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My Favorite Films of 2015: Andy Young

PREVIOUS LISTS: [2011] [2012] [2013] [2014]

What a year; I saw more films in theaters this year than ever before (136!) and there were so many brilliant ones that I just didn’t have room for. Remember, this is a list of MY favorite films. Check it out, and go watch some movies!

Movies in italics I saw at a festival or special screening, so some of them are either already available online or may technically be released in 2016. Every movie on this list was seen in a theater on the big screen in a theater as it was intended to be seen.

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25. The Stanford Prison Experiment - Kyle Patrick Alvarez

24. Breaking a Monster - Luke Meyer

23. The Visit - M. Night Shyamalan

22. The End of the Tour - James Ponsoldt

21. Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter - David Zellner & Nathan Zellner

20. Love & Mercy - Bill Pohlad

19. The Martian - Ridley Scott

18. Trainwreck - Judd Apatow

17. Creed - Ryan Coogler

16. Raiders! - Jeremy Coon & Tim Skousen

15. Me & Earl & the Dying Girl - Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

14. Chi-Raq - Spike Lee

13. Straight Outta Compton - F. Gary Gray

12. The Diary of a Teenage Girl - Marielle Heller

11. Dope - Rick Famuyiwa

10. Steve Jobs - Danny Boyle

9. Inside Out - Pete Docter & Ronnie Del Carmen

8. Ex-Machina - Alex Garland

7. Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller

6. Uncle Kent 2 - Todd Rohal

5. Youth - Paolo Sorrentino

4. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck - Brett Morgen

3. Krisha - Trey Edward Shults

2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - J.J. Abrams

1. Room - Lenny Abrahamson

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See you in 2016.

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Every movie I saw in theaters in 2015: Andy Young

New Films I saw in theaters 1. The Babadook 2. Wild 3. Selma 4. Inherent Vice 5. American Sniper 6. Blackhat 7. A Most Violent Year 8. Kingsman: The Secret Service 9. What We Do In The Shadows 10. Still Alice 11. Maps to the Stars 12. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 13. Kumiko the Treasure Hunter 14. It Follows 15. Get Hard 16. While We’re Young 17. Unfriended 18. True Story 19. Ex Machina 20. Me & Earl & the Dying Girl 21. Avengers: Age of Ultron 22. Arlo & Julie 23. Mad Max: Fury Road 24. Tomorrowland 25. Jurassic World 26. Paddington 27. Balls Out 28. Dope 29. Inside Out 30. Ted 2 31. Amy 32. Ant-Man 33. The Stanford Prison Experiment 34. The End of the Tour 35. The Gift 36. Straight Outta Compton 37. Z for Zachariah 38. The Visit 39. The Diary of a Teenage Girl 40. Cooties 41. Everest 42. The Martian 43. The Walk 44. Sicario 45. Freeheld 46. Steve Jobs 47. Room 48. Bridge of Spies 49. Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension 50. Our Brand is Crisis 51. Suffragette 52. Victoria 53. Spotlight 54. The Good Dinosaur 55. Trumbo 56. Creed 57. Chi-Raq 58. Sisters 59. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2) 60. The Big Short 61. Carol

New Films I saw at festivals 62. 808 63. BRAND: A Second Coming 64. The Final Girls 65. Manglehorn 66. Breaking a Monster 67. Love & Mercy 68. Trainwreck 69. Spy 70. Manson Family Vacation 71. Babysitter 72. Moonwalkers 73. Krisha 74. Adult Beginners 75. Uncle Kent 2 (2) 76. THE DAMNED: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead 77. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2) 78. The Overnight 79. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine 80. Results 81. Raiders! 82. 6 Years 83. Peace Officer 84. All Things Must Pass 85. Turbo Kid 86. Rolling Papers 87. The Little Death 88. Man Up 89. Brooklyn 90. The 33 91. Youth

Short, Television & Specialty screenings 92. “Togetherness” S1E1-4 93. “Angie Tribeca” S1E1&2 94. “Community” S6E1 95. Jump Cut Film Festival 96. Hard Reset 97. UT Undergrad Thesis Short Films 2015 98. “Rick & Morty” S2E2&5 99. Crash Test 100. Hallo-WAIN 101. Longhorn Denius Showcase

Repertoire Films I saw in theaters 102. Whiplash 103. Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 104. Force Majeure 105. Boogie Nights 106. The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary 107. The Magnificent Ambersons 108. Blue Velvet 109. Roar 110. Sid & Nancy 111. The Room 112. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 113. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 114. Austin Powers in Goldmember 115. Jaws 116. The Hustler 117. Superman (1978) 118. Blood Simple. 119. Barton Fink 120. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 121. Burn After Reading 122. A Serious Man 123. Wait Until Dark 124. Se7en 125. Kentucky Fried Movie 126. Amadeus (Director’s Cut) 127. To Catch A Thief 128. Take the Money & Run 129. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 130. Raising Arizona 131. The Ten 132. Boyz N The Hood 133. Masculin Féminin

Duplicates: 3. Total: 136

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My Favorite Films of 2014: Andy Young

PREVIOUS LISTS: [2011] [2012] [2013]

Movies in italics  I saw at a festival or special screening, so some of them are either already available online or may technically be released in 2015. Every movie on this list was seen on the big screen in a theater as it was intended to be. For context, here is a full list of movies (new, festival & repertoire) that I saw in theaters this year.

BUT FIRST: In one capacity or another, I worked on three films that I didn’t include due to bias, but deserve an honorable mention because all three would have easily made my Top 10 otherwise. Those are:

Harmontown – Neil Berkeley

Hellion – Kat Candler

Intramural – Andrew Disney

Alright, now here’s my list:

25) Obvious Child – Gillian Robespierre

24) Frank – Lenny Abrahamson

23) God Help The Girl – Stuart Murdoch

22) The Internet’s Own Boy – Brian Knappenberger

21) Creep – Patrick Brice

20) Time Lapse – Bradley King

19) The Wind Rises – Hayao Miyazaki

18) Life Itself – Steve James

17) Gone Girl – David Fincher

16) Joe – David Gordon Green

15) They Came Together – David Wain

14) The Fault in Our Stars – Josh Boone

13) St.Vincent – Theodore Melfi

12) The Skeleton Twins – Craig Johnson

11) Dear White People – Justin Simien

10) Guardians of the Galaxy – James Gunn

9) Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy

8) The One I Love – Charlie McDowell

7) Snowpiercer – Bong Joon-Ho

6) The Lego Movie – Phil Lord & Chris Miller

5) Her – Spike Jonze

4) The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson

3) Boyhood – Richard Linklater

2) Whiplash – Damien Chazelle

1) Birdman – Alejandro González Iñárritu

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Can't wait for 2015.

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Every movie I saw in theaters in 2014: Andy Young

Note: This doesn't count films I watched at home or outside of theaters/screening rooms. A number next to it means I saw it in theaters multiple times.

New Films I saw in theaters

Her

The Lego Movie (2)

The Wind Rises

Noah

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Neighbors

Godzilla

A Million Ways To Die In The West

X-Men: Days of Futures Past

Obvious Child

The Fault in our Stars

Edge of Tomorrow

22 Jump St

They Came Together

Life Itself

How To Train Your Dragon 2

Snowpiercer

Wish I Was Here

The One I Love (2)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2)

What If

Under the Skin

Only Lovers Left Alive

Life After Beth

Love Is Strange

God Help The Girl

The Maze Runner

This Is Where I Leave You

Skeleton Twins

Tusk

Gone Girl

The Judge

Men, Women and Children

Birdman (2)

St.Vincent

John Wick

Dear White People

Nightcrawler

Whiplash

Big Hero 6

Interstellar

Theory of Everything

Foxcatcher

Citizenfour

The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies

Top Five

 New Films I saw at festivals

The Internet’s Own Boy – The Aaron Swartz Documentary

Bad Words

Born To Fly

Harmontown (3)

Boyhood (2)

Joe

Supermensch

A Night in Old Mexico

Grand Budapest Hotel (2)

Hellion (2)

JIMI: All Is By My Side

Break Point

Frank

Space Station 76

3 Still Standing

Black & White

The Imitation Game

I Believe in Unicorns

Creep

Evolution of a Criminal

A Better You

Labyrinthus

Joy Kevin

Time Lapse

Short and Specialty screenings

Intramural

Fantastic Fest Shorts

Dallas VideoFest Shorts

NC60

Cucalorus Shorts Block

Repertoire Films I saw in theaters

Young Adult

Big Trouble in Little China

Hot Rod

The Room

The Thing

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Things I'd rather see on that godforsaken 'I love you so much' wall in Austin.

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Andy Young - Austin Sessions

Episode #63

Filmmaker Andy Young joins us for this episode! We discuss making movies, working on Keith and Heath, meeting Dan Harmon, writing for Moviemaker Magazine, and more. Follow him on Twitter @AndyYoungFilm, find him on Facebook,  and check out Keith and Heath here. To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, hit play down below or click here for the direct link! 

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Got any questions for writer/director Andy Young? Ask away!

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The most common question we get on the video is "What did I just watch?" Well I'm here to tell you!

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NEW VIDEO! I helped make a short film with my friend Andy. Big big thanks to all the kickstarter backers. :]

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Jon Cozart (“Paint”) stars as “Keith & Heath”, two identical twin brothers that are PUPPETS!

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Hah! Why am I just now seeing this? I'm in.

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Because of the Harmontown premiere, my picture is on Getty Images now. I asked my friends to make lasers come out of my eyes, and they did not disappoint.

The last one is my favorite, and will totally be the official poster for "Keith & Heath".

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#harmontown dream team

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Today has been insane to say the least

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I'm a sucker for GIF sets of my apartment/Jon reacting to things.