Movies That Got Away Before we get to the amazing films I did see this year, I wanted to spotlight some that I didn't. I always say no list is comprehensive, but mine get pretty damn close. Despite that, here are some movies from 2025 that I wanted to see, but couldn’t due to time, availability etc. Regardless, I know that if I saw some of these films they'd have made the top 25, and I hope you take the time to look into them! 10.     Magellan I'm a big Lav Diaz fan and was excited to hear...

With the recent Warner Brothers-Netflix merger, there has been much talk about the death of cinema. Beyond the obvious dangers to artistic integrity, this headline seems microcosmic of the corruption, anger and rampant injustice that now feel so common. In times like these, James Cameron’s epic sci-fi franchise could easily have come off as tone-deaf or insensitive. Since we last saw the Sulley family lose their eldest son in The Way of Water (2022), our eyes have been pained by countless...

I understand why everyone is comparing Shih-Ching Tsou’s feature-length directorial debut to the work of her co-producer/editor/co-writer, Sean Baker: it was shot completely on iPhone cameras, giving it the same kinetic dynamism found in Baker’s indie breakout hit, Tangerine  (2015), and Tsou has co-produced many of Baker’s most beloved films like The Florida Project (2017) and Red Rocket  (2021). The two also co-directed their first feature length movie while in film school, Take Out (2004)....