Honorary mention Bugonia! Yorgos killed it again 🙂↕️
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Honorary mention Bugonia! Yorgos killed it again 🙂↕️
October (2/2)
Tongues Untied (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Blue Moon (dir. Richard Linklater)
A Foreign Affair (dir. Billy Wilder)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein)
Tongues Untied (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Blue Moon (dir. Richard Linklater)
A Foreign Affair (dir. Billy Wilder)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein)
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
October (2/2)
Tongues Untied (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Blue Moon (dir. Richard Linklater)
A Foreign Affair (dir. Billy Wilder)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein)
Tongues Untied (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Blue Moon (dir. Richard Linklater)
A Foreign Affair (dir. Billy Wilder)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein)
October (1/2)
Magic Mike (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
She’s the He (dir. Siobhan McCarthy)
Color Adjustment (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Ganja & Hess (dir. Bill Gunn)
Magic Mike (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
She’s the He (dir. Siobhan McCarthy)
Color Adjustment (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Ganja & Hess (dir. Bill Gunn)
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
October (1/2)
Magic Mike (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
She’s the He (dir. Siobhan McCarthy)
Color Adjustment (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Ganja & Hess (dir. Bill Gunn)
Magic Mike (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
She’s the He (dir. Siobhan McCarthy)
Color Adjustment (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Ganja & Hess (dir. Bill Gunn)
September (2/2)
Diciannove (dir. Giovanni Tortorici)
True Stories (dir. David Byrne)
The History of Sound (dir. Oliver Hermanus)
One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Diciannove (dir. Giovanni Tortorici)
True Stories (dir. David Byrne)
The History of Sound (dir. Oliver Hermanus)
One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
September (2/2)
Diciannove (dir. Giovanni Tortorici)
True Stories (dir. David Byrne)
The History of Sound (dir. Oliver Hermanus)
One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Diciannove (dir. Giovanni Tortorici)
True Stories (dir. David Byrne)
The History of Sound (dir. Oliver Hermanus)
One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
September (1/2)
Maddie’s Secret (dir. John Early)
Between Dreams and Hope (dir. Farnoosh Samadi)
The Captive (dir. Alejandro Amenábar)
Taxi zum Klo (dir. Frank Ripploh)
Maddie’s Secret (dir. John Early)
Between Dreams and Hope (dir. Farnoosh Samadi)
The Captive (dir. Alejandro Amenábar)
Taxi zum Klo (dir. Frank Ripploh)
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
September (1/2)
Maddie’s Secret (dir. John Early)
Between Dreams and Hope (dir. Farnoosh Samadi)
The Captive (dir. Alejandro Amenábar)
Taxi zum Klo (dir. Frank Ripploh)
Maddie’s Secret (dir. John Early)
Between Dreams and Hope (dir. Farnoosh Samadi)
The Captive (dir. Alejandro Amenábar)
Taxi zum Klo (dir. Frank Ripploh)
August
Hud (dir. Martin Ritt)
Shin Godzilla (dirs. Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno)
Crank (dirs. Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine)
Dazed and Confused (dir. Richard Linklater)
Hud (dir. Martin Ritt)
Shin Godzilla (dirs. Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno)
Crank (dirs. Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine)
Dazed and Confused (dir. Richard Linklater)
September 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
August
Hud (dir. Martin Ritt)
Shin Godzilla (dirs. Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno)
Crank (dirs. Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine)
Dazed and Confused (dir. Richard Linklater)
Hud (dir. Martin Ritt)
Shin Godzilla (dirs. Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno)
Crank (dirs. Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine)
Dazed and Confused (dir. Richard Linklater)
July
The American Friend (dir. Wim Wenders)
I am Cuba (dir. Mikhail Kalatozov)
The Devil’s Backbone (dir. Guillermo del Toro)
Swoon (dir. Tom Kalin)
The American Friend (dir. Wim Wenders)
I am Cuba (dir. Mikhail Kalatozov)
The Devil’s Backbone (dir. Guillermo del Toro)
Swoon (dir. Tom Kalin)
August 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
July
The American Friend (dir. Wim Wenders)
I am Cuba (dir. Mikhail Kalatozov)
The Devil’s Backbone (dir. Guillermo del Toro)
Swoon (dir. Tom Kalin)
The American Friend (dir. Wim Wenders)
I am Cuba (dir. Mikhail Kalatozov)
The Devil’s Backbone (dir. Guillermo del Toro)
Swoon (dir. Tom Kalin)
June (2/2)
Top Secret! (dirs. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker)
Secret Mall Apartment (dir. Jeremy Workman)
Elio (dirs. Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian & Adrian Molina)
28 Years Later (dir. Danny Boyle)
Top Secret! (dirs. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker)
Secret Mall Apartment (dir. Jeremy Workman)
Elio (dirs. Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian & Adrian Molina)
28 Years Later (dir. Danny Boyle)
June 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
June (2/2)
Top Secret! (dirs. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker)
Secret Mall Apartment (dir. Jeremy Workman)
Elio (dirs. Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian & Adrian Molina)
28 Years Later (dir. Danny Boyle)
Top Secret! (dirs. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker)
Secret Mall Apartment (dir. Jeremy Workman)
Elio (dirs. Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian & Adrian Molina)
28 Years Later (dir. Danny Boyle)
June (1/2)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (dir. John Cameron Mitchell)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (dirs. Jeffrey Friedman & Rob Epstein)
Buddies (dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.)
Bound (dirs. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (dir. John Cameron Mitchell)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (dirs. Jeffrey Friedman & Rob Epstein)
Buddies (dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.)
Bound (dirs. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski)
June 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
June (1/2)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (dir. John Cameron Mitchell)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (dirs. Jeffrey Friedman & Rob Epstein)
Buddies (dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.)
Bound (dirs. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (dir. John Cameron Mitchell)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (dirs. Jeffrey Friedman & Rob Epstein)
Buddies (dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.)
Bound (dirs. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski)
May (2/2)
Malcolm X (dir. Spike Lee)
The Warriors (dir. Walter Hill)
Friendship (dir. Andrew DeYoung)
Bring Her Back (dirs. Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou)
Malcolm X (dir. Spike Lee)
The Warriors (dir. Walter Hill)
Friendship (dir. Andrew DeYoung)
Bring Her Back (dirs. Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou)
June 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
May (2/2)
Malcolm X (dir. Spike Lee)
The Warriors (dir. Walter Hill)
Friendship (dir. Andrew DeYoung)
Bring Her Back (dirs. Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou)
Malcolm X (dir. Spike Lee)
The Warriors (dir. Walter Hill)
Friendship (dir. Andrew DeYoung)
Bring Her Back (dirs. Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou)
May (1/2)
Trouble Every Day (dir. Claire Denis)
Reservoir Dogs (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Final Destination Bloodlines (dirs. Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (dir. David Fincher)
Trouble Every Day (dir. Claire Denis)
Reservoir Dogs (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Final Destination Bloodlines (dirs. Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (dir. David Fincher)
June 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
May (1/2)
Trouble Every Day (dir. Claire Denis)
Reservoir Dogs (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Final Destination Bloodlines (dirs. Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (dir. David Fincher)
Trouble Every Day (dir. Claire Denis)
Reservoir Dogs (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Final Destination Bloodlines (dirs. Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (dir. David Fincher)
April (2/2)
Dancer in the Dark (dir. Lars von Trier)
A Man Escaped (dir. Robert Bresson)
Minority Report (dir. Steven Spielberg)
Maggots and Men (dir. Cary Cronenwett)
Dancer in the Dark (dir. Lars von Trier)
A Man Escaped (dir. Robert Bresson)
Minority Report (dir. Steven Spielberg)
Maggots and Men (dir. Cary Cronenwett)
April 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
April (2/2)
Dancer in the Dark (dir. Lars von Trier)
A Man Escaped (dir. Robert Bresson)
Minority Report (dir. Steven Spielberg)
Maggots and Men (dir. Cary Cronenwett)
Dancer in the Dark (dir. Lars von Trier)
A Man Escaped (dir. Robert Bresson)
Minority Report (dir. Steven Spielberg)
Maggots and Men (dir. Cary Cronenwett)
April (1/2)
The Paperboy (dir. Lee Daniels)
Stranger Inside (dir. Cheryl Dunye)
Chuck & Buck (dir. Miguel Arteta)
What’s Up, Doc? (dir. Peter Bogdanovich)
The Paperboy (dir. Lee Daniels)
Stranger Inside (dir. Cheryl Dunye)
Chuck & Buck (dir. Miguel Arteta)
What’s Up, Doc? (dir. Peter Bogdanovich)
April 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
April (1/2)
The Paperboy (dir. Lee Daniels)
Stranger Inside (dir. Cheryl Dunye)
Chuck & Buck (dir. Miguel Arteta)
What’s Up, Doc? (dir. Peter Bogdanovich)
The Paperboy (dir. Lee Daniels)
Stranger Inside (dir. Cheryl Dunye)
Chuck & Buck (dir. Miguel Arteta)
What’s Up, Doc? (dir. Peter Bogdanovich)
March
Point Blank (dir. John Boorman)
Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage (dir. Iiti Yli-Harja)
The Chambermaid (dir. Lila Avilés)
I Am My Own Woman (dir. Rosa von Praunheim)
Point Blank (dir. John Boorman)
Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage (dir. Iiti Yli-Harja)
The Chambermaid (dir. Lila Avilés)
I Am My Own Woman (dir. Rosa von Praunheim)
April 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
March
Point Blank (dir. John Boorman)
Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage (dir. Iiti Yli-Harja)
The Chambermaid (dir. Lila Avilés)
I Am My Own Woman (dir. Rosa von Praunheim)
Point Blank (dir. John Boorman)
Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage (dir. Iiti Yli-Harja)
The Chambermaid (dir. Lila Avilés)
I Am My Own Woman (dir. Rosa von Praunheim)
February (2/2)
A Matter of Life and Death (dirs. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
The Girl with the Needle (dir. Magnus von Horn)
Suspiria (dir. Dario Argento)
Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)
A Matter of Life and Death (dirs. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
The Girl with the Needle (dir. Magnus von Horn)
Suspiria (dir. Dario Argento)
Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)
March 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
February (2/2)
A Matter of Life and Death (dirs. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
The Girl with the Needle (dir. Magnus von Horn)
Suspiria (dir. Dario Argento)
Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)
A Matter of Life and Death (dirs. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
The Girl with the Needle (dir. Magnus von Horn)
Suspiria (dir. Dario Argento)
Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)
February (1/2)
Sauna (dir. Mathias Broe)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene)
I’m Still Here (dir. Walter Salles)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammad Rasoulof)
Sauna (dir. Mathias Broe)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene)
I’m Still Here (dir. Walter Salles)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammad Rasoulof)
March 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
February (1/2)
Sauna (dir. Mathias Broe)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene)
I’m Still Here (dir. Walter Salles)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammad Rasoulof)
Sauna (dir. Mathias Broe)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene)
I’m Still Here (dir. Walter Salles)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammad Rasoulof)
Finally, my pick for animated really stood out from the rest of the nominees. Wander to Wonder gives us a behind-the-scenes look at an old, Mr. Rogers-style tv show with a fantastic twist that you’ll never forget. This one is available to rent on Vimeo: vimeo.com/852947956
February 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Finally, my pick for animated really stood out from the rest of the nominees. Wander to Wonder gives us a behind-the-scenes look at an old, Mr. Rogers-style tv show with a fantastic twist that you’ll never forget. This one is available to rent on Vimeo: vimeo.com/852947956
And my other pick for documentary short is Incident. Trigger warning: this film contains real graphic violence. Using body camera footage, this film gives viewers a real-time vision of an instance of police violence that led to the death of an innocent man www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...
February 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And my other pick for documentary short is Incident. Trigger warning: this film contains real graphic violence. Using body camera footage, this film gives viewers a real-time vision of an instance of police violence that led to the death of an innocent man www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...
For documentary I also have a split decision. The first is Instruments of a Beating Heart. A simple but heart-wrenching story of a first grade band overcoming self-doubt to put on a show for incoming students. I nearly sobbed the whole time 😭 tinyurl.com/36dsza62
February 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
For documentary I also have a split decision. The first is Instruments of a Beating Heart. A simple but heart-wrenching story of a first grade band overcoming self-doubt to put on a show for incoming students. I nearly sobbed the whole time 😭 tinyurl.com/36dsza62
My other pick is The Last Ranger. This felt the most epic of all the nominees to me. It’s the story of a big game reserve in South Africa and all the lives that intertwine there. It is unfortunately not available online but you can see the trailer here: youtu.be/SPedyo5uU9w
February 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
My other pick is The Last Ranger. This felt the most epic of all the nominees to me. It’s the story of a big game reserve in South Africa and all the lives that intertwine there. It is unfortunately not available online but you can see the trailer here: youtu.be/SPedyo5uU9w
For live action I have two that I think are very worthy of the win. The first is A Lien. This short is a harrowing portrayal of the real life entrapment ICE officers use to arrest people trying to go through the proper channels to gain citizenship vimeo.com/997805490
February 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
For live action I have two that I think are very worthy of the win. The first is A Lien. This short is a harrowing portrayal of the real life entrapment ICE officers use to arrest people trying to go through the proper channels to gain citizenship vimeo.com/997805490
January
His Three Daughters (dir. Azazel Jacobs)
The End (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)
The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet)
Twinless (dir. James Sweeney)
His Three Daughters (dir. Azazel Jacobs)
The End (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)
The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet)
Twinless (dir. James Sweeney)
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
January
His Three Daughters (dir. Azazel Jacobs)
The End (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)
The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet)
Twinless (dir. James Sweeney)
His Three Daughters (dir. Azazel Jacobs)
The End (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)
The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet)
Twinless (dir. James Sweeney)