STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
  • STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

It's easy to see why film is no longer paramount in the cultural conversation: For those too lazy to look past the multiplex, Hollywood's little more than a franchise factory. That dive in creativity is highlighted by the original, outstanding work on television—and in what's hardly a coincidence, TV has proven far more accepting of women creators. With Nicole Holofcener, Lisa Cholodenko, Amy Schumer, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham, and Michelle MacLaren killing it on the small screen, Hollywood's rusty BOYS ONLY sign makes movies seem even less relevant.

For those who knew where to look, though, 2014 was still an embarrassment of cinematic riches, with films like Boyhood, Citizenfour, Edge of Tomorrow, Force Majeure, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Homesman, Jodorowsky's Dune, Only Lovers Left Alive, Snowpiercer, and Under the Skin. And 2015 looks promising. Maybe don't count movies out quite yet.

Here are some of the films coming out in 2015—a few that sound great, a few that are intriguing, and at least a few that will be shitty…

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