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Because Everyone Else Has... The Best (and Worst) Films of 2015.

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Just before we get too comfortable with the idea that it's 2016, here are my awards for the best (and occasional worst) of the movies in 2015. As always, this goes purely by South African release date, so yay to Whiplash but nay to Hateful Eight. And you should be able to find full reviews of these movies elsewhere on this blog. Best animated/ family film: Inside Out Arguably the film of the year, Pixar's very best film in many a year is funny, heartfelt and genuinely substantial, offering different things for people of all ages. An instant classic. It's a pity, then, that the company followed it up with the relatively lackluster Good Dinosaur. Best science fiction film: The Martian Very nearly the best comedy of the year too. A delight of a film that celebrates human ingenuity and perseverance, and is quite easily the best thing that Ridley Scott has done in more years than I care to count. Best film not to make it to SA cinemas: Ex Machina It's a cryin