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2015
Explore our reviews of 2015 films, with SFAM ratings and stories worth discovering. This collection follows the film’s release-year category; review publication dates may be later.
The Revenant Review (2015)
Read the review →: The Revenant Review (2015)The Revenant is a gruesome gore blended with the right dose of beauty. Grisly and grizzly is written all over it. The biopic that carefully walks…
Point Break Review (2015) | A Poorly Made Action Film
Read the review →: Point Break Review (2015) | A Poorly Made Action FilmWhat a complete dud! Ericson Core tries to reboot Point Break and lands face forward in his own muck. There isn’t a plot to bind the characters…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review (2015)
Read the review →: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review (2015)“I know all about waiting.” Behold y’awl! The Force has finally awakened! Star Wars: The Force Awakens is everything you wanted the Star Wars sequel to…
Bajirao Mastani Review (2015)
Read the review →: Bajirao Mastani Review (2015)Bajirao Mastani is a charred historical saga fossilized under the Indian beds of parochial rules. Bajirao was a mighty warrior pestered by his own internal wars…
The Peanuts Movie Review (2015)
Read the review →: The Peanuts Movie Review (2015)The Peanuts Movie does brilliant justice to one of our favourite cartoons. “Whenever I feel really alone, I just sit and stare into the night sky.…
Legend Review (2015)
Read the review →: Legend Review (2015)“Love is a witness.” Tom Hardy’s “the double project” Legend rams into the average door. So what takes it down the gnawing jaws of mediocrity? The…
In the Heart of the Sea Review (2015)
Read the review →: In the Heart of the Sea Review (2015)“My soul is dead.” A poetic and arresting take on one of the deadliest fictional water beasts. Nathaniel Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea is…
The Good Dinosaur Review (2015)
Read the review →: The Good Dinosaur Review (2015)“You are me, and more.” The Good Dinosaur is an endearing speculation on a winsome possibility. Disney and Pixar have been bringing the inanimate alive ever since…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Review (2015)
Read the review →: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Review (2015)The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 aptly concludes the saga. “You love me. Real or not real?” The aforesaid escapes Peeta’s lips when he is…
Creed Review (2015)
Read the review →: Creed Review (2015)Creed is fantastic. Ryan Coogler is an exceptional director. So he proves whilst taking beautiful and perfect long uncut shots. The best ones are the ones…
From the original 2015 watchlist: Inside Out, The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Lobster, The Little Prince, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road, Creed, Bridge of Spies and Masaan. Explore the original Top 15 movies of 2015.
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