The Best Films of 2025
Like life itself in these times the visceral, the absurd, and the morbid all take their rightful place in our eclectic compilation of Best Films 2025.
Ira Sachs
‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Finds and Makes Meaning in the Mundane
Ben Whishaw achieves something close to dialectical mesmerism in Peter Hujar’s Day; his performance is simultaneously monumental and mundane.
Sundance Film Festival 2025 Is at a Crossroads
While the Sundance Film Festival still uplifts under-the-radar films in an increasingly challenging market, its future may be in doubt.
The Big-City Drama of ‘Little Men’: An Interview with Director Ira Sachs
In this interview with director Ira Sachs, he talks about his latest drama, Little Men, gentrification, and discouraging his young lead from pursuing an acting career.
‘Strange’ Magic: An Interview with ‘Love Is Strange’ Director Ira Sachs
There is a strange magic in director Ira Sachs’ latest romance, Love Is Strange. Not least the magic between stars John Lithgow and Alfred Molina.
‘Love Is Strange’: Complicated Lives in Tight Spaces
The film reminds us of just how difficult it can be to find one's own tempo amidst radical changes caused by unjust circumstances.
‘Married Life’ Shouldn’t Be This Mediocre
Ira Sach’s period-piece crime drama, Married Life, should sizzle – but alas, stagnates.