About this episode
The episode pays tribute to filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle, discusses actors who passed away in 2025, and highlights films that defined the year.
Happy New Year everyone! Especially to you fellow listeners of the Holmes Movies Podcast. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. Goodbye 2025. Hello 2026. Let's make this our year. Our plan was to make and record a festive Fascism On Film episode, but we decided to change our plans. On December 14th, filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner were found murdered in their home. An absolutely shocking and tragic loss and crime. Rob Reiner made some terrific films and left a real mark on cinema with his work. Him and his wife Michelle were political activists. Michelle was an advocate and fought for LGBTQ rights and helped support wrongly convicted prisoners as part of the Innocence Project. Our hearts go out their children Romy and Jake. Along with paying tribute to Rob and Michelle, we also discuss actors who passed away in 2025 and honour them and their work. Then we end on a high note and talk about which films we saw in 2025 defined our year and made a good impression on us. We hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more episodes in 2026. We will be recording more Fascism On Film episodes and also as Awards Season is around the corner, we…
People in this episode
Host: Anders
Topics covered
- film
- tributes
- cinema
- LGBTQ rights
- awards season
Keywords
- Rob Reiner
- Michelle Singer Reiner
- political activists
- LGBTQ rights
- Innocence Project
- 2025 films
- Awards Season
- Fascism On Film
- Alternative Oscars
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Letterboxd
Books & works: Fascism On Film, Alternative Oscars, Monument Valley Film, Delivery Run, The Hitcher
Places: US, Finland
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