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01 Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
02 Baby Invasion (Harmony Korine)
03 Resurrection (Bi Gan)
04 One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
05 The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson)
06 Sirāt (Oliver Laxe)
07 It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi)
08 Twinless (James Sweeney)
09 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Matt Johnson)
10 Kontinental '25 (Radu Jude)

11 In die Sonne schauen (Mascha Schilinski)
12 Nouvelle Vague (Richard Linklater)
13 Splitsville (Michael Angelo Covino)
14 Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos)
15 The White Lotus: Thailand (Mike White)
16 Magellan (Lav Diaz)
17 Where to Land (Hal Hartley)
18 The Ballad of Wallis Island (James Griffiths)
19 Companion (Drew Hancock)
20 Dracula (Radu Jude)
21 The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt)
22 La Tour de glace (Lucile Hadžihalilović)
23 Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh)
24 Ninajirachi: Infohazard (Aria Zarzycki)
25 Snapped Ankles: Smart World

Last edited Mar 24, 2026

1. One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
3. Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos)
4. Eddington (Ari Aster)
5. The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson)
6. Sirāt (Oliver Laxe)
7. It Was Just An Accident (Jafar Panahi)
8. Friendship (Andrew DeYoung)
9. Wake Up Dead Man (Rian Johnson)
10. No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook)

Past lists: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005-2000

Yup.

1. یک تصادف ساده (A Simple Accident / U.S. title: It Was Just an Accident) [جعفر پناهی / Jafar Panâhi]
2. The Mastermind [Kelly Reichardt]
3. 风流一代 (Romantic Generation / U.S. title: Caught by the Tides) [贾樟柯 / Jia Zhangke]
4. O Agente Secreto / The Secret Agent [Kleber Mendonça Filho]
5. Henry Fonda for President [Alexander Horwath]
6. One Battle After Another [Paul Thomas Anderson]
7. Fogo do Vento / Fire of Wind [Marta Mateus]
8. 狂野时代 / Resurrection [毕赣 / Bi Gan]
9. Misericordia [Alain Guiraudie]
10. Blue Moon [Richard Linklater]

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order):
Father Mother Sister Brother [Jim Jarmusch]
Frankenstein [Guillermo del Toro]
Cover-Up [Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus]
A House of Dynamite [Kathryn Bigelow]
Nouvelle Vague [Richard Linklater]
The Shrouds [David Cronenberg]

Disappointing despite certain strengths and word-of-mouth:
In die Sonne schauen (Looking into the Sun / U.S. title: Sound of Falling) [Mascha Schilinski]
Sirāt [Oliver Laxe]

Won't be opening in the U.S. this year:
Magalhães / Magellan [Lav Diaz]
Nuestra Tierra / Landmarks [Lucrecia Martel]
ხმელი ფოთოლი / Dry Leaf [ალექსანდრე კობერიძე / Alexandre Koberidze]
Le Cri des Gardes (The Cry of the Guards / U.S. title: The Fence) [Claire Denis]

1. Sound of Falling (Mascha Schilinski)
2. The Love That Remains (Hlynur Pálmason)
3. My Father’s Shadow (Akinola Davies Jr.)
4. Sirāt (Oliver Laxe)
5. Mirrors No. 3 (Christian Petzold)
6. It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi)
7. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds (Louise Weard)
8. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Mary Bronstein)
9. Sorry, Baby (Eva Victor)
10. The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania)

Bugonia
One Battle After Another
The Shrouds
Nouvelle Vague
F1
Superman
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The Phoenician Scheme
Baby Invasion

01. One Battle After Another (Anderson)
02. Eddington (Aster)
03. Bugonia (Lanthimos)
04. Baby Invasion (Korine)
05. Avatar: Fire and Ash (Cameron)
06. Presence (Soderbergh)
07. Friendship (DeYoung)
08. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Bronstein)
09. Frankenstein (del Toro)
10. Cloud (Kurosawa)

LAST UPDATED: 2/16/2026

Editor's note: This was a very strong year for movies. Stuff like Weapons and Materialists would be here in a weaker year, so I'm shouting them out here.

Past lists: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

1. One Battle After Another
2. Bugonia
3. Eddington
4. Presence
5. Sirāt
6. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
7. Friendship
8. Materialists
9. The Mastermind
10. Avatar: Fire and Ash

1) One Battle After Another (Anderson)
2) Bugonia (Lanthimos)
3) Weapons (Cregger)
4) Bring Her Back (Philippou, Philippou)
5) Cloud (Kurosawa)
6) Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
7) Sinners (Coogler)
8) Hamnet (Zhou)
9) 28 Years Later (Boyle)
10) The Phoenician Scheme (Anderson)

Honourable Mentions:
The Shrouds (Cronenberg)
Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning (McQuarrie)

Good:
The Ugly Stepsister (Blichfeldt)
Final Destination Bloodlines (Lipovsky, Stein)

Decent:
Black Bag (Soderbergh)
Shelby Oaks (Stuckmann)
The Long Walk (Lawrence)
Frankenstein (del Toro)
Dangerous Animals (Byrne)
The Monkey (Perkins)

Bad:
Brick (Koch)
Heart Eyes (Ruben)
Wolf Man (Whannel)
The Woman in the Yard (Collet-Serra)

Garbage:

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

01. The Mastermind
02. One Battle After Another
03. It Was Just an Accident
04. Nouvelle Vague
05. Twinless
06. Marty Supreme
07. The Phoenician Scheme
08. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
09. Sentimental Value
10. Sirāt

Runners-up (Tier 1): Splitsville; Where to Land; The Secret Agent; Bugonia; Wake Up Dead Man

Runners-up (Tier 2): Jay Kelly; No Other Choice; Blue Moon; After the Hunt; Honey Don't!; Mickey 17; Black Bag; Caught Stealing; Dracula; Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie; The Smashing Machine

Doc: Cover-Up

Not a fan: Eddington; Sinners; A House of Dynamite; Frankenstein; Die My Love; Hamnet; Weapons

Rubbish: Sorry, Baby; Happy Gilmore 2; Train Dreams; The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best TV: The Rehearsal

2024—2023—2022—2021—2020—2019—2018—2017—2016—2015—2014—2013—2012—2011

1. Marty Supreme

2-10 listed alphabetically

28 Years Later
Black Bag
Eddington
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Train Dreams
Weapons

Great: Twinless

Very good: Blue Moon

Good: One Battle After Another

Fine: Friendship

Mixed: Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Predator: Badlands, OBEX

Terrible: None yet

EDITED: 05/14/26

1. Blue Moon (Linklater)
2. Pavements (Perry)
3. An Evening Song (for Three Voices) (Swon)
4. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Bronstein)
5. Marty Supreme (Safdie)
6. Videoheaven (Perry)
7. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds (Weard)
8. One Battle After Another (P.T. Anderson)
9. The Testament of Ann Lee (Fastvold)
10. Black Bag (Soderbergh)

Honorable mentions (ranked)

The Mastermind (Reichardt)
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps (Weard)
Cloud (Kurosawa)
The Shrouds (Cronenberg)
BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions (Joseph)
Highest 2 Lowest (Lee)
Peter Hujar’s Day (Sachs)
Jay Kelly (Baumbach)
Roofman (Cianfrance)
The Secret Agent (Filho)
The Phoenician Scheme (W. Anderson)
Mickey 17 (Bong)
Familiar Touch (Friedland)
Sorry, Baby (Victor)
Eddington (Aster)
Where to Land (Hartley)
Father Mother Sister Brother (Jarmusch)
The Chronology of Water (Stewart)
Sirat (Laxe)
Die My Love (Ramsay)
Vulcanizadora (Potrykus)
Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Forzani and Cattet)
Honey Don’t! (Coen and Cooke)
Ella McCay (Brooks)
Presence (Soderbergh)

1. Superman
2. One Battle After Another
3. The Phoenician Scheme
4. Honey Don’t
5. The Naked Gun
6. K-Pop Demon Hunters
7. A House of Dynamite
8. Happy Gilmore 2
9. You’re Cordially Invited
10.Fantastic Four: First Steps

1. Train Dreams (C. Bentley)
2. One Battle After Another (P.T. Anderson)
3. The Materialists (C. Song)
4. Weapons (Z. Cregger)
5. Jay Kelly (N. Baumbach)
6. Sinners (R. Coogler)
7. Nouvelle Vague (R. Linklater)
8. The Secret Agent (K.M. Filho)
9. Die My Love (L. Ramsay)
10. Sentimental Value (J. Trier)

ALSO GOOD: 28 Years Later; Anemone; Armand; Black Bag; Bring Her Back; Bugonia; Caught Stealing; Eternity; F1; Fantastic Four: First Steps; Frankenstein; Friendship; Hamnet; House of Dynamite; How to Train Your Dragon; If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You; Jurassic World: Rebirth; Keeper; KPop Demon Hunters; The Legend of Ochi; The Life of Chuck; Lilo & Stitch; The Long Walk; Marty Supreme; The Mastermind; Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning; The Monkey; The Naked Gun; Opus; Peter Hujar's Day; Presence; Rental Family; Resurrection; Roofman; Seven Veils; The Shrouds; Sorry Baby; Superman; Thunderbolts; Tron Ares; Wake Up Dead Man; Warfare; Zootopia 2

MEH: After the Hunt; Avatar: Ashes and Fire; The Bad Guys 2; Ballad of a Small Player; Ballerina; Blue Moon; Captain America: Brave New World; Christy; Death of a Unicorn; Dog Man; Eddington; Elio; Highest 2 Lowest; Honey, Don't; It Was Just an Accident; Magazine Dreams; Minecraft; Night of the Zoopocalypse; Phoenician Scheme; The Roses; The Running Man; The Smashing Machine; SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants; Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere; Wicked - For Good

TERRIBLE: Hurry Up Tomorrow; Mickey 17; Nuremberg; Smurfs

RETRO THEATRE SCREENINGS: 2001 A Space Odyssey; All the President's Men; American Gigolo; The Apartment; Back to the Future; A Better Tomorrow; A Better Tomorrow II; Bonnie & Clyde; The Breakfast Club; Breathless; The Brood; Cabaret; City on Fire; Cronos; Demons; Dog Day Afternoon; Dogma; Dogtooth; Dune [Lynch]; Fargo; The Fly [Cronenberg]; Funny Face; The Game; Ghostkeeper; The Green Ray; High and Low; The Howling III: the Marsupials; Jaws 2; The Keep; Kill Bill: the Whole Bloody Affair; The Killer; Killing Zoe; King Kong [1933]; The King of Comedy; Lifeforce [international cut]; The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog [w/ live score]; Magnolia; Manhunter; Massacre at Central High; Murderrrock; Naked; Network; Night of the Hunter; The Nightmare Before Christmas; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Orca; Les Ordres; Panic Room; Phenomena; Rappin'; The Rules of Attraction; Safe; SE7EN; Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors; Shin Godzilla [orthochromatic]; Some Like It Hot; Speed; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Tenebrae; Tetsuo: the Iron Man; There Will Be Blood; The Thin Man; Throne of Blood; Tombs of the Blind Dead; Vampyros Lesbos; Vixen!; The War Wagon [35mm IB Tech print]

** The films in bold I saw with my seven and four year-old sons **

01 The Shrouds (Cronenberg)
02 Tardes de soledad (Serra)
03 One Battle After Another (Anderson)

04 It Was Just an Accident (Panahi)
05 La tour de glace (Hadžihalilović)
06 No Other Choice (Park)
07 Room Temperature (Cooper & Farley)
08 Nouvelle vague (Linklater)
09 Die My Love (Ramsey)
10 Cloud (Kurosawa)

1. Resurrection (Bi Gan)
2. Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
3. Dracula (Radu Jude)
4. Sirāt (Oliver Laxe)
5. One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
6. Tardes de Soledad (Albert Serra)
7. The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
8. Mare's Nest (Ben Rivers)
9. Megadoc (Mike Figgis)
10. The Ice Tower (Lucile Hadžihalilović)

11. What If "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches Used Newer Samples? (Nickster)

Also seen: Anemone (Ronan Day-Lewis), Barrio Triste (Matías "Stillz" Vásquez), Blue Moon (Richard Linklater), Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos), Eddington (Ari Aster), F1 (Joseph Kosinski), The Fence (Claire Denis), Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro), Friendship (Andrew DeYoung), Hamnet (Chloé Zhao), Henry Johnson (David Mamet), Honey Don’t! (Ethan Coen), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Mary Bronstein), It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi), Jay Kelly (Noah Baumbach), Kontinental ’25 (Radu Jude), Late Fame (Kent Jones), The Life of Chuck (Mike Flanagan), The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt), Materialists (Celine Song), A Minecraft Movie (Jared Hess), Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Christopher McQuarrie), No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook), The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson), Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier), Sinners (Ryan Coogler), Sound of Falling (Mascha Schilinski), The Testament of Ann Lee (Mona Fastvold), Train Dreams (Clint Bentley), The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania)

Other lists: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

1. The Secret Agent
2. The Mastermind
3. One Battle After Another
4. Caught by the Tides
5. Viet and Nam
6. Mickey 17
7. Grand Tour
8. Cloud
9. Sentimental Value
10. An Unfinished Film

Looking forward to it!

So far:

1. Materialists (Song)
2. Highest 2 Lowest (Lee)
3. Sinners (Coogler)
4. Weapons (Cregger)
5. Warfare (Garland)

01. Magellan (Lav Diaz)
02. Die My Love (Lynne Ramsay)
03. Twinless (James Sweeney)
04. Train Dreams (Clint Bentley)
05. The Chronology of Water (Kristen Stewart)
06. Left-Handed Girl (Shih-Chung Tsou)
07. Hamnet (Chloe Zhao)
08. Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier)
09. Anniversary (Jan Komasa)
10. Case 137 (Dominik Moll)

OBAA
Queer
The Shrouds
Caught By The Tides
Grand Tour
Sinners
Presence
Black Bag
Devo
Cloud
Angel's Egg
The Elephant
Marty Supreme

Maybe I'll do a better job this year.

1. Die, My Love
2. One Battle After Another
3. Bugonia
4. Warfare
5. Presence
6. Black Bag
7. Keeper
8. Marty Supreme
9. 28 Years Late
10. The Monkey


Others seen in order of preference: Bring Her Back, EEPHUS, Tornado, The Phoenician Scheme, The Shrouds, Friendship, Sentimental Value, Weapons, Companion, Blue Moon, Jay Kelly, Hamnet, Thunderbolts, Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning, Honey Don't!, Ballerina, Amateur, Drop, Hell of a Summer, Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Housemaid, Highest 2 Lowest, Mickey 17, Until Dawn, Sinners, Dreams In the Attic, Superman, Heart Eyes

1. It Was Just an Accident
2. One Battle After Another
3. Misericordia
4. No Other Choice
5. The Shrouds
6. Resurrection
7. Cloud
8. Sentimental Value
9. The Testament of Ann Lee
10. The Phoenician Scheme

1. Wake Up Dead Man
2. Where to land
3. One Battle After Another
4. Companion
5. La Grazia
6. Weapons
7. Nouvelle Vague
8. The Shrouds
9. The Phoenician Scheme
10. Psycho Therapy
11. Father Mother Sister Brother



Edited 05-03-2026

1. Baby Invasion
2. Marty Supreme
3. Father Mother Sister Brother
4. Avatar: Fire and Ash
5. Ghost Elephants
6. Miroirs No. 3
7. Miséricorde
8. Shifty
9. 28 Years Later
10. A House of Dynamite

1. Bring Her Back
2. Sinners
3. Sentimental Value
4. Train Dreams
5. Twinless
6. Presence
7. Weapons
8. Sharp Corner
9. Miséricorde
10.The Girl With the Needle