The Tale of the Princess Kaguya One of the best anime Studio Ghibli has ever crafted. The story is based on a 10th century Japanese legend about a princess that trying to get back to the countryside. Slow West The movie is about a young Scottish travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide. John Maclean, the director and also the writer of the film, portrait a mid-west that we have never seen before
The Assassin The story is based on an ancient Chinese fiction of an assassin. Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien use beautiful long shot and deeply engaging story to bring audience into his world. Director Hou is also awarded as Best Director in Cannes Film Festival.
Timbuktu The story is about a family of cattle herder facing the threat of terrorism, imposed by a group of Jihadists. This movie is especially reflective in a year of so many terror attack. The movie was also the nominee for the best foreign language film for the Oscar.
Trainwreck Amy Schemer you would love to have her on TV. Yet she is also amazing in the big screen. This time she is playing a commitment-phobic woman that thinking monogamy doesn’t work. Bill Hader is the lead actor and I bet you feel the chemistry. Bonus: LeBron James also played in the movie.
Song of the Sea 2015 is actually a year of anime. Except The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, which I introduced above, and Inside Out, which you probably have heard of; Song of the Sea is actually another amazing anime movie. It even receive 99% positive review in Rotten Tomato. It talks about an Irish youth discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess. And you can enjoy a preview of this marvellous film below.
Hard to Be a God Created by the legendary Russian auteur Aleksei German, this is his final piece that he never finished. It took him nearly 15 years to create the movie. Even though he never finished the movie, he was pretty close already. That is the reason why others can film the remaining part after he passed away in 2013. You should watch the film just to memorise this master. Tangerine This movie was shot entirely on iPhone. It is a story of two transgender prostitutes searching for a pimp that broke her heart. Despite all the explicit sex and violence, it is actually a Christmas movie, talking about friends and families.
’71 A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to stay safe. Probably the best survival movie in this year.
