Thursday, January 8, 2026

TOP 24 - BEST OF 2025



My favorite 24 BEST FILMS of 2025 (in alphabetical order):



ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU
اللي باقي منك
Cherien Dabis (Jordan)



AMRUM
Fatih Akin (Germany)




BLACK DOG
Guan Hu (China)



DICIANNOVE
Giovanni Tortorici (Italy)




FIUME O MORTE!
Igor Bezinović (Croatia)




THE HISTORY OF SOUND
Oliver Hermanus (US/UK)



HOMEBOUND
Neeraj Ghaywan (India)



IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
یک تصادف ساده
Jafar Panahi (Iran)



KILL THE JOCKEY
El Jockey
Luis Ortega (Argentina)



LATE SHIFT
Heldin
Petra Volpe (Switzerland)



MARTY SUPREME
Josh Safdie (US)




NO OTHER CHOICE
어쩔수가없다
Park Chan-wook (South Korea)





ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Paul Thomas Anderson (US)



PANOPTICON
George Sikharulidze (Georgia)





PHANTOMS OF JULY
Sehnsucht in Sangerhausen
Julian Radlmaier (Germany)




THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
مملكة القصب
Hasan Hadi (Iraq)




THE SEA
הים - البحر
Shai Carmeli-Pollak (Israel)




THE SECRET AGENT
O Agente Secreto
Kleber Mendonço Filho (Brazil)




SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Joachim Trier (Norway)





SIRĀT
Oliver Laxe (Spain)




SOUND OF FALLING
In die Sonne schauen
Mascha Schilinski (Germany)



TWINLESS
James Sweeney (US)




URCHIN
Harris Dickinson (UK)




WEAPONS
Zach Cregger (US)