2014 was the first year I started tracing all the movies I watched and television shows I had seen. This will be my first year blogging about it. I almost doubled my movie viewing last year. This might have something to do with why my book reading was down (to be honest that’s probably the fault of television shows. You’ll see in the next post…)
In preparation for the new Star Wars movie I also rewatched the first six. Instead of doing this as a solitary pursuit though, I invited friends over to view the films with me every Sunday leading up to the release of Force Awakens. This turned out to be a great idea and it seems everyone had a lot of fun at these viewings. I might make this a regular event at my house.
Out of this list the movies that stand out the most are The Babadook, Inside Out, and the Force Awakens all for entirely different reasons. The first is a fantastic commentary on being a parent presented as a smart horror film, the second is a beautiful reminder of the wonder of childhood and how much of that is lost as we age, and the last was just a really fun, space romp with characters I care about.
With that here is the list of movies I watched in 2015:
January (3)
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
Inside LEGO
The Unbelievers
February (3)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Jupiter Ascending
LEGO: The Movie
March (0)
April (2)
Speed Racer
Cat Ballou
May (5)
Witch Hunt
Dear Mr. Watterson
Mad Max
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
June (2)
Inside Out
Anchorman 2
July (4)
An Honest Liar
The Producers (1968)
Atari: Game Over
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
August (5)
Electric Children
Snowpiercer
The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
The Babadook
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
September (2)
Old Boy
Burt’s Buzz
October (3)
The Monster Squad
Scream
Hocus Pocus
November (9)
The Martian
The Search for General Tso
Vegucated
Sleepy Hollow
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
The Good Dinosaur
December (11)
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Miracle on 34th Street
Rise of the Guardians
Nightmare before Christmas
Antman
Maleficent
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2nd viewing)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2015 TOTAL: 48 Movies
2014 Total: 27 Movies
