Episode 11: 2015 Year in Review

Listen to our supersized “2015 Year in Review” episode where we pick our favorite and least favorite films of 2015. We also give out special awards like “Worst Hair”, “Best Robot” and “Unnecessary Remake of a Documentary.” Download: Films of the Future 011: 2015 Year in Review or... Read More

Listen to our supersized “2015 Year in Review” episode where we pick our favorite and least favorite films of 2015. We also give out special awards like “Worst Hair”, “Best Robot” and “Unnecessary Remake of a Documentary.”

Download: Films of the Future 011: 2015 Year in Review or subscribe on iTunes

Episode 11 Notes

“A Sad Fact of Life: It’s Actually Smart to Be Mean Online” by Clive Thompson is the Wired article that I reference about negativity bias
You should probably watch the trailer for Virtuosity (1995) starred Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington
Alan would like you to start using #lucasjokes
Johnny Depp and Mike Myers are both 51 years old
The Terminator was released on October 26,1984 and Back to the Future was released on July 3, 1985
“George Lucas is just not that into you, J.J. Abrams” is the sad article that Alan references
“Video of giant squid in ocean depths is a big breakthrough, expert says”
Man on Wire (2008) won the Oscar for Best Documentary, Features
American Sniper is opening with a limited release in the USA on December 25, 2014
To the Wonder (2012) is the Ben Affleck/Terrence Malick film that came out after Tree of Life (2011)

Future films discussed in this episode, sorted by currently announced release date:

Predestination (January 9, 2015)
Vice (January 16, 2015)
Cymbeline (January 23, 2015)
Mortdecai (January 23, 2015)
Strange Magic (January 23, 2015)
Jupiter Ascending (February 6, 2015)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (February 20, 2015)
Chappie (March 6, 2015)
In the Heart of the Sea (March 13, 2015)
Home (March 27, 2015)
Furious 7 (April 3, 2015)
Ex Machina (April 10, 2015)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (April 17, 2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (May 15, 2015)
Tomorrowland (May 22, 2015)
San Andreas (May 29, 2015)
Untitled Cameron Crowe Project (May 29, 2015)
Jurassic World (June 12, 2015)
Inside Out (June 19, 2015)
Terminator Genisys (July 1, 2015)
Pan (July 24, 2015)
The Walk (July 27, 2015)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (December 18, 2015)
The Revenant (December 25, 2015)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Knight of Cups (2015)
Untitled Cold War Spy Thriller (2015)

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