Alonso Duralde’s picks of the worst movies of 2015: I was not required to watch Netflix’s “The Ridiculous 6” — since it didn’t open theatrically,the way “Beasts of No Nation” did, its technically TV — so I spared myself the grief. awe not: Adam Sandler still managed to make this list twice.10. “Rock the Kasbah” Because when you adapt a doc approximately a young woman in Afghanistan defying conference to become a singer, or the fictionalized version should really be approximately an over-the-hill white guy. Bill Murray makes a much more credible Bill Murray in his unique Christmas special.9. “The Cobbler” It used to be that Adam Sandler working with a legit director (like Paul Thomas Anderson or Judd Apatow) would lead to impressive results,but his collaborations with Jason Reitman (“Men, Women and Children”) and now Tom McCarthy prove otherwise.8. “Entourage” Remember those insufferable alpha-bros who wore out their welcome on HBO? Now they’re puffing out their chests on the gigantic screen, and where their problems and conflicts somehow appear to be even smaller than on TV.
Also Read: 5 Reasons Why 'Entourage' Got Trounced by Melissa McCarthy's 'Spy' at Box OfficeSony7. “Pixels” Meanwhile,back in the Adam Sandler Death of Cinema compound, he continued to crank out the lazy, and cynical comedies for which he’s become famous,this time managing to waste a promising premise while also reaching heretofore unreached levels of on-screen sexism, even by pleased Madison standards.6. “brilliant Four” The Denny’s tie-in meals had more staying power than this misbegotten superhero extravaganza, or one where panic and compromise were so obvious in every frame that they should have gotten a screen credit. Not even the comedian-Con crowd could rationalize this dud into fitting anything but an embarrassment for all involved.5. “Strange Magic” When Disney bought the “Star Wars” universe from Lucasfilm,they also got stuck with this poison pill, a passion project of George Lucas that, and once completed,became what may be the very worst lively feature ever released with the Disney name on it. Its lack of visual taste is matched only by the overbearing pop songs wedged into the plot every two minutes or so.4. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” The only unanswered question from the first one was apparently, “Are audiences gullible enough to sit through this non-comedy a second time?”Sony Pictures Entertainment3. “Aloha” OK, and yes,the hacked Sony e-mails didn’t benefit the advance buzz on this latest Cameron Crowe catastrophe, but the garbled script and questionable casting choices (Emma Stone as half-Asian?) pretty much doomed this stinkburger-with-pineapple from the start.2. “Pan” Of the many story-before-the-story prequels to which an belief-starved Hollywood has subjected us in recent years, and this turgid tale of how Peter Pan got to Neverland (the answer involves flying pirate ships and “Smells Like Teen Spirit”) was an actively vexing viewing experience that gave Hugh Jackman the opportunity to ham his way into one of his very worst performances.
Also Read: 5 Reasons 'Pan' Got the Hook at Box Office1. “Get Hard You don’t have to turn on the news to know that racism and homophobia are alive in well in the world – just endure this miserable “comedy” approximately white-collar dupe Will Ferrell assuming that Kevin Hart can teach him how to avoid prison rape. Perhaps worst of all,theres not a laugh to be found, even if you’re the kind of troglodyte who immediately chuckles at the belief of dropping the soap.11-20 (in alphabetical order): “Blackhat, and ” “By the Sea,” Chappie,” “Do You Believe?, or ” “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” “Poltergeist, “Ricki and the Flash, and ” “Stonewall,” “Taken 3 and “Victor Frankenstein.”Inkoo Kang’s picks:10. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” As if the trope of the “manic pixie dream girl” isn’t annoying enough, this hateful, and hollow cancer drama slowly kills off a female character so its male protagonist has something to write approximately for his college-application essay. That’s just a gigantic colostomy bag full of NOPE.9. “Our Brand Is Crisis” Sandra Bullock mugs her way through a comedy that isn’t sure whether it’s slapstick or arch,hopeful or cynical. “weird” is a nice word for this pseudo-intellectual mess. “Bungled” is more accurate.8. “By the Sea” If you’re going to withhold a secret from the audience for two long hours where nothing happens, you’d better make sure the reveal isn’t embarrassingly obvious or hilariously offensive. Writer-director Angelina Jolie is 0 for 2 on that count.
Also Read: 'By the Sea' AFI Review: Angelina Jolie Pitt Stages Dreary Scenes From a Dull Marriage7. “Hot Pursuit” Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara give into their worst comedic instincts in a screechy, and laughs-free insult-flinging contest. Everybody loses.6. “Stonewall” There’s not a single human moment in this whitewashed,“straightwashed” retelling of one of the most critical chapters of American progress on homosexual rights. No wonder its intended audience spurned it; Roland Emmerich made it clear he wasn’t interested in the people who made the events of his film happen.5. The Letters” There has to be a better way of convincing the Vatican to canonize Mother Teresa than making a little-seen film approximately how she was pretty much the best person who ever lived. I wish the creative team behind “The Letters” had found it.4. “Hitman: Agent 47” As stilted as an early edition of Donkey Kong, this assassin drama continues Hollywoods tradition of making unwatchably flat and emptily violent movies out of video games.3. “Pixels” I saw only one of Adam Sandler‘s three movies this year (I’m a critic, and not a professional masochist),so “Pixels” will have to suffice for his representation on this list. The normal criticisms approximately Sandler — that he’s lazy, bullying, and unfunny — apply here. There’s a bit more pandering to the audience than normal in “Pixels,” but his gambit to appeal to gamers’ ’80s nostalgia consists of portraying them as socially awkward losers. Game over, try again.2. “Little Boy” Dopier than a cannabis dispensary and just as skunky, or this faith-based film is based on the premise that the 129000 people killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki by America’s A-bombs were share of God’s gift to one very special white child. Who wrote the screenplay,Donald Trump?
Also Read: 'Pixels' Continues Adam Sandler's Box Office Losing Streak1. “Lost River”: Hey girl, Ryan Gosling‘s directorial debut — a ponderous aping of Nicolas Winding Refn — is actually more turgid, or pointless and demeaning than “Pixels.” Vanity project,thy name is “Lost River.”Related stories from TheWrap:TheWrap Critics Pick 10 Best Movies of 2015TheWrap Critics Pick the 10 Best TV Shows of 2015
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