i'm aware that we are fist deep into 2025, but please remember that time is an illusion and our distinctions of it are arbitrary.

FILMS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

ANORA // the most los angeles movie to ever take place in new york.
BABYGIRL // adorable, like a pixar movie.
BLINK TWICE // brilliant and underrated.
CHALLENGERS // untz untz untz untz.
DUNE DUNE // dune.
I SAW THE TV GLOW // a dream and a nightmare all at once.
JACQUELINE NOVAK: GET ON YOUR KNEES // a piece of writing so good it should be studied.
LOVE LIES BLEEDING // be gay, do crimes.
SING SING // it should've been coleman.
THE SUBSTANCE // brilliant and rated.

honorable mentions...

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE // the absurdly enthusiastic audience made this an experience.
THE MATRIX 25TH ANNIVERSARY + THE SECOND RENAISSANCE PARTS I & II on the WB lot // whoa!
QUEER // a dirty, sexy drug trip.
SATURDAY NIGHT // pure fun.
STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY in 70mm // seeing this on the big screen felt like being a kid again.
THIS IS ME... NOW // just kidding.

TELEVISION

i can't remember, did anything happen on TV last year besides...

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE // perfect.

okay, okay, some honorable mentions...

BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER // dripping with originality and integrity.
STAR TREK DISCOVERY // gone too soon, but went out on a high.
STAR TREK LOWER DECKS // gone even too sooner, and went out even higher. BASHIR & GARAK!
TRUE DETECTIVE NIGHT COUNTRY // tanya tagaq!

RECORDS (in alphabetical order)

ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL // doechii
CHALLENGERS // trent reznor & atticus ross
THE FORCE // ll cool j
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE SEASON TWO // daniel hart
NOBODY LOVES YOU MORE // kim deal
PEELED BACK // allie goertz
THE SINGULARITY // bear mccreary
SORRY IT'S OVER // the obgms
WORLD WIDE WHACK // tierra whack

and finally...

SONG OF THE YEAR: VASTER THAN EMPIRES

cheers to more great art in 2025! because as should be more and more obvious every passing day... nothing else matters.

2025.03.22