in Brooklyn.

Cinderella – (Disney, Mar 13). Updated, modernized version of the fairy tale.

Coming Home – (Sony Pictures Classics, Sep 25). Couple separated for years by trauma reunite.

Dope – (Open Road, Jun 19). Inner city blacks going against stereotype face challenges.

The End of the Tour – (A24, Aug 14). Docudrama about writer David Foster Wallace.

Ex Machina – (A24, Apr 24). Computer coder deals with a robot in his boss’s remote bungalow.

Finders Keepers – (The Orchid, Oct 2). A leg is “found” in a patio grill.

The Gift – (STX, Aug 7). Psychological thriller; mysterious gifts from a past acquaintance.

Inside Out – (Disney, Jun 19). Animated film about expressing feelings.

Lambert and Stamp – (Sony Pictures Classics, Apr 3). Documentary about The Who.

Films to entertain, thrill, inspire, and make you think.

Love & Mercy – (Roadside Attractions, Jun 19). Drama, turbulent life of Beach Boy Brian Wilson.

Mad Max: Fury Road – (Warner Bros., May 15). Clever action-film.

The Martian – (20th Century Fox, Oct 2). Astronaut left for dead on Mars uses his ingenuity to survive.

Mr. Holmes – (Roadside Attractions, July 24). Sherlock Holmes life in his elder years.

Room – (A24, Nov 25). A young woman and her son struggle with a new life.

The Salt of the Earth – (Sony Pictures Classics, Mar 27). Sebastiao Salgado.

Seymour: An Introduction – (Sundance Select, Apr 10). Documentary of a gifted pianist.

Sicario – (Lionsgate, Oct 2). An FBI agent works to take down a drug cartel.

Spotlight – (Open Road, Oct 30). Docu-drama of the Boston cover-up of priest abuses.

Youth – (Fox Searchlight, Dec 18). Artistic drama with themes of aging, fatherhood, and films.

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