#1044/1045: Top 10 Films of 2025
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#995: Top 10 Films of 2024
Adam
All We Imagine as Light
The Brutalist
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
The People’s Joker
Anora
Megalopolis
Challengers
Love Lies Bleeding
National Anthem
Red Rooms
Josh
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
The People’s Joker
All We Imagine as Light
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Anora
Challengers
I Saw the TV Glow
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Close Your Eyes
Good One
Michael Phillips
All We Imagine as Light
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Green Border
Janet Planet
My Old Ass
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
marya E. gates
No Other Land
Flow
The Monk and the Gun
Nickel Boys
Slow
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Green Border
Hundreds of Beavers
Breakdown
4. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. All We Imagine As Light, Anora, Challengers
2. The Brutalist, Green Border, The People’s Joker, Nickel Boys
1. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, Close Your Eyes, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Good One, Hundreds of Beavers, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, I Saw The TV Glow, Janet Planet, Love Lies Bleeding, Megalopolis, The Monk and The Gun, My Old Ass, National Anthem, No Other Land, A Real Pain, Red Rooms, Slow, Sometimes I Think About Dying
Guest ‘Film of the Year’ Picks
Amy Nicholson, DUNE: PART TWO
Chris Klimek, NICKEL BOYS
Ryan McQuade, THE BRUTALIST
David Chen, THE BRUTALIST
Mekado Murphy, THE SUBSTANCE
Billy Ray Brewton, CHALLENGERS
Veronica Phillips, LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Mitchell Beaupre, CHALLENGERS
Alison Willmore, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Aisha Harris, A REAL PAIN
Isaac Feldberg, I SAW THE TV GLOW
Melissa Tamminga, GOOD ONE
Sam Van Hallgren, THE BIKERIDERS
#973: Top 5 Prequels
Josh
5. Godzilla Minus One
4. Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
1. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Roxana Hadadi
5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
4. Prey
3. The Animatrix
2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
#969: Top 5 Movies for Graduates (Revisited)
Michael Phillips
Zero For Conduct
Cooley High
Lady Bird
Adventureland
#957: 2024 Oscar Picks
Best Picture
Adam
Will win: OPPENHEIMER
Should win: OPPENHEIMER
Should have been nominated: MAY DECEMBER
Replace: MAESTRO
Josh
Will win: OPPENHEIMER
Should win: ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: THE BOY AND THE HERON
Replace: MAESTRO
Best Director
Adam
Will win: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Should’ve been nominated: The Academy got it right.
Josh
Will win: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Justine Triet, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: Wes Anderson, ASTEROID CITY
Replace: Yorgos Lanthimos, POOR THINGS
Best Actress
Adam
Will win: Emma Stone, POOR THINGS
Should win: Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: Natalie Portman, MAY DECEMBER
Replace: MAESTRO
Josh
Will win: Anette Bening, NYAD
Should win: Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, YOU HURTY MY FEELINGS
Replace: Annette Bening, NYAD
Best Actor
Adam
Will win: Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Should’ve been nominated: Andrew Scott, ALL OF US STRANGERS
Replace: Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Josh
Will win: Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Should have been nominated: Teo Yoo, PAST LIVES
Replace: Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Best Supporting Actress
Adam
Will win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should’ve been nominated: Rachel McAdams, ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
Replace: America Ferrera, BARBIE
Josh
Will win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should have been nominated: Julianne Moore, MAY DECEMBER
Replace: Jodie Foster, NYAD
Best Supporting Actor
Josh
Will win: Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Ryan Gosling, BARBIE
Should’ve been nominated: Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER
Replace: Robert De Niro, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Adam
Will win: Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Ryan Gosling, BARBIE
Should’ve been nominated: The Academy got it right.
#717: Top 5 Movies About Suburbia
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1. Ordinary People
2. The Ice Storm
3. Far From Heaven
4. Bye Bye Birdie
5. Revolutionary Road
#696: Top 5 Ethan Hawke Moments
ADAM
1. “It’s Q&A time,” BEFORE SUNRISE
2. “So please forgive this helpless haze I’m in,” BORN TO BE BLUE
3. “We even fell in love,” BEFORE MIDNIGHT
4. “If you wanna be like everybody else, just do what everybody’s telling you to do,” FAST FOOD NATION
5. “Alright, Lelaina… I am really in love with you,” REALITY BITES
JOSH
1. Counseling session, FIRST REFORMED
2. Tentatively reaching for Celine’s hair, BEFORE SUNRISE
3. “Try to look normal,” BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
4. “Sweaty-toothed madman,” DEAD POETS SOCIETY
5. “What is it that you want from me?” REALITY BITES
KEITH PHIPPS
1. "My life is 24/7 bad" (Cab ride), BEFORE SUNSET
2. The Black Album, BOYHOOD
3. “Tell me a story,” TRAINING DAY
4. “Is Cody a better town now or when we were kids,” FAST FOOD NATION
5. “This night saved our country,” THE PURGE
#694: Top 5 Things We've Learned Podcasting (About Movies)
ADAM
1. “Be a mensch!” (THE APARTMENT)
2. “Now look, we’re going to do this thing. We’re going to have a conversation.” (THE GRADUATE)
3. “I know you think those guys are your friends. You wanna be a true friend to them? Be honest, and (sic) merciful.” (ALMOST FAMOUS)
4. “With so much at stake, all you can think of is your own feelings.” (CASABLANCA)
5. “Take me to Pleasure Town.” // “Oh, we’re going there.” (ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY)
DAVE CHEN OF /FILMCAST
1. “Neither the flower nor the insect will ever understand the significance of their lovemaking. I mean, how could they know that because of their little dance the world lives? But it does. By simply doing what they're designed to do, something large and magnificent happens.” (ADAPTATION.)
2. "Kelsey, in this terrifying world, all we have are the connections that we make.” (BOJACK HORSEMAN)
3. “I wish I knew how to quit you.” (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN)
4. “I mean, I got everything I need right here with me. I got air in my lungs, a few blank sheets of paper. I mean, I love waking up in the morning not knowing what’s gonna happen or, who I’m gonna meet, where I’m gonna wind up. Just the other night I was sleeping under a bridge and now here I am on the grandest ship in the world having champagne with you fine people.” (TITANIC)
5. “Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it? In your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person." (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY)
JOSH
1. “Preparation, preparation, preparation.” (SEXY BEAST)
2. "Do you think anyone will join our club?" (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE)
3. “She’s my Rushmore, Max.” (RUSHMORE)
4. "We'll be listening." (THE CONVERSATION)
5. “The numbers all go to 11.” (THIS IS SPINAL TAP)