I'll Drink to That! Releases Inaugural, Authoritative List of the Best 11 Films of 2015, Plus Beverage Pairings. Gaspar Noé's "Love" is #1; Paired with a Fuzzy Navel.

Film criticism/drinks site I'll Drink to That!, led by USC film grad The Movie Bro, released its inaugural list of the Top 11 films of 2015, along with ideal beverage pairings. The controversial English-language French film Love garnered top honors, followed by Room, which The Movie Bro recommended be paired with box wine (any brand). In the number three spot was Inside Out, from Disney/Pixar. The ideal drinks pairing was deemed to be Emotional Honey Ale from Allagash Brewing Co. in Maine.

Pasadena, CA, January 10, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Film criticism/drinks site site I'll Drink to That! (illdrink.com) released its very first list of the Top 10 best films of 2015. To be accurate, it's the Top 11 best films. Says resident critic The Movie Bro, “With so many lists out there, how could I compete? I decided my list needed to bigger and better and louder than all those other year-end Top 10 lists. I had to take it to 11.”

The controversial English-language French film Love garnered top honors, followed by Room, which The Movie Bro recommended be paired with box wine (any brand). In the number three spot was Inside Out, from Disney/Pixar. The ideal drinks pairing was deemed to be Emotional Honey Ale from Allagash Brewing Co. in Maine, USA.

The full Top 11 list is as follows:

Love (dir. Gaspar Noé)

Room (dir. Lenny Abrahamson)

Inside Out (dir. Pete Docter, co-dir. Ronnie del Carmen)

The Big Short (dir. Adam McKay)

Brooklyn (dir. John Crowley)

Spotlight (dir. Tom McCarthy)

The Overnight (dir. Patrick Brice)

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (dir. Roy Andersson)

Trainwreck (dir. Judd Apatow)

The Revenant (dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu)

The End of the Tour (dir. James Ponsoldt)

The End of the Tour, about the fractious relationship between celebrity author David Foster Wallace and Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky, was paired with Seething Jealousy (pour 1 oz sweet vermouth, .5 oz Scotch whisky, .5 oz cherry brandy and .5 oz orange juice into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes; shake well, then strain into a cocktail glass).

For more detailed write-ups from I'll Drink to That's Top 10 11 Films List, plus all beverage pairings/recipes and The Movie Bro's 2015 Honorable Mentions films and The Fun List (and other quirky movie and drink pairings), please visit illdrink.com. Cheers.

About I'll Drink to That!

I'll Drink to That! is a film criticism site devoted to appreciating under-the-radar but notable films from all eras. The site recently reviewed Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990, starring Christopher Walken) and Todd Phillips' excellent pre-fame documentary Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies (1993). I'll Drink to That! is run out of a townhouse in North Pasadena, CA and is published by The Movie Bro, who has an MFA from USC's film school and a BA in art from Brown University.
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