Adam and Josh take stock of the movie year with their Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), and take another look at Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT, which took home the Best Picture and Best Director prize 65 years ago.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:32)

Top 5: Films of 2025 So Far (00:01:33-00:52:35)

Filmspotting Family (00:52:36-00:58:59)

Next Week / Notes / Poll (00:59:00-01:09:12)

Pantheon Project: “The Apartment” (01:09:13-01:48:47)

Credits / New Releases (01:48:48-01:50:54)

Links:

Cinema Interruptus: “The Player”

https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus

The Reveal: “The Apartment”

https://thereveal.film/54-tie-the-apartment-the-reveal-discusses-all-100-of-sight-sounds-greatest-films-of-all-time/

Filmspotting’s Billy Wilder Marathon

https://www.filmspotting.net/wilder

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