Dr. Donna’s Best of 2015
Dr. Donna breaks down the films she gave the highest ratings….
2015
Bone Tomahawk
Only one other western in recent memory has combined elements of horror, although Ron Howard’s The Missing never took the gruesome route S. Craig Zahler delivers here.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
What began as an exciting and gripping film series back in 2012 has slowly lost its “fire” as the three-part book series / four-part film spectacles come to an anticlimactic close in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. “Glad it’s over,” was the general response, as the series that helped launch Oscar winner Jennifer
Secret in Their Eyes
Billy Ray’s Secret in Their Eyes feels more like the writer/director is trying to deliver the same type of Thanksgiving thrills Prisoners (2013) did two years ago.
By the Sea
For Angelina Jolie’s third film behind the camera, (and the first time directing herself in front), she moves even farther away from mainstream expectations.
Brooklyn
John Crowley and Nick Hornby’s adaptation of Colm Tóibín novel Brooklyn is a thing of beauty. Epic in terms of romance, polished with extraordinary lighting and framing, whisks the viewer away to a terrifying and exciting period. Fox Searchlight hopes to repeat its success last year by having the biggest and best-looking independent film in
Man Up
Man Up opens like an installment of Bridget Jones, complete with another American actress hurling an English accent. Whether it’s the talent of Lake Bell (In A World) as a comedian, or the goofy charm of Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible), Man Up is enjoyable because the script jumps outside the expected often enough to
Entertainment
Writer/director Rick Alverson seems keen on this observation and from what I heard in the audience at SXSW everyone certainly does have their particular brand of off beat humor.
I Smile Back
Comedian turned dramatic actress apparently; with Sarah Silverman (Ashby, School of Rock) there is always a bit of unpredictability.
