Special Features
The Best Films of 2025
The end of 615 Film is here, but we’re going out on the highest of notes.
Kevin’s Year-End-Review of 2025 in Cinema
A look back at 2025 in film.
The End of 615 Film
From the bottom of our hearts, we simply want to say thank you.
Kevin’s Year-End-Review of 2024 in Film
After a year defined by strikes from both the Writer’s Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild, the primary goal across the entire film industry was to help movie theaters survive to 2025. Consider the goal achieved, as continued entries from the Marvel...
The Best Films of 2024
The EiC of 615 Film looks back at the best cinema had to offer in the year 2024.
Kevin’s Year-End-Review of 2023 in Film
2023 was a tumultuous year for cinema at least behind the scenes; just as it seemed that Hollywood was poised to recover from the strains brought onto the film industry by the COVID-19 pandemic, the WGA and SAG strikes took place and justifiably halted the system so the writers and actors involved could earn their fair share from streaming residuals and safe protections from artificial intelligence.
The Best Films of 2023
The EiC of 615 Film looks back at the best cinema had to offer in the year 2023.
Kevin’s 10 Superlatives for 2022 in Film
The year-in-review of 2022 in cinema doesn’t end with a top 15 article, as this year was so strong and full of so many great movies, that this critic felt the need to give credit where it was due on films that displayed the best aspects of certain filmmaking elements and vent about the year’s biggest disappointments, while also addressing some of the most glaring omissions from the best-of list. So without further ado, and just in time for tomorrow’s Academy Award nomination announcements, here is a list of superlatives to continue the celebration of the past calendar year in all things film!
Kevin’s Top Movies of 2022
2022 brought about a mixed bag of developments from current events, but cinema has provided reasons to have hope in the coming years, as Hollywood has been persistent in its push for more narrative work from filmmakers of diverse backgrounds. But while some...
Sean’s Top 10 Movies of 2022
From top to bottom, Sean’s best of 2022 list has a recurrence that summed up the entire year.
Nashville native Brian Chumney helps audiences hear some of their favorite movies with Skywalker Sound
Nashville native Brian Chumney grew up watching movies at places like the Belcourt, the Franklin Theatre and the old AMC location at Fountain Square. Later in life, he found himself sharing production meetings with filmmaking legend Steven Spielberg and...
Continuing to Play the Classics in Theaters Keeps Movies Alive: A Tale of Grandmas, ‘Jaws’ and Ben Gardner’s Head
One of my favorite stories my grandmother has ever told me involved Ben Gardner's head. It was the summer of 1975, and Steven Spielberg's Jaws had just opened up at the now-defunct Belle Meade Theater in Nashville, Tennessee. My grandfather had gotten tickets...