A Psychologist Gangster's Best Films Of 2015

Every film on this list is a masterpiece, considerable as the respective genre's best film of the year 2015.

Criminal Activities
Best Script

Don Verdean
Religious Metaphors

Time Out Of Mind
Life Experience

SPL 2
Pure Art

Mad Max: Fury Road

Masterful Moviemaking

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Really Trying

*Stanford Prison Experiment*

Why unrestricted authority is always bad

American Hero
Best of its genre (social commentary character study)

Shelter
Released in December 2015 in the UK. Simple served well, results in density. Tearjerker of the year. Virtual Sequel to requiem for a dream. Paul Bettany?.. hmm...

Big Short
Most Depressing

Cub
Purest Horror movie of the year

Irrational Man
Resonating Joyride

Why Don't You Play In Hell?
Best film I have seen all year

Special Mentions:
Knight Of Cups
Tangerine

Visions / Last Shift SSMR Review Horror K.O

Garm Wars / Mantervention SSMR Movie Review

Fantastic Four 2015 Unfair Hatred SSMR

Yes there were difficulties in the film's production, as always....

Hybrid / Kill Hole Movie SSMR Review

Diamond Ruff / Dragon Blade SSMR

Diamond Ruff (2015)

#Black empowerment life story/court drama with a Tyler Perry tone. Has an extended introduction that is totally tonally different to the rest of the film.

#Supremely enjoyable plotting and scripting, if unoriginal, although the editing does have 'baseline' moments of suspected sabotage or amateurish folly, with spots on its sweet sound score and, not to the detriment of beauty, a TV movie lack of cinematographic flair.

#A surprisingly strong and numerous cast, there are a few duds but they suit the film's
tone and are outweighed by the plentiful shows of pleasant competence on display for the majority of the running time. Michael Colyer's performance alone is worth the fee of viewing.

#This is a great 'twisty n' smiley' experience with some great messages, watch it ASAP, classical stuff.

 #-#-#-#- - 3.7/5

Dragon Blade (2015)

#Truly epic, made in China so they have little excuse for skimping, uber-western / war / martial arts film with some undeniably great cinematography.

#It seems that the low-fee Hollywood cast members recognised the weight of this production and took it seriously, not like with the elementally similar Outcast, providing near career-height performances all around.

#Kung-fu scenes with very few strings, Adrien Brody kicking serious ass. The story is far from original but is done grippingly outshining its great soundtrack.

#Its funny that Hollywood needs at least three times the budget of this film to make anything like it. Ends amazingly. Deserves to be on some Best Of 2015 lists.

#-#-#-#- - 4.0/5

Get Hard Is Basically A Universally Bearable Race Lesson

In its fully balanced form, the film shows both main sides of the ‘nigger’ / black person coin, portraying both people types as friendly and appreciable.

The ‘black’ Darnell (Kevin Hart) is a lovable, level headed and intelligent wimp while the ‘white’ Chris is a physically capable, instinctive and silly oaf. This is a reversal on the hated typical racial stereotypes seen in cinema and is exercised upon in this film to great effect.

Darnell has a heart melting video-call to a gay man for no reason other than his enjoyment before raiding a Nazi biker bar and delivering a simple yet potent ode to peace to them after saving his ‘white’ buddy from their evil clutches.

There is valiantly illegitimate irony here; the film seeks to denounce the stereotypes that it initiates and attracts with. 

“Goodbye, you got a ‘white’ girl’s ass!” … Kudos...

+1 / Digging Up The Marrow SSMR

+1 (2013)

#It's that 'Best Party Ever' movie again except just as the host's party trick is revealed it all goes awry

#Niftily shot and edited, some bad and misplaced CGI but a pleasant palette.

#Truly horrible script and acting, with stolen chunks of dialogue and offensive brainwashing tactics. Starts with what seems to be a humorless Superbad-American Pie tribute film.

#A totally pointless film that you've already seen before..

0.1/5 - - - - -