Top 20 of 2015

— Here are the 20—really the top 23—films I've liked most from 2015. I may end up with more than 23 since I have not seen "The Lady in the Van", "99 Homes", or "Straight Outta Compton":

• The Big Short
• Black Mass
• Brooklyn
• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
• Clouds of Sils Maria
• Creed
• The Danish Girl
• The End of the Tour
• Ex Machina
• 45 Years
• Grandma
• The Hateful Eight
• I'll See You In My Dreams
• Inside Out
• Love & Mercy
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• Mr. Holmes
• The Revenant
• Scicario
• Spotlight
• Truth

Nine films almost made the list: "Far From the Madding Crowd", "Joy", "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl", "Mission Impossible–Rogue Nation, "Room", "Southpaw", "Spectre", "Steve Jobs", and "Testament of Youth".

If I include documentaries, I'd have to make room for "Amy", "Best of Enemies", "Cartel Land", "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck", "The Look of Silence", "Meru", "What Happened Miss Simone", and "The Wolfpack.