From 2005 through 2013 and then, after a brief hiatus, again from 2017-2024, I have punctuated each year with an increasingly complex Best of List. The fact is that I watch things, read things, and eat things, and above all, I love making lists. Over the next three weeks, I’ll pull from a year’s worth of notes, streaming stats, Instagram posts, and spreadsheet entries to put together a personal summary of my 2025 experience (your results may differ).
BEST OF FILM 2025 (Recap)
No other blogger is brave enough to pick their favorites before they ever see them. Here’s what I boldly thought I’d be writing about now in December 2025 (when it was still an innocent December 2024). Try not to laugh at my 2024 naivety. Of all the years that I’ve predicted the Best Of a year ahead of time, this is easily the most complete list I’ve ever created. As of this writing, I have actually watched all eleven films on this “predicted” list. I will admit that I have never failed as much as I did on this prognostication. The #1 film was easily in the Top Five worst that I watched this year. The rest are at least in contention for the Best Of even if they don’t make the actual cut.
PREDICTED BEST MOVIES OF 2025 (As I Wrote About Them in Dec. 2024)
1. Star Trek: Section 31 (January): Do I have too much faith that this franchise can matter again? It’s been almost nine years since we had a Star Trek film in theaters. This is a streaming release on Paramount+, which would typically fill me with doubt. Casting Michelle Yeoh in the lead role is how you go about making this break big.
Buy Eddington2. Eddington (TBA): Shawn, there’s a western coming out in 2025. Okay, it’s at least the Top Ten. It’s directed by Ari Aster. Then we’re talking a Top Five film. It stars Austin Butler, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone. It’s either my #1 or #2 film of the year. My radar isn’t always trustworthy on these picks, but I can almost guarantee you’ll see this on my Best Movies a year from now.
3. Bugonia (November): This list is pretty safe this year. I’m probably going out on the biggest limb to say that director Yorgos Lanthimos will have a hit. I shouldn’t define anything he does as a “hit” because his audience is not mainstream. Bringing back Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons is a good first start.
4. Captain America: Brave New World (February): I’m not ignoring the negative stories coming out about this already. The fact is that Iron Man and Captain America are the best film franchises within the MCU, and I’m all about a reboot.
5. Thunderbolts* (May): I don’t have faith in this being a true #5 Best of the Year as much as I might be looking forward to it that much. That is a big reflection on Florence Pugh’s appearance in the film.
6. Superman (July): I have been burned on DC Universe films before. Look how high I put Joker: Folie a Deux last year. If anyone can capture what I want to see from a Superman film, it’s likely James Gunn. I just hope he makes it fun.
7. Presence (January) / Black Bag (March): I lean heavy on my trust for directors I like to hit more than miss. That’s the reason that Steven Soderbergh is on here with two genre-defying films that I can’t place, but I’m always there when his name is attached.
8. Hard Truths (January): I’m likely the biggest fan of director Mike Leigh that is reading this list. It’s been going on seven years since his last film. I’m here for the gritty British realism of his movies.
9. Wicked: For Good (November): I felt like the first film was a good prequel to what is probably the more exciting of the two halves of the story.
10. 28 Years Later (June): I have faith that Danny Boyle still has a good movie in him and that the zombie genre still has room for new ideas.
BEST MOVIES OF 2025
My goal in past years has been to view at least 25 movies in the theaters. Last year I made it to 40, when I made it a priority to get out of the house more. This year started strong and then got chaotic very quickly. I went to 38 as of this writing and might hit 40 again if the next week holds up to plans.
I used to limit this list to only theatrical films, but there are too many good films that get released across the streaming services. So this list is limited to 2025 releases (a slight fudge for limited release films that bled into January for wide release) that I have watched. As a point of comparison, I have watched 37 films from 2025 from which to pull out the Top Ten. I found time to watch 68 movies that were made 50 years ago. Those make their own list. Documentaries are relegated to their own list also.
The Best Movie of 2023: Oppenheimer (Directed by Christopher Nolan).
The Best Movie of 2024: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Directed by George Miller)
1. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Directed by Rian Johnson): Does this benefit from “Most Recent” syndrome? Maybe, but it also checks off so many boxes for me right now. I am a genre film lover. Give me horror, science fiction, westerns and especially good mysteries. I’m reading and watching Poirot mysteries in the background this year. This film fits exactly what I wanted out of a film at the end of 2025. I think it will age well also.
Buy Sinners2. Sinners (Directed by Ryan Coogler): To be fair, I think had I watched this in theaters that it would have been my best film of the year. Sometimes you can tell that you are missing part of the experience when you watch at home. The incredible cinematography and the wonderful music would have played out better in the theater. We need more films like this that defy genre expectations. It might put off some viewers when the rules of half of the film are turned on their head so quickly, but there was enough internal logic that I was excited with the results.
3. The Phoenician Scheme (Directed by Wes Anderson): I need a second viewing of this film. It has the feeling of a film that will either move up this list or off of this list with a second time through it. There were enough twists and turns that I want to understand the story better to really give it a proper rank. Benicio del Toro is having a great year, and Michael Cera steals the show when he’s on screen in this one.
4. Bring Her Back (Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou): The best horror films today are finding a way to balance gory effects with a feeling of dread and foreboding. This is one film that really understands how to make every scene feel creepy, until the creepiness really pays off when all hell breaks loose.
5. Weapons (Directed by Zach Cregger): This is one of those films that I liked much better than so many other reviews I have read since. Maybe I went with a good crowd at a proper night screening. I don’t know what expectations we are putting on horror films today that this isn’t given proper due. There is an interesting story structure, different elements I hadn’t seen in other films and some great acting. I hope this film gets more love over the years.
6. 28 Years Later (Directed by Danny Boyle): After the first two films in the series, it was difficult to predict where they were going to go, this far into the future of the infected universe. They turned inwards to talk about families and rebuilding culture. The Bone Temple sequences were thrilling and makes this property ripe for expansion.
7. Eddington (Directed by Ari Aster): Aster and Joaquin Phoenix have a special connection. Phoenix seems to nail his roles for Aster more than he does in other films. This film might suffer from being “too soon” for COVID reasons or “too political” for either side to enjoy. I think that instead of being something that appealed to both sides of the political spectrum, the film found a way to offend both sides and got little attention. I enjoyed the stress of Phoenix continuing to make terrible decisions.
8. Black Bag (Directed by Steven Soderbergh): It might be horror films that get all of the attention these days, but mysteries are having a resurgence in films too. This was a fun little mystery thriller that just suffered from some bad timing and insufficient promotion. Soderbergh released a film that fits in the horror genre this year too with Presence, but this was far superior.
9. Bugonia (Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos): It’s becoming a tradition for a Lanthimos/Stone joint project to show up on this list. I feel like I’m judging them against themselves instead of the other films that came out this year. I know it’s a remake of a film I don’t recall watching, but Yorgos put his own style thumbprint on this to the point that it feels like an extension of his previous films. It was a testament to the film that I was thinking about it days afterwards.
10. Sorry, Baby (Directed by Eva Victor): This is a promising debut. There are some moments in this film that really grab you. This isn’t a film that solves anything, and I think that’s why it hasn’t caught on more on streaming. I like these slice of life stories where we drop in and then drop out without all the answers, it feels more real. I’ll be interested to seek out more from this director.
Honorable Mention: The Monkey, The Long Walk, and The Running Man: The Stephen King Movie-verse grew this year after a few down years. It’s interesting that the adaptations were for two books written under the Richard Bachman name in the ’70s and an older short story. They all had their strong points, but as is the case always, they are viewed through the lens of 2025. The most interesting of the bunch was The Long Walk (Directed by Francis Lawrence). The nihilistic future of this film doesn’t feel as far away as it might have when written in 1979. Stephen King’s books still play out better in long form streaming seasons, and we have some good opportunities ahead in that area. In the meantime, I was happy to see these old favorites on the big screen.
BEST MOVIES I DIDN’T SEE IN 2025
Last year, I did my best to watch all ten, but thanks to the streaming disappearance of Megalopolis, I’m still one short. This list acknowledges that I’ve missed some incredible films in 2025 and I’ll get around to some of them before 2035. The films off this list from last year like The Substance, Anora, and The Brutalist all would have been heavy contenders for the Top Ten of 2024 if I had watched them before creating the list. Some of these suffer from either limited releases, bad timing against my schedule, or late-in-the-year release that I just haven’t caught up with yet.
The Best Movie I Didn’t See in 2023: Past Lives (Directed by Celine Song).
The Best Movie I Didn’t See in 2024: All We Imagine As Light (Directed by Payal Kapadia)
1. One Battle After Another (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson): I did the same thing with Licorice Pizza (2021). I knew it would be great, and I didn’t get a chance to catch it at theaters. I watched it right when it started streaming and loved it. I am still hoping for a rerelease at theaters when this gets nominated during awards season. I know this is a film best consumed theatrically. The comparisons I’ve read of this to The Searchers (1956) help elevate it also.
2. Marty Supreme (Directed by Josh Safdie): This suffers the same fate as The Brutalist last year. It comes out between my list and the end of the year. I have little doubt that this would have been in my Top Ten of this year if I had been able to watch it in time.
3. The Ballad of Wallis Island (Directed by James Griffiths): The trailer makes this look like a quaint, funny and touching film about a lottery winner who tries to get his favorite musicians to play at his remote home. This looks like a good Sunday afternoon film to stream.
Buy The Ballad of Wallis Island4. Train Dreams (Directed by Clint Bentley): It’s only opportunity that has caused me to miss this film so far. I want to give it my undivided attention. Just from the previews, this looks like one of the most beautifully filmed movies of the year.
5. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Directed by Mary Bronstein): This played in theaters for a brief time and just far enough away that I never made it out despite keeping a look out for its release all year. We don’t get enough Conan O’Brien on the big screen, it needs to be supported.
6. F1 (Directed by Joseph Kosinski): I know I should have watched this on IMAX, but I’m hoping to eventually catch the 4K release at home. There aren’t many of what you would call “mainstream” films that after I miss them at theaters that I go out of my way to catch right away when they appear on home video, but this is one that has moved up my list to catch up with before the year ends.
7. Frankenstein (Directed by Guillermo del Toro): A decade ago, this would have been a film I had to watch on Day One. I don’t know why del Toro has fallen off of my “must see” list of directors. There’s no good reason. I’m excited for this, but I just haven’t felt the desire to spend a couple hours with it yet.
8. Nouvelle Vague (Directed by Richard Linklater): Another film that is available and I just haven’t taken the time to watch when I know I can pay attention. That’s where theatrical films are better for me right now. I’m there and can read the subtitles and not be distracted by pets or work emails. I know I will love this when I finally take the time.
9. Hamnet (Directed by Chloe Zhao): It just hasn’t been convenient to get out to see this in theaters. I love the trailer, and I have no doubt that when it comes along in the streaming universe that I’ll really enjoy it.
10. The Mastermind (Directed by Kelly Reichardt): It appears that Kelly Reichardt is turning the heist caper film into her typical introspective character study. This is a director that gets an automatic watch from me. The other selling point is that after Wake Up Dead Man, I’m more curious to see some Josh O’Connor films.
BEST DOCUMENTARIES I WATCHED IN 2025
I started my Documentary Project in 2020. I was more immersed in it back then with 180 docs watched but I had fallen off to 60 documentaries in 2024. I dropped off a bit more this year to 46 this past year. I previously ranked the best documentaries of the current year and the past years separately. I’m combining this list just to represent the best that I watched this past year.
Best Documentary 2023: American Buffalo (2023).
Best Documentary 2024: Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
1. Pee Wee As Himself (Directed by Matt Wolff) (2025): The Paul Reubens two-part biography is fascinating no matter your level of fandom over the years. It doesn’t shy away from the blemishes in his career either. I love these projects for the behind the scenes and early career footage. There were quite a few good bio-docs this year, many that I missed, but this was the best of the lot. (Playing on HBO)
Buy Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Criterion Collection)2. Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (Directed by Questlove) (2025): One of the unique features of the Questlove presentation of the musical brilliance of Sly Stone is the way he works in a breakdown of the technical aspects of the songs in between biographical content. The death of Sly this summer makes the doc even more important. It’s an important story that feels like a prequel to what would be a great Prince doc in the hands of Questlove. (Playing on Hulu)
3. Billy Joel: And So It Goes (Directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin) (2025): Over the multiple parts of this documentary, you are overwhelmed that they have to just skip over huge hits because there are too many to stop down for each one. They downplay the affects of his drinking on his later career, but it is a solid story also with some amazing early career footage. (Playing on HBO)
4. Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (Directed by Laurent Bouzereau) (2024): This is an interesting documentary, not just for Hitchcock or serious movie fans. It’s more than just clips of Blackmail (1929). This is a great primer on the silent and early talkie pictures from Hitchcock in his British era. This film made me seriously consider starting my completed Hitchcock project all over again. (Played on TCM, no current streaming)
5. Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse (Directed by Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin) (2024): Art Spiegelman is a bit of my muse too. It was his Maus that turned me around on graphic novels in the ’90s. Like most of the best biographies, there are are surprises about his early career crossovers that make sense but that I didn’t know. (Playing on PBS)
6. John Candy: I Like Me (Directed by Colin Hanks) (2025): It’s as much a love letter to the man as a biography. I could watch this over again just for the clips. It’s ultimately a sad reflection on how society treats the overweight talents of the world. No matter his success, he was always self conscious of his looks. The balance of laughs to tears ratio seemed just right. (Playing on Amazon Prime)
7. Berlusconi: Condemned to Win (Directed by Sam Blair) (2025): The parallels between Berlusconi and Trump as personalities and business methods is just too close for comfort. The director doesn’t even feel the need to wink wink at us about the similarities. The history surrounding the incredible success of AC Milan is fascinating. I feel like they had to wait for Berlusconi’s death in order to tell this story completely. (Playing on ESPN+)
8. Hard Hat Riot (Directed by Mark Levin) (2025): This American Experience documentary tells the story of the New York riot between construction workers and peace demonstrators in 1970. It’s another illustration of why I love documentaries. I like finding stories that existed in my lifetime but that I was not aware of the details. This connects many dots, but mostly it’s an important footnote to the Kent State shootings, just days before this riot. (Playing on PBS)
9. Empire Skate (Directed by Josh Swade) (2025): Over the past few years, the 30 For 30 documentaries have strayed further from the game of sport to the cultural impact of sport. We don’t see the strategies of winning a championship as much as we see the importance of the subject on the youth of the day. The story of the Empire Skate shop in New York City and the impact on skate culture and fashion is as far removed from the story of the Chicago Bulls championship runs as you can be in sport, but it’s still an important story. I found this to be informative about a subculture that I was only vaguely aware of in the 1990s. (Playing on ESPN+)
10. Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (Directed by Laurent Bouzereau) (2025): The second documentary on this list by this director. The only reason Laurent isn’t probably on here a third time is that I still haven’t watched Music By John Williams (2024). I’m a Jaws completist in terms of these behind-the-scenes documentaries. This had a few surprises, not many, but a few. I found the presentation to be more focused on the production, which is what I was hoping would be the case. (Playing on Disney+)
Honorable Mention: The American Revolution (Directed by Ken Burns) (2025): I would never say this about a historical documentary. This is just a little much. I wanted more of Civil War (1990) and that was nine parts. I’m leaving an Honorable Mention here because it is important and interesting. I will finish it before the end of the year, but I am only halfway through as of this writing. I’m excited to move to an area of the country where much of this took place. Maybe it will mean more to me by next year. (Playing on PBS)
BEST MOVIES OF 1975
I have previously taken yearly deep dives into 1970 through 1974. The experience builds upon itself as I see patterns and connections from year to year. The examination of 1975 came into focus better for having done the previous years. The fall of Saigon changed Southeast Asia, and the death of Franco changed Spain. The Ohio Valley produced two champions – the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl and the Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. Gas stuck around 57 cents per gallon and a Big Mac runs you 65 cents. I watched 65 films from 1975, which I know is just scratching the surface, and first viewing or tenth viewing, here is what sticks with me.
1. Jaws (Directed by Steven Spielberg): There was no way this wasn’t going to be my #1 film of the year. What you appreciate about 50-year anniversaries is the documentaries, toys, and IMAX releases of the film. This summer’s celebration of all things Jaws was one of the things that made this year bearable.
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2. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Directed by Peter Weir): Weir had already made his mark on the decade at this point. This is a beautiful film. The movie is a little more accessible than his previous films, and it feels like the blueprint for Art films for the rest of the decade.
3. Barry Lyndon (Directed by Stanley Kubrick): This was a year for some spectacular cinematography. I might be overrating this as a “best” when it’s really more of a “most important” of the year. If I were to direct a film, this is the template I would use for the way my film should look, with my $50 million budget, I guess.
4. Dog Day Afternoon (Directed by Sydney Lumet): It might as well be an Al Pacino one-man show. Lumet manages to tell a story that also reflects the era. The story encompasses the economic and social frustrations of a flagging economy in the United States into the themes.
5. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones): The King Arthur parody film still holds up really well. It was rewarding to see it in theaters and not have everyone saying the lines as they happened. I enjoyed the community of laughter.
6. Night Moves (Directed by Arthur Penn): Gene Hackman is the perfect casting for Harry Moseby, a L.A. private eye who feels like the direct descendant of Philip Marlowe. This is one of those films that is shot like it could be from 1965, 1970, or 1975. I’ve moved this way up the Best of Gene Hackman list.
7. Three Days of the Condor (Directed by Sydney Pollack): Another great post-Watergate, be paranoid about everything and everybody film. Pollack takes Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway and tells a tight story that doesn’t let up from the start.
8. The Return of the Pink Panther (Directed by Blake Edwards): It is probably my favorite of the series.
9. Shampoo (Directed by Hal Ashby): I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did. It doesn’t translate to 2025, so you have to view it through the lens of 1975, which is where it helps that I’ve watched so many other films in the era.
10. The Stepford Wives (Directed by Bryan Forbes): While other films live only in their era of the mid-’70s, this film has looked more and more of a vision of our dystopian future. The nightmare of the suburbs was just starting in 1975, and it’s even more apparent when you watch this in 2025.
There were plenty of 1975 movies that I just didn’t get around to yet. The best of the bunch I didn’t watch include Nashville, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Passenger.
BEST TRAILERS OF 2025
Going to the theaters more meant more trailers. What I found is that there are often only 4-5 trailers in heavy rotation at any given week. I rely on YouTube and Google to fill in the holes of hundreds of other releases that come out in a year. From my limited exposure, here are the best trailers / mini-movies of the past year.
2022 Best Trailer: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
2023 Best Trailer: “Asteroid City”
2024 Best Trailer: Longlegs
1. Weapons (Directed by Zach Cregger): One thing never changes, creepy kids will grab your attention in a trailer. This takes the creepy children to the next level with the narration of the plot of the film by a creepy child voice. The jump scares were just enough to get me excited to see the movie opening weekend. The trailer runs a fine line of letting us know the outline of the plot without giving away the out of control third act. I can look back at this trailer and feel comfortable that it didn’t ruin the ending for me.
2. Sinners (Directed by Ryan Coogler): This has everything that I want in a good trailer. It starts with engrossing music, enough voiceover and dialog to give you a feel for the movie, and features the main actors. It doesn’t get the #1 spot because it breaks the Cardinal rule and gives a little too much of the film away. In retrospect, I don’t know how you would promote this movie effectively because it’s so unique. I just don’t like looking back after watching it and thinking “I wish they hadn’t revealed xyz.”
3. One Battle After Another (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson): It’s one minute into the trailer when the Beyonce/Kendrick Lamar jam, “Freedom” kicks in. The trailer is full of energy and comedic breaks. I haven’t watched the movie yet to know how this is reflective of the whole story. I was sold on the film when I saw director and cast; I didn’t know I needed an awesome trailer to go along with it.
4. Thunderbolts* (Directed by Jake Shreier): This trailer does what the film does; it defines that this is going to be a superhero movie with a more independent bent. It connects the more traditional MCU film to what was one of the more creative efforts of the year in a generally stale genre. The “Under Pressure” cut is subtle enough to make it seem like you might be going to an Art Film. I liked the film, but like so many recently, I don’t remember much about it within hours of leaving the theater. This trailer still sticks in my head, though.
5. Superman (Directed by James Gunn): I think we had the teaser for this film about a year ahead of the release. The build up was always going to be intense because it’s Superman. It’s a James Gunn film, so it’s gone go big or go home. The trailer is a little over the top of what I want in a commercial for a film, but superhero films aren’t known for holding back in their trailers. I think you can best judge a trailer after seeing the film, and this one set me up for what I actually saw on screen.
BONUS: Andor: Season 2 (Disney+): Streaming show trailers are getting the same attention that movie trailers have been getting for years. This Star Wars Universe entry looks like it should be a small studio action picture. The music isn’t what you’d expect in this Universe. I appreciate the attention given to promotion of television series. I am not naive enough to expect that these won’t all be AI-generated in the future.
This next group is my most uninformed list of the year. I am more ignorant of upcoming films than you might imagine. If I see a trailer or read a review, I’ll write the name down. Then the waiting game starts, and I might be surprised when I see it on streaming or on the marquee at my local theater. From last year’s list I was better than usual. Four were really good, the three superhero films were decent, one musical was good, one drama was interesting, and Star Trek: Section 31 was embarrassingly bad. Here are the films that are at the top of my radar for 2026.
BEST MOVIES OF 2026
1. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (May): Is this going the safe route after being burned by Star Trek last year? It’s been sine pre-pandemic that we’ve had a Star Wars film in theaters, so that’s a bit of a challenge. I’m going to have to finish the last season of The Mandalorian before the film, which goes against my mantra that there shouldn’t be homework before seeing a film. All of that said, this is Star Wars and it’s the big screen.
2. Send Help (January): There are two things common to this list. First, it’s first half of the year heavy, especially the spring because that’s all that’s been put on the calendar. Second, I rely on franchises I know and directors I love to judge what I think will succeed. That’s why this Sam Raimi film moved to the top of my list when I saw the trailer last week. I still believe that the man has a few great films left in him.
3. No Other Choice (January): This Park Chan-wook film might be the underdog choice for #1 movie of the year if it can live up to the promise of the trailer. We’ve crossed into new territory with advertising like this. In years past, the studio would shy away from the foreign language aspects of this film, but here they present it with subtitles and everything. I want this to succeed and see no reason why it shouldn’t.
4. Untitled Steven Spielberg Movie (June): I’m not gonna lie, if it actually had this title I’d pay to see it in IMAX. What I know is that it has to do with aliens and stars Emily Blunt and my new favorite, Josh O’Connor. No doubt I will be there opening weekend.
5. Dead Man’s Wire (January): Directed by Gus Van Sant is what puts this film in its current ranked position. It’s based upon a true story from the ’70s that inspired a 2018 documentary that I will have to watch before seeing the film. Early film-festival reviews have been very positive.
6. The Odyssey (July): Are we really going to get a Christopher Nolan adventure film this summer? I am concerned only because this property has so much potential and it’s in the hands of a competent director. I think this is either going to be a Top Three movie by this time next year or a Bottom Three disappointment.
7. Dune: Part 3 (December): Just about the time of writing this list next year, hopefully I will have just gone to see this in theaters. Director Villeneuve has lots of pressure. Assuming that this is some hybrid of Children of Dune and Dune Messiah, the challenge will be meeting audience expectations. I’m such a huge fan of the first two that I’m willing this to be a worthy completion of the trilogy.
8. 28 Years Later: Bone Temple (January): I really want this to succeed. I loved Ralph Fiennes in last year’s entry. I fear this is more wish than logic that tells me we have a new lease on the franchise after just one mostly decent film in 2025.
9. Toy Story 5 (June): This is a big ask for Pixar. They produced a perfect trilogy. They got lucky that the fourth installment wasn’t bad. They go to the well for a fifth entry, and I’m just nervous more than excited.
10. Avengers: Doomsday (December): Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, I’m hoping that the old gang still has some gas left in the tank. The superhero genre plods along, but I am rarely excited about a new release. Even more rarely am I interested enough to watch any of these newer titles a second time.
Thanks for making it through the first episode of this year’s multi-episode finale. Next week: Television/Streaming lists.
”You’re right. It’s storytelling. The rites and the rituals. Costumes, all of it. It’s storytelling. I guess the question is, do these stories convince us of a lie? Or do they resonate with something deep inside us that’s profoundly true, that we can’t express any other way except storytelling?” – Father Duplenticy, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Stay Hard.
