At the movies: The Testament of Ann Lee.

 

A transcendent work of art that you really ought to see in a theatre, if you can. A fascinating work about the history of religion and women's voices therein. One of the greats of the decade.

My 2025 Year-End Film Superlatives.

 Y'all should know how much I love a good list. And these are my thoughts on the year in film (and physical media).

At the movies: Avatar: Fire and Ash.

 

Occasionally, I disagree with the headlines that my outlet sometimes selects. The word 'delight' is at odds, I think, with what I've written, but I did ultimately enjoy most of the experience (3D is awesome, HFR is terrible).

Erykah Badu at The Pinnacle

 Seeing Erykah Badu live is really quite the experience. I had a blast, and skewed rather contemplative.

At the movies: Peter Hujar's Day.

 

I found a lot to get lost in in Peter Hujar's Day, a film that gets exponentially richer the more times you see it.

An exhausting and exquisite journey through 2025 NYC Film Festivals

 

Over the course of three weeks up north and with a few more days using virtual access to some things, I dove deep into the amazing opportunities available to cinephiles and movielovers of all sorts in and around the NYC area in the late September and October of 2025. Thankfully, my editor was down with the idea of spreading the forty-eight films and four shorts out across three sections, so I was able to cover just about everything.

Installment One

After The Hunt

Anemone

Blue Moon

If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You

Mister Scorsese

Queens of the Dead

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

Installment Two

Drunken Noodles

It Was Just An Accident

The Love That Remains

Miroirs No. 3

Mother of Flies

Only Good Things

Pillion

A Private Life

Rose of Nevada

Sentimental Value

Tinsman Road

Installment Three

Anything That Moves

Barrio Triste

BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions

Cinderella

Cover-Up

The Currents

Dead Lover

Dracula

Duse

Every Heavy Thing

Father Mother Sister Brother

Gavagai

I Only Rest in The Storm

Jacques The Giant Slayer

Jay Kelly

Kontinental '25

Last Night I Conquered The City of Thebes

A Last One For The Road

Late Fame

Lesbian Space Princess

Magellan

The Mastermind

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks)

The Occupant of The Room

Peter Hujar's Day

Resurrection

The Secret Agent

The Serpent's Skin

Sholay (The Original Cut)

Sirat

The Sleeping Beauty

With Hasan in Gaza

A few words about Thomas Dolby.

 

I sadly did not get a chance to interview Thomas Dolby, but I did get to jump around in his incredible career to point out some of the amazing things that he's done and been part of over the past forty-five years.