'26 Q1 Favorite First Viewings:
ILLUSTRIOUS CORPSES (1976)
LOVE & POP (1998)
TCHAO PANTIN (1983)
THE CAT (1988)
GENTLEMAN JIM (1942)
CHRISTIANE F. (1981)
THE INHERITANCE (1962)
THE OGRE OF ATHENS (1956)
THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER (1963)
THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970)
Aptly named for his role in Sorry, Baby
Playing off Mendonça Filho and cutting Best Score from the broadcast so they can do stupid comedy bits and color commentary? The Globes producers can fuck off.
LaFleur just doesn't have it. I hope they bring in Harbaugh.
Great movie, great win. I'm pulling for the Bills now.
1. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. MARTY SUPREME (dir. Josh Safdie)
3. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (dir. Hlynur Pálmason)
4. IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (dir. Mary Bronstein)
5. NO OTHER CHOICE (dir. Park Chan-wook)
6. EDDINGTON (dir. Ari Aster)
7. SINNERS (dir. Ryan Coogler)
8. EEPHUS (dir. Carson Lund)
9. SENTIMENTAL VALUE (dir. Joachim Trier)
10. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (dir. Mona Fastvold)
11. THE SECRET AGENT (dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho)
12. WEAPONS (dir. Zach Cregger)
13. THE MASTERMIND (dir. Kelly Reichardt)
14. BLACK BAG (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
15. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (dir. Jafar Panahi)
16. MISERICORDIA (dir. Alain Guiraudie)
17. RESURRECTION (dir. Bi Gan)
18. BOYS GO TO JUPITER (dir. Julian Glander)
19. PETER HUJAR’S DAY (dir. Ira Sachs)
20. AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE (dir. Albert Serra)
A thread of my 20 favorite films of 2025. At the end, I will link to my published piece with reflections on the year in cinema.
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS not getting into the International Film shortlist is bullshit.
For sure! I also think he very much had that athlete mentality already. And I'm cool with it! Love to see young actors striving to make great movies.
