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Ok, before Storm Fiona takes my power, here are my "left field" recommendations for 2015...
Mustang - Turkish film about five orphaned sisters struggling with the repressive upbringing of their grandmother and uncle. Pretty good drama with good performances and effective emotional moments.
The Invitation - Slow burning psychological thriller about a man bringing up his new girlfriend to a dinner party with friends at her ex-wives house. Slowly things start to unravel because of suspicion, guilt, and God knows what else.
The Blackcoat's Daughter - Directed by Oz Perkins, Anthony's son, this one follows two girls left alone at their prep school during winter when one of them starts being haunted by an evil presence. This is another effective slow burner that kinda creeps under your skin.
The Wave - Norwegian disaster movie about a geologist trying to warn the people in his small town about the potential of a fjord collapsing and causing a huge wave, while also protecting his own family. Extremely intense and edge-of-your-seat, even if there are some dumb-ish moments here and there.
Remember - Directed by Atom Egoyan, it follows a concentration camp survivor (Christopher Plummer) that embarks on a quest to track the Nazis that killed his family in Auschwitz. Don't expect something like Taken, because it is something more introspective and realistic.
Crush the Skull - Another one that I'm sure Takoma will enjoy to see mentioned, this is a fun horror comedy about a group of young thieves that decide to rob a secluded house, not knowing that it is the lair of a serial killer. Good balance between horror/gore and humor, neither of which goes overboard.