Apologies for the late appearance of my list of the 10 Best Movies of 2015. I had to wait for the last-minute screening of
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
— and I'm glad I did. Apologies to another golden dozen films that I couldn't squeeze in but couldn't admire more:
Son of Saul, The Revenant,
Room
, The Big Short, Mississippi Grind, Ex Machina,
Sicario
, Love & Mercy,
The End of the Tour
, Clouds of Sils Maria,
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
,
and
Amy
,
a documentary about Amy Winehouse that breaks new ground while passionately breaking your heart.
So here goes 2015's best of the best: