For my final post of the year, I give you my A to Z of the year:
A: Amy – documentary of the year
B: Back to the Future – we celebrated Back to the Future day
C: Cate Blanchett, my performance of the year
D: Denis Villeneuve – my director of the year
E: Eastwood – Clint returns to form behind the camera and Scott finds his feet in front of it.
F: Fast & Furious 7 – unexpectedly took $1.5billion
G: Garland – Alex Garland debut director of the year
H: Hardy – a worthy adaptation
I: Imperator Furiosa – character of the year
J: J.J. Abrams – The man who awoke the force
K: Kingsman: The Secret Service – surprise of the year
L: Love -BFI’s love season include cinema screenings of True Romance and Doctor Zhivago
M: Mad Max – my movie of the year
N: Naomi Watts – putting Dianna behind her with a string of strong performances
O: Oscar Isaac – actor of the year with three very different movies
P: Pixar – the first animation to make my top ten of the year
Q: Q – Bond has gadgets again!
R: Roger Deakins – my cinematographer of the year
S: Spies – the year of the spy; Bond, Kingsman, UNCLE, SPY, Mission impossible, Bridge of Spies
T: Terminator – Genisys was rubbish but The Terminator got a cinematic rerelease
U: Underperformers aka flops
V: Vikander – Alicia Vikander, breakout star of the year
W: Walking – Three movies about putting one foot in-front of the other 
X: X + Y – a film that deserves to find a wider audience
Y: YA 
Z: Zoë Kravitz – continues to impress in supporting roles
