Top 10 Movies of 2025

1. Wake Up Dead Man

Director: Rian Johnson

You are forgiven for your sin (The Last Jedi).

2. No Other Choice

Director: Park Chan-wook

Nobody is filmmaking harder than Park.

3. Marty Supreme

Director: Josh Safdie

4. Bugonia

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

This feels like back to Yorgos prior to The Favorite, which is the Yorgos I prefer.

5. One Battle After Another

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

When Benicio is on screen, things become 50% more Wes Anderson (complimentary).

6. Warfare

Director: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza

7. Sentimental Value

Director: Joachim Trier

8. Hamnet

Director: Chloe Zhao

9. The Phoenician Scheme

Director: Wes Anderson

Finally answers the question, “does Wes Anderson know ball?” The answer is no.

10. Roofman

Director: Derek Cianfrance