With 2025 now behind us, I asked the amazing contributors to the site to look back at their thoughts on the movie year that was and look forward to 2026. They were allowed to answer the questions any way and with as much or as little context as they wanted. Here are their thoughts, unedited by me. -Dakota Arsenault, Editor
What were your top 5 films of 2025?
Dry Leaf (Koberidze)
Marty Supreme (Safdie)
My Undesirable Friends – Part 1 (Loktev)
Sirât (Laxe)
Un Poeta (Mesa Soto)
What was your favourite first time watch of 2025?
Iracema – Uma Transa Amazônica (Bodansky & Senna)
What was your best theatrical experience of 2025?
Same Old West (Rassi)
What was your favourite film festival of 2025?
Un Poeta (Mesa Soto) > Cannes
What are some of your most anticipated films of 2026?
Fjord (Mungiu)
Digger (Iñiarritu)
What is a movie goal of 2026?
I’d like to join the FIPRESCI (International Film Critics Society) and ABRACCINE (Brazilian Critics Association). Those are major associations that would put my career on a next level.
What are some long time blind spots you hope to watch for the first time in 2026?
I want to watch most of Eric Rohmer, François Truffaut, and Federick Wiseman’s filmographies.
