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Mike Ward
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founder/board member of Seattle Film Critics Society | movie reviewer | music collector | pop culture junkie | believes it costs nothing to be kind | he/him
ICYMI: Here's the annual Should I See It list of the Best Performances in Movies, recapping the best work from 2025.

Check out 20 amazing performances and several honorable mentions!

Did your favorite performances make the list? Enjoy and watch more movies!

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Should I See It-The Best Performances of 2025
The 20 Best Performances of 2024. And a few more Honorable Mentions.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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2025 was… a year, to put it mildly. But, it was a great year for cinema. And one of my favorite things to do is cut my year-end Top 25 video. Give it a watch, and see you at the movies! youtu.be/5dWlwXODvH8?...
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Time for Mike’s annual failure to maintain and continue consistent use of his Letterboxd.
January 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
PRIMATE scratches and claws its way into theaters this weekend as one of the first major new release movies of this new year.

Silly at times and absolutely not for the squeamish, yet somehow far more entertaining than it has any right to be.

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Should I See It-Primate (2026)
A group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
What a horrible day for our nation. When will it ever be enough. When?
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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This is really, really great.
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MTV REWIND - I Want My MTV
Celebrating 44 years of continuous music videos. Stream classic music videos 24/7.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Oh hi - inner voice monologue … who gave you the microphone with four hours left in 2025?
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Find me a better song lyric from 2025 than this:

“I'll miss you when
The wings I fell in love with
Take you away again”

Oklou, ‘blade bird’
December 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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It's inefficient to get out of bed in the morning only to get back in the same bed at night. Stay in bed all day to avoid this
December 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you are looking to step out of the house and escape the world for two-and-a-half hrs, MARTY SUPREME is waiting at the multiplex.

Timothée Chalamet gives the best performance of his career thus far in one of the most unique, fun, and unpredictable films of 2025.

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Should I See It-Marty Supreme (2025)
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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This is the third year we’ve watched THE HOLDOVERS on Christmas or Christmas Eve. I don’t have anything clever to say; it’s just a great movie about decent people.
December 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The biggest movie of the weekend, and for some the entire year, is finally here. However, with AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, what once was incredible and groundbreaking is now just familiar, boring, and repetitive.

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Should I See It-Avatar: Fire And Ash (2025)
James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na'vi leader Jake Sully, Na'vi warrior Neytiri, and the Sully family preparing to battle various enemies ...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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And that's a wrap on our 2025 awards. Congratulations to all the winners!
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best PICTURE:

📽️ ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - Paul Thomas Anderson

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December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best DIRECTOR:

📽️ ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - Paul Thomas Anderson

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December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best LEAD ACTOR:

📽️ LEONARDO DICAPRIO - One Battle After Another

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December 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best LEAD ACTRESS:

📽️ JESSIE BUCKLEY - Hamnet

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December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best SUPPORTING ACTOR:

📽️ SEAN PENN - One Battle After Another

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December 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

📽️ WUNMI MOSAKU - Sinners

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December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best YOUTH PERFORMANCE:

📽️ JACOBI JUPE - Hamnet

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December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best ENSEMBLE:

📽️ ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - Cassandra Kulukundis

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December 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM:

📽️ TRAIN DREAMS - Clint Bentley

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December 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHORT:

📽️ SONGS OF BLACK FOLK - Justin Emeka, Haley Watson
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best INTERNATIONAL FILM:

📽️ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT - Jafar Panahi

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December 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The SFCS 2025 award for Best DOCUMENTARY FILM:

📽️ WTO/99 - Ian Bell
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM