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List (with occasional category winner and honorable mentions

1. Anomalisa (Full Review)

2. Ex Machina (Full Review)

3. The Overnighters (Full Review)

4. Spotlight (Full Review)

5. Carol (Full Review)

6. Stephen Isn’t As Snobby As Commenters Say He Is, Sometimes He Likes Stuff People Actually Saw Award: The Martian (Full Review), w/ Inside Out (Full Review) and Creed (Full Review)

7. The Act of Killing Award: The Look of Silence (Full Review), w/ Cartel Land

8. Dallas Buyers Club Award: Love and Mercy, w/ Brooklyn

9. Whiplash Award: The Revenant, w/ ‘71 and Tangerine

10. “Talky Flick” Award: Clouds of Sils Maria, w/ The End of the Tour (Full Review), Queen of Earth (Full Review)), and 45 Years

Misc / Defied Ranking:

Vintage Stephen Award (traditional indie flicks): Room (Full Review)), w/ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Full Review)

Tree of Life Award (movies I respected more than I personally liked): Mad Max: Fury Road (Full Review)