MURIELS 2015 COUNTDOWN TO BEST FEATURE: FROM #48 ALL THE WAY TO #2

Here's a guide to the Muriels Countdown to Best Feature Film as it stands so far, from #48 all the way to #2, the movie that almost made it to the top of the heap...

#48: Buzzard (Joel Potrykus) Essay by Patrick Miller

#45: Jauja (Lisandro Alonzo) Essay by Jaime Grijalba

#41: Horse Money (Pedro Costa) Essay by Michael Lieberman

#34: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Roy Andersson) Essay by Cole Roulain

#29: 45 Years (Andrew Haigh) Essay by Jim Emerson

#28: Mistress America (Noah Baumbach) Essay by Josh Bell

#26: Room (Lenny Abrahamson) Essay by Dennis Cozzalio

#20: Tangerine (Sean Baker) Essay by Scott von Doviak

#18: The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien) Essay by Sam C. Mac

#16: It Follows (David Rbert Mitchell) Essay by Jason Alley

#13: Spotlight (Tom McCarthy) Essay by Daniel C. Johnson

#10: Phoenix (Christian Petzold) Essay by Alice Stoehr

#9:  Inside Out (Pete Docter) Essay by Clayton Walter

#8:  The Duke of Burgundy (Peter Strickland) Essay by Justine Smith

#7:  Magic Mike XXL (Gregorgy Jacobs) Essay by Kenji Fujishima

#6:  Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johson) Essay by Melissa Starker

#5:  The Hateful Eight  (Quentin Tarantino) Essay by Simon Abrams

#4:  Creed (Ryan Coogler) Essay by Vern

#3:  Sicario (Denis Villeneuve) Essay by Luke Gorham

#2:  Carol (Todd Haynes) Essay by Donald G. Carder

And the winner of the 2015 Muriels Award for Best Feature Film is...

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