Our Top Five Films of 2025

Eliana and Patrick (X | LB) are joined by Öykü Sofuoğlu and Lawrence Garcia to look back at our top 5 favorite films of 2025.

Follow Öykü (X | LB) & Lawrence (X | LB) on Twitter/X or Letterboxd

Find Öykü's work with Emitaï, and as co-host of new film podcast Outskirts

& Hong Sang-Soo Die-hard Lawrence's review on What Does that Nature Say to You, as well as Ways of Worldmaking: Hong Sang-soo’s Late Period, and more notes on Hong's 'Late Period' Double Takes

Lawrence

• The Currents (Las corrientes) | Milagros Mumenthaler
• Peter Hujar’s Day | Ira Sachs
• Bugonia | Yorgos Lanthimos Γιώργος Λάνθιμος
• What Does That Nature Say to You? (그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니) | Hong Sang Soo 홍상수
• Dry Leaf (ხმელი ფოთოლი) | Alexandre Koberidze ალექსანდრე კობერიძე

Öykü

• The Love that Remains (Ástin Sem Eftir Er) | Hlynur Pálmason
• Secret Agent (O Agente Secret) | Kleber Mendonça Filho
• The Mastermind | Kelly Reichardt
• Remake | Ross McElwee
• Dry Leaf

Patrick

• Peter Hujar’s Day
• Resurrection 狂野时代 | Bi Gan 毕赣
• Dry Leaf
• I Only Rest in the Storm (O Riso e a Faca) |Pedro Pinho
• Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) | Albert Serra

Eliana

• What Does That Nature Say to You?
• Sirat | Olivier Laxe
• Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) | Lucrecia Martel
• Peter Hujar’s Day
• I Only Rest in the Storm

Happy Year of the Fire Horse!~

Credits:

Sound:

Intro: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.

Extro: Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Extract Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric Fortuny