The raison d’être for my 'top 10 films of 2015'

I have once again been asked to defend my top ten films of year X, where this time the year is 2015. And yes, I've already switched 8 and 9 around.

Small spoilers throughout, but the spoilers for The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Crimson Peak are big.

The same caveats as last year apply.

Also, most of the films I've been down on have failed on the intellectual satisfaction criterion. The only one where I've muttered about technical merit is Spectre (yes, I really hate the faux-Instagram filter that much) and Crimson Peak is the only one that just plain old didn't work for me. Hence its position in 10th.

( 1 - The Martian )

( 2 - Mad Max: Fury Road )

( 3 - Jupiter Ascending )

( 4 - The Hobbit: Revenge of the Hobbit (or Battle of the Five Armies as its real title may be) )

( 5 - Ant-man )

( 6 - Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation )

( 7 - Man from U.N.C.L.E. )

( 8 - Avengers: Age of Ultron )

( 9 - Spectre )

( 10 - Crimson Peak )