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Best of 2024

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My Top 10 Films of 2024

Top 20 Performances of 2024

Honorable mentions: Who Do I Belong To, Babygirl

  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  • Kneecap
  • Universal Language
  • Dahomey
  • The Girl with the Needle

Ranking the 2024 International Feature Oscar Contenders

15 films Edit

A personal ranking of all the 2024 International Oscar submissions I've seen.

  • Sinners
  • Wicked: For Good
  • Mother Mary
  • After the Hunt
  • Materialists

Most Anticipated Films of 2025

10 films Edit

These are the films I'm most looking forward to in 2025.

  • Hard Truths
  • Conclave
  • The Brutalist
  • Universal Language
  • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Ranking the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

20 films Edit

A ranking of all the films I watched at TIFF 2024.

Best Film: Hard Truths Best Director: Edward Berger, Conclave…

  • Cruising
  • Escape from New York
  • The Asphalt Jungle
  • The Breaking Point
  • Little Odessa

Films

6 films Edit

  • Kidnapping Inc.
  • Daughters
  • Seeking Mavis Beacon
  • A Real Pain
  • Malu

Ranking the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

15 films Edit

A ranking of all the films I watched at Sundance 2024.

Best Film: Kidnapping Inc. Best Director: Bruno Mourral, Kidnapping…

  • Dune: Part Two
  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
  • Blitz
  • Queer
  • Mufasa: The Lion King

Most Anticipated Films of 2024

10 films Edit

These are the films I'm most looking forward to in 2024.

  • The Zone of Interest
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • Bobi Wine: The People's President
  • Milisuthando
  • Oppenheimer

Best of 2023

10 films 1 Edit

My Top 10 Films of 2023

Top 20 Performances of 2023

  • The Holdovers
  • Birth/Rebirth
  • Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
  • Fremont
  • Rotting in the Sun

Spirit Awards catch-up

20 films Edit

  • The Zone of Interest
  • The Mother of All Lies
  • Fallen Leaves
  • Concrete Utopia
  • Goodbye Julia

Ranking the 2023 International Feature Oscar Contenders

13 films 3 Edit

A personal ranking of all the 2023 International Oscar submissions I've seen.

  • The Zone of Interest
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • Fallen Leaves
  • The Boy and the Heron
  • Kill

Ranking the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

20 films Edit

A ranking of all the films I watched at TIFF 2023.

Best Film: The Zone of Interest Best Director: Jonathan…

  • Angel Applicant
  • Bottoms
  • Kite Zo A: Leave The Bones
  • Confessions of a Good Samaritan
  • Who I Am Not

Ranking the 2023 South by Southwest Film Festival

10 films Edit

A ranking of all the films I watched at SXSW 2023.

Best Film: Angel Applicant Best Director: Kaveh Nabatian, Kite…