Those who follow this space may have noticed that, in 2025, there is much I have not watched that I would have watched in years past. It’s only natural: interests shift and tastes change. I do think I have seen most of what I wanted to see. In any case, here’s the list.

Enjoy!

Favourite Animated Feature Film: Lost in Starlight (I Byeol-e Pil-yohan)

Favourite Documentary Feature Film: Below the Clouds (Sotto le Nuvole)

Favourite Live-Action Feature Film:  Resurrection (Kuáng yě Shídài)

BI Gan’s film may be hard to grasp at times, but what he and cinematographer DONG Jinsong make happen with the camerawork, with the beautiful production design, and with blocking results in some of the most visually incredible sequences in a long, long time.

Bonus:

Favourite Film (Released before 2025): Tokyo Sonata / Our Little Sister (Umimachi Diary)

Favourite Performances: Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Stellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi); Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto).

Favourite Cinematography: DONG Jinsong in Resurrection (Kuáng yě Shídài)

Favourite Costume and Production Designs: OGAWA Kumiko and TANEDA Yoohei in Kokuho (Kokuhoo).

Favourite Television: Asura (Ashura no Gotoku)

Favourite Short Film: How to Shoot a Ghost

Favourite Book (Released in 2025): The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai

Favourite Book (Released before 2025): All The Lovers In The Night, by KAWAKAMI Mieko (Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd)

Favourite Videogame: –

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The remaining films are alphabetically listed below:

Black Bag
Dreams (Sex Love) (Drømmer)
The History of Sound
It Was Just an Accident (Yek Tasadef Sadeh / Un Simple Accident)
Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso (Homem com H)
Left-Handed Girl
Love Letters (Des Preuves d’Amour)
No Other Choice (Eojjeolsugaeopda)
The President’s Cake (Mamlaket al-Qasab)
Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi)
Silent Friend (Stille Freundin)
Young Mothers (Jeunes Mères)

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