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Films of 2015 - The Top 10, the Honourable Mentions, the Hidden Gems and the Clunkers

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FILMS OF 2015 A quick look back at the films of 2015, from the good to the bad, the surprises to the disappointments and the memorable to the forgettable. The choices are taken from the list of 67 films I've seen this year with a UK 2015 release (hence the inclusion of Foxcatcher , Whiplash etc). The Top 10 10. THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (Dir. Peter Strickland) In ditching the real world in favour of a fabricated one, Strickland has excised any aspects of reality (such as the existence of men) that would detract from his story of the evolving relationship between two female lepidopterists; instead, he crafts a context and setting that enhances and embellishes it. 9. CRIMSON PEAK (Dir. Guillermo del Toro) Guillermo del Toro's magnificent latest sees him return to the more overtly character driven dramas of his earlier Spanish language films. A resplendent gothic romance that embraces its melodramatic roots that are distinctly old-fashioned but aptly suit del T