The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a reboot (?) of the once-popular 1960s TV show that few will remember in 2015, headlined but two rising stars
Self/Less, as written by Spanish filmmakers David and Àlex Pastor, is a pretty generic update of John Frankenheimer’s Seconds:
Comedian Amy Schumer is utterly charming in director Judd Apatow’s new comedy Trainwreck, which was written by the star
Mallory follows its subject through a number of years; director Helena Třeštíková first began filming Mallory when she gave birth in 2002
Paper Towns is a likable John Hughes-like teen drama adapted from the bestselling novel by John Green
The hoary old clichés of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd don’t exactly mesh well with director Thomas Vinterberg’s low-key approach
Seth MacFarlane’s talking bear is back in Ted 2, an intermittently uproarious comedy that lumbers to an ungainly 115-minute running time
Those lovable yellow creatures from Despicable Me are back in action in Minions, a feature-length film that follows in the footsteps of Penguins of Madagascar
Woman in Gold is a perfectly decent version of this compelling true story bolstered by some terrific performances
Insidious 3, for a good long while, is flat-out scary: writer and debut director Leigh Whannell has a great feel for atmosphere
Chris Pratt leads a pack of raptors into battle in this return to the world of Jurassic Park
Danny Collins is light in plot, offers few surprises, and moves at what could charitably be called a leisurely pace
Melissa McCarthy plays it surprisingly straight in the blandy-titled James Bond spoof Spy as a whip-smart but socially awkward CIA office drone
Jimmy’s Hall is a low-key piece that won’t likely be mentioned alongside the director’s best work but remains a worthy addition to his oeuvre
She’s Funny That Way, Peter Bogdanovich’s first (theatrical) film since The Cat’s Meow bowed 14 years ago, is fast and loose and a whole lotta fun
Run All Night doesn’t reinvent the Liam Neeson thriller genre but nevertheless provides an engaging enough ride
A Little Chaos might be lightweight in conception, but it’s brought to vivid life through some evocative atmosphere and rich performances
The Water Diviner marks the feature-length directing debut from actor Russell Crowe, who also stars in the leading role
Disney’s 2015 live-action update of Cinderella is an elaborate, vividly designed and gorgeously-detailed version of the familiar story
The Gunman is a sleek, adult thriller bolstered by a terrific cast and taut action direction from Luc Besson protégé Pierre Morel
The Snake Brothers stars real-life brothers Matěj and Kryštof Hádek as a pair of down-and-out small-town siblings whose relationship is tenuous at best
Wild, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée from Cheryl Strayed’s autobiographical novel, is almost like the inverse of Into the Wild
Kingsman: The Secret Service works best as a comedy that subverts the James Bond franchise and doesn’t take itself seriously
Unbroken is a gorgeously-photographed (by Roger Deakins), vividly-realized, authentic-feeling adaptation that nevertheless struggles to come to life