The Big Short. Excellent.
Agreed. A Michael Moore type of film without the pious righteousness
(I like Moore BTW, it's just his delivery I find difficult to take)
No, a seriously good film, very well made. A factual film with a non-fictional feel and tension, it worked and the genre-splicing wasn't at all clunky. With it being factual, it leaves one feeling more chilled than you'd think it might. People talk of films that changed their lives, well, with this one I could well imagine it might. Well worth it's 'best film' nomination talk for it's construction alone. Most definitely recommended.
Victoria - a young, lost Spanish women working in Berlin has a night to remember. A German indie movie with a creepy/mounting tension that will have you imploring her to not to do it. Her own story provides the why. Notable for it's seemingly real time, single shot filming* (cf Birdman) on a handheld camera and improvised dialogue, this film is technically impressive AND - more importantly - excellent viewing.
*a web search reveals it to have actually been one continuous shot!
I'm stunned. I just assumed clever editing.