The Top Ten Films of 2025
With 2025 about to wrap up, it's time once again to delve into the best films I had the pleasure of seeing this year, so let's get right to it... 10. Dead Man's Wire - Gus Van Sant's "Dead Man's Wire" is a tense & compelling look at a real-life hostage situation in 1977 in which a disgruntled client of a mortgage firm wired a shotgun to the head of the president of the company and made demands. Austin Kolodney's screenplay unfurls the events quite skillfully and at a pretty
Film Nominations for the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
The Hollywood Foreign Press has just announced their nominations for the 83rd Annual Golden Globes, and it comes as no surprise to find that Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" leads the way with nine nods, followed closely by Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value" with eight. As usual, there were a few surprises, including the shocking omission of "Wicked: For Good" in Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, where "Blue Moon" and "Nouvelle Vague" made surprise ap
New York Film Critics Circle Names One Battle After Another Best Film of 2025
The New York Film Critics Circle has just finished announcing their awards for 2025, with Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" taking the top prize. The film also won Best Supporting Actor for Benicio del Toro. The only other film to win more than one award was "The Secret Agent," which took Best Actor for Wagner Moura and Best International Feature. Please see below for a complete list of winners. BEST FILM: One Battle After Another BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi,