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David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2015

07 December 2015

Carol - Todd Haynes

This year’s installment of David Ehrlich’s always enjoyable video countdown: 25 Best Films of 2015.

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  1. Carol
    Todd Haynes
  2. World of Tomorrow
    Don Hertzfeldt
  3. Phoenix
    Christian Petzold
  4. The Look of Silence
    Joshua Oppenheimer
  5. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
    Roy Andersson
  6. The Duke of Burgundy
    Peter Strickland
  7. Eden
    Mia Hansen-Løve
  8. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
    David Zellner
  9. Mistress America
    Noah Baumbach
  10. Mad Max: Fury Road
    George Miller
  11. Clouds of Sils Maria
    Olivier Assayas
  12. Magic Mike XXL
    Gregory Jacobs
  13. Tokyo Tribe
    Sion Sono
  14. Anomalisa
    Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson
  15. Listen to Me Marlon
    Stevan Riley
  16. Black Coal, Thin Ice
    Diao Yinan
  17. Heaven Knows What
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
  18. The Hateful Eight
    Quentin Tarantino
  19. The Mend
    John Magary
  20. James White
    Josh Mond
  21. The Forbidden Room
    Guy Maddin
  22. Junun
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  23. Mustang
    Deniz Gamze Ergüven
  24. Tangerine
    Sean Baker
  25. Girlhood
    Céline Sciamma

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