• Ballerina
  • The Gorge
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  • Thunderbolts*
  • Black Bag

Top Ten (Fifteen) Films of 2025

In progress list of the best films of the year. As such, it is in a state of flux and…

  • Anora
  • Anyone But You
  • Blonde
  • Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
  • Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

New 52 2025: 52 Years In 52 Weeks

Pick 52 new films, you have never seen, each from a different year. Then watch them all before the end…

  • The Lion King
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • Forbidden Planet
  • West Side Story
  • Hamlet

Letterboxd Showdown: The Play's The Thing (Or at least, the adaptation is)

In joyous celebration of Akira Kurosawa’s King Lear re-imagining, Ran, re-releasing in select US and Canadian theaters for its 40th…

  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die
  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
  • Speed Zone
  • A Christmas Story 2
  • Riddick

Films To Finish Off Collections

These are the ones I need to watch to complete the letterboxd collection.

  • The Road to El Dorado
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • Back to the Future

Letterboxd Showdown:Amigos Forever We'll Be

As the tagline for the comedy Friendship says: “Men shouldn’t have friends”. Prove ‘em wrong with this Showdown! Turns…

  • Star Wars
  • The War of the Worlds
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  • The Invisible Man
  • The Wizard of Oz

Letterboxd Showdown:Light & Magic

The sixteenth-annual TCM Classic Film Festival just kicked off in Hollywood, and this year’s theme is “Grand Illusions: Fantastic Worlds…

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • Jurassic Park
  • Casablanca
  • The Road to El Dorado
  • Tombstone

Letterboxd Showdown:A Location by any other name

As Sacramento and The Ballad of Wallis Island release in the cool world of theaters, this Showdown is all about…

  • Rain Man
  • Mission: Impossible II

If I Had a Nickel - Iko Cruise

If I had a nickel for every movie that stared Tom Cruise and used the song "Iko Iko" in the…

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Last of Sheila
  • The Menu
  • Death at a Funeral

Letterboxd Showdown: I Like My Comedy How I Like My Coffee - DARK

Sorry to bother you, but it’s Showdown time. With American Psycho’s 25-year anniversary on the horizon (April 14), we’re celebrating…

  • Cloud Atlas
  • Mary Poppins
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Back to the Future Part III
  • Ocean's Twelve

Letterboxd Showdown: Multiple Personalities

With Mickey 17 orbiting in theaters (and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners landing in April), twinning seems to be winning. The phenomenon…

  • Kong: Skull Island
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Tarzan
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

Letterboxd Showdown: Monkey See, Monkey Do

It’s been a prime year for primates. Yes, The Monkey is swinging its way into theaters, but let’s not forget…

  • Anora
  • The Brutalist
  • A Complete Unknown
  • Conclave
  • Dune: Part Two

🏆 Road to the Oscars 2025

All the nominated films for 2024 with nominations listed in the notes.