Where else can you find a list with a movie by Spielberg just a couple of movies after one by two Swedish directors who have only ever made this one feature.
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My Favorite Movies 2025 Edition, part 5 – 36-26
Today I’m going to have to divulge that Poor Things didn’t make the list, but Lanthimos did.
Nosferatu Is Robert Eggers’ Worst Movie and That’s Okay
The way I see it, The VVitch is better than The Lighthouse which is better than The Northman which is better than Nosferatu. So, yeah, each of Eggers’ movies has been worse than the last. Gladly, he started with one of the all-time greats, so he has room to work with.
My Favorite Movies 2025 Edition, part 4 – 49-37
Okay, so halfway through the list. I was going to say we have our first Best Film Oscar winner, but that’s not true, as Unforgiven was in part 1.
My Favorite Movies 2025 Edition, part 3 – 64-50
Some legendary directors today. I guess there’s going to be legedary directors on most days, but I had to say something today.
So, yeah, David Lynch died
Well, it was bound to happen soon as he recently let it be known that he was confined to his home for health reasons… and he was 78 year old lifelong smoker who had just been evacuated from his home under circumstances that hurt the lungs of much younger and healthier people than him.
My Favorite Movies 2025 Edition, part 2 – 81-65
This is as close to a musical day as we can get on this list.
My Favorite Movies 2025 Edition, part 1 – 100-82
So, finally, here we go. I mean, you don’t have any idea how much time I’ve spent on this, so no-one can have the same kind of emotional connection to this list as I do, but here hopefully there are people out there who do find this interesting at the very least.
Today we get real and as far from real as we can get.
My Favorite Movies 2025 Edition – Introduction
That time again. Yey.
Note: I noticed that since this has been written over a quite a long period of time, my tenses kept changing. I did try to fix it, but I’m not sure I was able to.
Babygirl Isn’t Woke Enough
I can’t claim to be an expert on feminism but it felt like it was trying to take the whole movement a couple of waves back.