Eyes Wide Open 2015: The Year’s Best (and Worst) Movies

Who has the time to waste on a bad movie?

Hundreds of new movies came to theaters in 2015. Nobody has time to see them all. To help you maximize your movie-going opportunities, critic Chris Barsanti runs down the best movies of 2015 that you should make sure to see—and those you shouldn’t bother with.

In this year’s edition of Eyes Wide Open, you’ll find:

•Dramas (The Big Short, Room, Spotlight, Clouds of Sils Maria)
•Blockbusters (Mad Max: Fury Road, Inside Out)
•Science Fiction (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ex Machina, The Martian)
•Foreign films (Mustang, About Elly)
•Indies (Experimenter, Kumiko the Treasure Hunter)
•Documentaries (Inside Jackson Heights, Amy, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck)
•Disappointments (Bridge of Spies, In the Heart of the Sea, Steve Jobs)

This guide to the year in movies also includes Best-Of lists, Honorable Mentions, DVD reviews, and the year’s best quotes.

From mega-budget blockbusters to tiny indies, Eyes Wide Open: 2015 covers it all.