Part 1/3 of my Annual "Denny Awards" ;-)
(Other Years' Awards)
Part I - Best Films of 2015
Part II - Most Compelling Performances / Character Roles (Male)
Part III - Most Compelling Performances / Character Roles (Female)
FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN -
Best -
Inside Out [2015] - PG / A-II - 3 1/2 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
The Peanuts Movie [2015] - G / A-I - 3 Stars
Hotel Transylvania II [2015] - PG / A-II - 3 1/2 Stars
White Water [2015] - UR would be PG - 4 stars
FOR FAMILY ORIENTED FILMS FOR FAMILIES WITH TEENS -
Best -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens [2015] - PG-13 / A-II - 3 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Maggie [2015] - PG-13 - 4 Stars
McFarland, USA [2015] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
Inside Out [2015] - PG / A-II - 3 1/2 Stars
A Light Beneath Their Feet [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - 3 1/2 Stars
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 [2015] - PG / A-I - 4 Stars
Vacation [2015] - R / O (Parents note rating) - 3 1/2 Stars
BEST INTERGENERATIONAL FILMS (Best Family Centered Films for Adults) -
Best -
Mr. Holmes [2015] - PG - 3 1/2 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Time Suspended (orig. Tiempo Suspendido) [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Argentina / Mexico (subtitled) - 4 Stars
One for the Road (orig. En el Último Trago) [2014] - UR would be R - Mexico (subtitled)- 4+ Stars
Joy [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 4+ Stars
White Water [2015] - UR would be PG - 4 stars
Digging for Fire [2015] - R - 3 Stars
Trainwreck [2015] - R / O - 3 1/2 Stars
Meet the Patels [2015] - UR would be PG-13 - 4 Stars
Ari: My Life with a King [2015] - UR would be PG - Philippines (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Casa Grande [2014] - UR (would be R) - Brazil (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Labyrinth of Lies (orig. Im Labyrinth des Schweigens) [2014] - UR (would be R) - Germany (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Orphans of Eldorado (orig. Órfãos do Eldorado) [2015] - UR (would be R) - Brazil (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
The Hope Factory (orig. Комбинат «Надежда» / Kombinat "Nadezhda") [2014] - UR (would be R) - - Russia (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Sparrows [2015] - UR (would be R) - Iceland (subtitled) - 4 Stars
After the Tone [2014] - UR would be PG-13 - Netherlands (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
While We're Young [2015] - R - 3 1/2 Stars
Love the Coopers [2015] - PG-13 / L - 4 Stars
The Intern [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
BEST GENERAL CHILDREN'S ORIENTED FILM
Best -
Inside Out [2015] - PG / A-II - 3 1/2 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Shaun the Sheep Movie [2015] - PG / A-II - 3 1/2 Stars
Tomorrowland [2015] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
The Peanuts Movie [2015] - G / A-I - 3 Stars
Cantinflas [2014] - PG - 4 Stars
White Water [2015] - UR would be PG - 4 stars
Minions [2015] - PG / A-I - 3 1/2 Stars
Antman [2015] - PG-13 / A-II - 3 Stars
Hotel Transylvania II [2015] - PG / A-II - 3 1/2 Stars
BEST TEEN ORIENTED FILM (for boys) -
Best -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens [2015] - PG-13 / A-II - 3 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Bajirao Mastani [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) -India (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Paper Towns [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 4 Stars
McFarland, USA [2015] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
Ex Machina [2015] - R / O - 3 1/2 Stars
The Martian [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 2 Stars
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
Tomorrowland [2015] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2 [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
Insurgent [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
BEST TEEN ORIENTED FILM (for girls) -
Best -
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2 [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens [2015] - PG-13 / A-II - 3 Stars
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night [2014] - R - Iran-Exiles (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Mustang [2015] - PG-13 - France / Turkey (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Girlhood (orig. Bande de Filles) [2014] - UR (would be R) - France (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Breathe (orig. Respire) [2014] - UR (would be PG-13) - France (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Maggie [2015] - PG-13 - 4 Stars
A Girl Like Her [2015] - PG-13 - 3 1/2 Stars
A Light Beneath Their Feet [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - 3 1/2 Stars
Bajirao Mastani [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) -India (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Insurgent [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
Suffragette [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
Far from the Madding Crowd [2015] - PG-13 - 3 Stars
Queen [2014] - UR (would be R, Parents note rating) - India (subtitled) - 3 Stars
BEST FILM THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR SCHOOL WORK -
Best -
Far from the Madding Crowd [2015] - PG-13 - 3 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Suffragette [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
In the Heart of the Sea [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
Bajirao Mastani [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) -India (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Ex Machina [2015] - R / O (note rating) - 3 1/2 Stars
The Martian [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 2 Stars
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine [2015] - R - 3 1/2 Stars
BEST FILM THAT ASKS THE BIG QUESTIONS -
Best -
Tomorrowland [2015] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
Son of Saul (orig. Saul Fia) [2015] - R- Hungary (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens [2015] - PG-13 / A-II - 3 Stars
Forgotten (orig. Olvidados) [2014] - Bolivia (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Ex Machina [2015] - R / O - 3 1/2 Stars
Road to La Paz (orig. Camino a La Paz) [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Argentina (subtitled) 4 Stars
Suffragette [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
Mustang [2015] - PG-13 - France / Turkey (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Daughter (orig. Dukhtar) [2014] - UR (would be PG-13) - Pakistan (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Nahid [2015] - UR would be PG-13 - Iran (subtitled) - 4 Stars
The Hope Factory (orig. Комбинат «Надежда» / Kombinat "Nadezhda") [2014] - UR (would be R) - - Russia (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Blue Desert (orig. Deserto Azul) [2014] - UR would be PG-13 - Brazil (subtitled) - 3 Stars
Spotlight [2015] - R / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
Labyrinth of Lies (orig. Im Labyrinth des Schweigens) [2014] - UR (would be R) - Germany (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Chi-Raq [2015] - R - 4 Stars
Ari: My Life with a King [2015] - UR would be PG - Philippines (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
The Big Short [2015] - R / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
99 Homes [2015] - R / A-III - 4 Stars
The Martian [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 2 Stars
You Can't Save Yourself Alone (orig. Nessuno si salva da solo) [2015] - UR (would be R) - Italy (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
BEST "SMALL" FILM -
Best -
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night [2014] - R - Iran-Exiles (subtitled) - 4 Stars Honorable Mentions
After the Tone [2014] - UR would be PG-13 - Netherlands (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Taxi Tehran [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Iran (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
The Hope Factory (orig. Комбинат «Надежда» / Kombinat "Nadezhda") [2014] - UR (would be R) - - Russia (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Unfriended [2015] - R / O - 4 Stars
Maggie [2015] - PG-13 - 4 Stars
White Water [2015] - UR would be PG - 4 stars
Little Voices from Fukushima (orig: Chiisaki koe no kanon: sentakusuru hitobito) [2015] - UR - Japan (subtitled) - 4 Stars
A Town Called Brzotek [2014] - UR (would be PG-13) - Poland / U.K. / USA (at times subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Ari: My Life with a King [2015] - UR would be PG - Philippines (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
You Can't Save Yourself Alone (orig. Nessuno si salva da solo) [2015] - UR (would be R) - Italy (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
BEST RELIGIOUSLY THEMED FILM -
Best -
The Letters [2015] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
Son of Saul (orig. Saul Fia) [2015] - R- Hungary (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Road to La Paz (orig. Camino a La Paz) [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Argentina (subtitled) 4 Stars
Chi-Raq [2015] - R - 4 Stars
A Town Called Brzotek [2014] - UR (would be PG-13) - Poland / U.K. / USA (at times subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Spotlight [2015] - R / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars
A Grain of Truth (orig. Ziarno prawdy) [2015] - UR (would be R) - Poland (subtitled) - 3 Stars
BEST (YOUNG ADULT) RELATIONSHIP FILM -
Best -
Love the Coopers [2015] - PG-13 / L - 4 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Meet the Patels [2015] - UR would be PG-13 - 4 Stars
Orphans of Eldorado (orig. Órfãos do Eldorado) [2015] - UR (would be R) - Brazil (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
A la Mala [2015] - PG-13 - 3 1/2 Stars
The Longest Ride [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
Carol [2015] - R - 4 Stars (with Parental advisement / warning)
My Boyfriend's an Angel (orig. Мой парень - ангел / Moy Paren Angel) [2012] - UR (would be PG-13) - Russian (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Trainwreck [2015] - R / O - 3 1/2 Stars
BEST FILM FOR FILM LOVERS -
For the Cinematography -
Best -
Bajirao Mastani [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) -India (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Honorable Mentions -
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night [2014] - R - Iran-Exiles (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Orphans of Eldorado (orig. Órfãos do Eldorado) [2015] - UR (would be R) - Brazil (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola narrates Fellini (orig. Che Strano Chiamarsi Federico: Scola Racconta Fellini) [2013] - Italy (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
The Dark Valley (orig. Das Finstere Tal) [2014] - UR would be R - Austria / Germany (subtitled) 4+ Stars
Son of Saul (orig. Saul Fia) [2015] - R- Hungary (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Unfriended [2015] - R / O - 4 Stars
Meru [2015] - R - 4 Stars
Hany [2014] - UR would be R - Czech Rep (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Star Wars: The Force Awakens [2015] - PG-13 / A-II - 3 Stars
In the Heart of the Sea [2015] - PG-13 / A-III - 3 Stars
The Hateful Eight [2015] - R / L - 3 Stars
The Revenant [2015] - R / L - 3 Stars
For Originality / Tightness of Story -
Best -
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night [2014] - R - Iran-Exiles (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Chi-Raq [2015] - R - 4 Stars
Unfriended [2015] - R / O - 4 Stars
After the Tone [2014] - UR would be PG-13 - Netherlands (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Son of Saul (orig. Saul Fia) [2015] - R- Hungary (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
The Dark Valley (orig. Das Finstere Tal) [2014] - UR would be R - Austria / Germany (subtitled) 4+ Stars
Taxi Tehran [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Iran (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
Carol [2015] - R - 4 Stars (with Parental advisement / warning)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM -
Best -
Meet the Patels [2015] - UR would be PG-13 - 4 Stars
Honorable Mentions -
Meru [2015] - R - 4 Stars
How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola narrates Fellini (orig. Che Strano Chiamarsi Federico: Scola Racconta Fellini) [2013] - Italy (subtitled) - 4+ Stars
A Town Called Brzotek [2014] - UR (would be PG-13) - 3 1/2 Stars
Little Voices from Fukushima (orig: Chiisaki koe no kanon: sentakusuru hitobito) [2015] - UR - Japan (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Time Suspended (orig. Tiempo Suspendido) [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Argentina / Mexico (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine [2015] - R - 3 1/2 Stars
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