Films · Lists
My year in film, ranked.
Every year I rank what I watched two ways. By scope—New Releases (premiered that year) versus Backlog (caught up on, recency bias be damned). And by method—Editor’s Cut (star rating disregarded, fully editorialized) versus Ratings Cut (by the stars). Four takes on the same twelve months.
2025
2025 New Releases · Editor’s Cut
20 films
The best of films that premiered in 2025. Methodology: star rating disregarded and fully editorialized.
2025 New Releases · Ratings Cut
20 films
The best of films that premiered in 2025. Methodology: by star rating and editorialized within.
2025 Backlog · Editor’s Cut
20 films
The best of films that I watched in 2025 and that didn’t premiere in 2025 — recency bias be damned. Methodology: star rating disregarded and fully editorialized.
2025 Backlog · Ratings Cut
20 films
The best of films that I watched in 2025 and that didn’t premiere in 2025 — recency bias be damned. Methodology: by star rating and editorialized within.
2024
2024 New Releases · Editor’s Cut
20 films
The best of films that premiered in 2024. Methodology: star rating disregarded and fully editorialized.
2024 New Releases · Ratings Cut
20 films
The best of films that premiered in 2024. Methodology: by star rating and editorialized within.
2024 Backlog · Editor’s Cut
20 films
The best of films that I watched in 2024 and that didn’t premiere in 2024 — recency bias be damned. Methodology: star rating disregarded and fully editorialized.
2024 Backlog · Ratings Cut
20 films
The best of films that I watched in 2024 and that didn’t premiere in 2024 — recency bias be damned. Methodology: by star rating and editorialized within.




















