Arnav Srivastav
6. Dope
Prima facie, ‘Dope’ feels a lot like a raw Danny Boyle feature. With drugs and sordid lies fueling the narrative, its eccentric and formidably pathetic protagonists stand for everything the film is: a mistake. In a good way, though. Malcolm and his covey of idiots surreptitiously become a part of an underground drug soiree. With their teenage recklessness and naivety, the three innocuously pick up a bag full of drugs. As and when the mistake is discovered, they are chased by relentless henchmen desperate to retrieve the satchel. Stitched with colorful characters and driven by a tone of comedy which is fast becoming the trend, ‘Dope’ truly is dope.
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5. Demolition
Jake Gyllenhaal quietly slipped under the radar once again. ‘Demolition’ is a generous attempt at capturing grief and how one deals with pain after the loss of a loved one. He employs Davis Mitchell to do his job. A successful and almost robotic investment banker, Davis loses his wife in a horrible car accident. While in the hospital he faces troubles with a vending machine and writes to them to redress his grievances. While dealing with customer care, he encounters a sweet and apparently sweet woman, whom he gradually falls in love with. He starts noticing small technicalities in his daily life which he didn’t before with an accentuated sense of life. Jean Marc-Valle’s poetic direction and Gyllenhaal’s strong performance are enough to make ‘Demolition’ a quality comedy-drama.
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4. Anamolisa
Words fall short of describing Charlie Kaufman’s enigmatic and harrowing brand of cinema. Probably the greatest screenwriter of his generation, Kaufman turned director for this comedy-romance-drama. The stop-motion film centers on the lonely and despairing life of Michael, an aged man whose monotonous and dull life precludes his exuberance and ambitions. On a regular business trip, his life changes as he meets a woman who realizes his idea of living life. ‘Anomalisa’ tackles themes like individuality and eternal love with a dexterity that is jaw-dropping. Kaufman’s imagination runs ragged as he populates his narrative with relatable and seemingly simple characters presenting extraordinary ideas, much like Kaufman himself.
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3. Tangerine
Sean Baker (‘The Florida Project’) assumes charge of this comedy-drama film. The engrossing and immersive narrative follows the day of a cross-dressing sex worker leaving a short prison term utterly transgressed that her boyfriend/pimp has cheated on her. Eventually, it becomes apparent that he’s a loser, and she can’t see that his insincere support of her is self-serving and deceptive. Anyway, the film creates both comedy and profound pathos around its central theme. Shot on a modified iPhone 5, ‘Tangerine’ has received flak for its disturbed and macabre portrayal of women. While its partially true, its original content explores enough dramatic possibilities and unusual situations to be considered a great movie in some sense. At the heart of the film hinges on the main character’s romantic betrayal, and a subplot involving an Armenian cab driver with a family who has a paraphilia for paying a black trans sex worker to receive oral sex whilst driving through the blind, soapy mess of an American car wash somewhere in a seedy area of Hollywood on Christmas Eve.
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2. The Big Short
‘The Big Short’ remains one of my favorite movies from 2015. With a simply outstanding cast, the film dramatizes events before and during the 2009 American housing bubble travesty. With the subject matter remaining technical and pretty much the same as, say, ‘Inside Job’, it is its fluent way that makes it worthy. With its disarming maturity and utterly conscientious burden of retaining authenticity, ‘The Big Shot’ rises as a megastar and a wholesome movie. Its outlandish characters and offbeat pace reveal some fine work behind the camera.
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1. Inside Out
Easily one of the best animated movies ever made, ‘Inside Out’ is wildly original and super funny. The best thing about it is that no matter what your age is, you will love the film.
