Forget the Oscar race. As he does every year, John Waters has named his favorite films of the last 12 months. Ranging from the ultra-obscure to the arthouse to the blockbuster, it’s another eclectic batch of movies to either put on your radar or revisit. While some of the year’s biggest studio hits are mentioned, Cinderella (“I fucking love this Disney film,” he says) and Mad Max: Fury Road (“this ultimate nonstop demolition derby is downright insane from the moment it takes off”), there’s sure to be a few you may not have heard of.
His number one choice is Andreas Horvath‘s obscure documentary Helmut Berger, Actor, which he questions, “Maybe the best motion picture of the year is also the worst?” There’s also Guy Maddin‘s “insanely inventive” The Forbidden Room, Xavier Dolan‘s “sexy” Tom at the Farm, Todd Haynes‘ Carol, Sean Baker‘s “beautifully shot” Tangerine, and, of course, Gaspar Noé‘s 3D erotic melodrama Love.
Check the list out below, along with trailers, and see his capsules over at Art Forum.
1. Helmut Berger, Actor (Andreas Horvath)
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2. Cinderella (Knneth Branagh)
3. The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson)
4. Tom at The Farm (Xavier Dolan)
5. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller)
6. Carol (Todd Haynes)
7. The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Marielle Heller)
8. Tangerine (Sean Baker)
9. Fly Colt Fly: Legend Of The Barefoot Bandit (Adam Gray And Andrew Gray)
10. Love (Gaspar Noé)
Do you share any favorites with Waters?