Our Top Five Films of 2025

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Eliana and Patrick are joined by Öykü and Lawrence to discuss their top five favorite films of 2025.

Eliana and Patrick ( X | LB ) are joined by Öykü Sofuoğlu and Lawrence Garcia to look back at our top 5 favorite films of 2025. Follow Öykü ( X | LB ) & Lawrence ( X | LB ) on Twitter/X or Letterboxd Find Öykü's work with Emitaï, and as co-host of new film podcast Outskirts & Hong Sang-Soo Die-hard Lawrence's review on What Does that Nature Say to You, as well as Ways of Worldmaking: Hong Sang-soo’s Late Period, and more notes on Hong's 'Late Period' Double Takes Lawrence The Currents (Las corrientes) | Milagros Mumenthaler Peter Hujar’s Day | Ira Sachs Bugonia | Yorgos Lanthimos Γιώργος Λάνθιμος What Does That Nature Say to You? (그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니) | Hong Sang Soo 홍상수 Dry Leaf (ხმელი ფოთოლი) | Alexandre Koberidze ალექსანდრე კობერიძე Öykü The Love that Remains (Ástin Sem Eftir Er) | Hlynur Pálmason Secret Agent (O Agente Secret) | Kleber Mendonça Filho The Mastermind | Kelly Reichardt Remake | Ross McElwee Dry Leaf Patrick Peter Hujar’s Day Resurrection 狂野时代 | Bi Gan 毕赣 Dry Leaf I Only Rest in the Storm (O Riso e a Faca) | Pedro Pinho Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) | Albert Serra Eliana What Does That Nature Say to You? Sirat | Olivier Laxe Landmarks (Nuestra…

People in this episode

Hosts: Eliana Resnick, Patrick Fey

Guests: Öykü Sofuoğlu, Lawrence Garcia

Topics covered

• film reviews
• top films
• 2025 cinema
• guest discussions
• film analysis

Keywords

• top films
• 2025
• film discussion
• Eliana Resnick
• Patrick Fey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seattle Youth Orchestra

Books & works: Emitaï, Outskirts, What Does that Nature Say to You, Ways of Worldmaking: Hong Sang-soo’s Late Period, The Currents (Las corrientes), Peter Hujar’s Day, Bugonia, What Does That Nature Say to You? (그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니), Dry Leaf (ხმელი ფოთოლი), The Love that Remains (Ástin Sem Eftir Er)

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