#998: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025

10 most anticipated films of 2025

1. MICKEY 17 (JL)

2. UNTITLED PTA (AK)

3. A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY (JL)

4. HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (AK)

5. FRANKENSTEIN + THE BRIDE! (JL)

6. BLUE MOON + NOUVELLE VAGUE (AK)

7. SINNERS (JL)

8. THE MASTERMIND (AK)

9. 28 YEARS LATER (JL)

10. HAMNET (AK)

JOSH’S HONORABLE MENTIONS: OPUS, MATERIALISTS, MOTHER MARY

ADAM’S HONORABLE MENTIONS: SENTIMENTAL VALUE, BLACK BAG + PRESENCE, FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER

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#995: Top 10 Films of 2024

Adam

1. All We Imagine as Light

2. The Brutalist

3. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

4. The People’s Joker

5. Anora

6. Megalopolis

7. Challengers

8. Love Lies Bleeding

9. National Anthem

10. Red Rooms

Josh

1. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

2. The People’s Joker

3. All We Imagine as Light

4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

5. Anora

6. Challengers

7. I Saw the TV Glow

8. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

9. Close Your Eyes

10. Good One

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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

1. No Other Land

2. Flow

3. The Monk and the Gun

4. Nickel Boys

5. Slow

6. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

7. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

8. Sometimes I Think About Dying

9. Green Border

10. 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

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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

#994: Best Performances of 2024

Adam

Supporting Actor

5. Denzel Washington, GLADIATOR II

4. Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

3. Yura Borisov, ANORA

2. Josh O’ Connor, CHALLENGERS

1. Clarence Maclin, SING SING

Josh

Supporting Actor

5. Mike Faist, CHALLENGERS

4. Arinzé Kene, TUESDAY

3. Chris Hemsworth, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

2. Josh O’Connor, CHALLENGERS

1. Clarence Maclin, SING SING

Supporting Actress

5. Rachel Sennott, SATURDAY NIGHT

4. Michele Austin, HARD TRUTHS

3. Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST

2. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS

1. Katy O’Brian, LOVE LIES BLEEDING

Supporting Actress

5. Merve Dizdar, ABOUT DRY GRASSES

4. Divya Prabha, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

3. Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON

2. Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST

1. Ariana Grande, WICKED

Lead Actor

5. Aaron Pierre, REBEL RIDGE

4. Glen Powell, HITMAN

3. Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

2. Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST

1. Colman Domingo, SING SING

Lead Actress

5. Vera Drew, THE PEOPLE’S JOKER

4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, TUESDAY

3. Kristen Stewart, LOVE LIES BLEEDING

2. Mikey Madison, ANORA

1. Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

Lead Actor

5. Justice Smith, I SAW THE TV GLOW

4. Jesse Plemons, KINDS OF KINDNESS

3. Aaron Pierre, REBEL RIDGE

2. Le Phong Vu, INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL

1. Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

Lead Actress

5. Zendaya, CHALLENGERS

4. Mikey Madison, ANORA

3. Kirsten Dunst, CIVIL WAR

2. Cynthia Erivio, WICKED

1. Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

#948: Best Performances of 2023

Adam

Supporting Actor

5. Milo Machado Graner, ANATOMY OF A FALL

4. Glenn Howerton, BLACKBERRY

3. Mark Ruffalo, POOR THINGS

2. Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER

1. Ryan Gosling, BARBIE

Josh

Supporting Actor

5. Jacob Elordi, PRISCILLA

4. Donnie Yen, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4

3. Samuel Theis, ANATOMY OF A FALL

2. Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER

1. Ryan Gosling, BARBIE

Supporting Actress

5. Julianne Moore, MAY DECEMBER

4. Juliette Binoche, THE TASTE OF THINGS

3. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

2. Rachel McAdams, ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET

1. Scarlett Johannson, ASTEROID CITY

Supporting Actress

5. Iman Vellani, THE MARVELS

4. Danielle Brooks, THE COLOR PURPLE

3. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

2. Scarlett Johansson, ASTEROID CITY

1. Julianne Moore, MAY DECEMBER

Lead Actor

5. Jason Schwartzman, ASTEROID CITY

4. Benoit Magimel, THE TASTE OF THINGS

3. Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS

2. Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER

1. Andrew Scott, ALL OF US STRANGERS

Lead Actress

5. Michelle Williams, SHOWING UP

4. Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

3. Emma Stone, POOR THINGS

2. Natalie Portman, MAY DECEMBER

1. Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL

Lead Actor

5. Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER

4. Dave Bautista, KNOCK AT THE CABIN

3. Jason Schwatrzman, ASTEROID CITY

2. Andrew Scott, ALL OF US STRANGERS

1. Teo Yoo, PAST LIVES

Lead Actress

5. Ayo Edibiri, BOTTOMS

4. Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

3. Natalie Portman, MAY DECEMBER

2. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS

1. Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL