The appeal of upcoming mega-blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Age Of Ultron is rather obvious. Is there ever a time when its not okay to turn your brain off and bask in nail-biting action, heroics, and costly special effects? Big-budget blockbusters will never grow old, since the range of audiences partial to those kinds of films is all-encompassing. However, not everybody is impressed with CGI-filled action scenes and superhero cinematic universes. Some prefer their films smaller and more intimate. So, what's a cinema buff to do? As always, seek out the nearest independent theater and/or VOD platform and drop cash on the latest no-budget films worthy of such concerted efforts. Without that kind of open-mindedness, DIY moviemaking would cease to exist, robbing cinephiles of flicks that could potentially rival the likes of Reservoir Dogs, The Terminator, and Night Of The Living Dead. All of which, yes, were initially inconspicuous, independently made passion projects. This list today will attempt to highlight some of the best and most buzzed about independent movies that 2015 has to offer. From a group of dogs taking over a city to Sarah Silverman pleasuring herself with a Teddy Bear; if you give half of these films a chance, the cinema gods will be quite pleased. Minor spoilers ahead.