What the title says! I also realized while editing that I did in fact forget at least two 2025 releases I’ve seen – Oh, Hi! (2025), which I gave 3½ stars, and The History of Sound (2025), which I gave 4½ stars. See below for timestamps and links to full episodes for all movies that I’ve reviewed on the pod.

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Episodes on 2025 releases:

1. Superman

2. Sorry, Baby

3. KPop Demon Hunters

4. Eddington

5. The Phoenician Scheme

6. F1: The Movie

7. Sinners

8. Caught Stealing

9. One Battle After Another

10. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

11. After the Hunt

12. Bugonia

13. Wicked: For Good

14. Sentimental Value

15. Marty Supreme

16. It Was Just An Accident

    
    

00:00:00 hi :)

00:02:12 explaining the tiers

00:03:16 disclaimer

00:03:57 The Voice of Hind Rajab

00:04:14 No Other Choice

00:05:57 The Secret Agent

00:07:34 Rental Family

00:10:22 Twinless

00:12:16 Zootopia 2

00:12:26 Blue Moon

00:14:07 The Testament of Ann Lee

00:14:47 One of Them Days

00:16:35 The Chronology of Water

00:17:19 Jay Kelly

00:18:19 Hedda

00:18:23 The Smashing Machine

00:22:30 Die My Love

00:23:02 The Running Man

00:23:35 Materialists

00:24:52 Frankenstein

00:28:14 Hamnet

00:29:16 Mickey 17

00:30:51 The Naked Gun

00:31:41 The Roses

00:33:02 Train Dreams

00:33:57 After The Hunt

00:35:06 Bugonia

00:36:33 Caught Stealing

00:37:54 Eddington

00:39:20 F1: The Movie

00:41:08 It Was Just An Accident

00:42:32 KPop Demon Hunters

00:43:46 Marty Supreme

00:45:13 One Battle After Another

00:46:32 Sentimental Value

00:47:35 Sinners

00:49:19 Sorry, Baby

00:50:41 Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

00:52:06 Superman

00:54:23 The Phoenician Scheme

00:55:52 Wicked: For Good

00:56:57 Eternity

00:58:12 Wake Up Dead Man

01:00:17 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

01:01:58 conclusion

An in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of It Was Just An Accident (2025), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2025! I give it 5 stars and rank it among my favorites of the year. In this episode I discuss the themes of political violence, justice, and redemption, and I analyze the techniques Jafar Panahi used to explore them while making this film in secret in Iran.

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Chapter timestamps:

00:00:00 Hello

00:01:20 Spoiler free review

00:09:27 Checking in re. Heated Rivalry

00:10:40 Podkeeping

00:12:33 Spoiler warning

00:12:43 The coincidental sighting

00:20:25 The abduction

00:21:40 The first interrogation

00:24:31 Consulting Salar

00:26:10 Finding Shiva

00:32:25 Gang runs errands

00:38:23 Too many cooks in the van

00:43:09 Debating in the desert

00:49:17 Bump in the road

00:57:05 And then there were two

01:08:56 Closing scene

01:14:14 Final thots

An in depth review and analysis of Marty Supreme (2025), with my friend Wildlin Pierrevil (@NotWildlin). This is part 2 of our discussion, with part 1 posted on Wildlin’s podcast, 10 at a Time! We discuss our different perspectives on the movie and break down the writing and filmmaking behind it, with some giggles along the way as per. A huge thank you to Wildlin for joining me here and for having me on 10 at a Time!

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Chapter timestamps:

00:00:00 Hello!

00:01:42 Fran Drescher etc.

00:04:14 Marty vs. his mom; Munchausen by proxy

00:07:34 Marty vs. the world

00:12:56 Japan expo

00:17:15 Sports movie expectations

00:20:36 Abandoned plot threads

00:24:16 The ending

00:34:03 Rachel’s character

00:43:00 Marty vs. Rachel; gender dynamics

00:46:12 Cinematography

00:52:52 Direction without blocking?

00:54:32 Costume design

00:55:50 Post WWII geopolitics

01:01:41 Music / score

01:03:39 Editing

01:08:36 Marty vs. Rockwell vs. Kay

01:13:36 Kay’s character

01:20:43 Goodbye!

A brief discussion of the movies I watched this month; most of which I will not cover in their own episode. Let me know what you think of this format of episode…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Chapter timestamps:

00:00:00 Hello

00:01:41 Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

00:05:03 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

00:10:03 Parasite (2019)

00:11:52 It Was Just an Accident (2025)

00:13:18 Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

00:18:51 Ghadi (2013)

00:20:11 It Happened One Night (1934)

00:22:17 Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951)

00:25:46 Good Will Hunting (1997)

00:28:32 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)

00:32:18 Eternity (2025)

00:36:41 Goodbye

An in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of Sentimental Value (2025), winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2025! I gave it 5 stars and found it deeply moving and honest. In this episode I discuss the themes of generational trauma, abandonment, and sisterhood, and I analyze the techniques Joachim Trier uses to explore them.

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Chapter timestamps:

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00:00:00 spoiler free review

00:07:31 content warnings

00:08:22 spoiler warning

00:08:28 opening montage

00:10:01 Nora’s stage fright

00:12:24 mother’s wake

00:18:18 Nora meets with Gustav

00:24:36 the film festival

00:28:29 after the festival

00:32:07 Nora’s daily life

00:36:52 cleaning out the house

00:40:22 Gustav plans scene in house

00:45:48 family history montage

00:53:51 Netflix interview

00:57:10 Nora picnics with friends

01:00:15 Errick’s 9th birthday

01:05:54 Gustav attacks Nora

01:17:53 Gustav meets with Peter

01:20:04 Gustav drunk calls Nora

01:24:17 table read with Rachel

01:27:26 Agnes at the library

01:31:43 Rachel grows suspicious

01:34:06 Gustav calls Michael

01:35:02 Nora's premiere

01:37:46 Nora's depressive episode

01:39:42 Agnes finally breaks

01:42:20 Rachel quits

01:43:43 Gustav breaks

01:46:13 Agnes goes to Nora

01:54:40 Gustav drinks himself sick

01:55:48 house renovations

01:56:07 final scene of Gustav’s film

02:00:22 my closing thoughts

An in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of Wicked: For Good (2025)! I gave it 3 stars, but have since downgraded to 2 (the more time I spent thinking and analyzing, the more it fell apart). I liked it significantly less than I liked Wicked (2024). I discuss why it falls short and give credit where credit is due for its strengths as well.

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Chapter timestamps below!

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00:00:00 Intro music

00:00:16 Intro

00:02:32 Spoiler free discussion

00:12:44 Spoiler warning

00:13:09 Opening scene

00:22:35 Little Glinda flashback

00:27:34 Yellow brick road opening

00:38:52 Fiyero finds Elphaba

00:41:12 Governor Nessarose

00:44:49 Elphaba rallies the troops

00:52:15 Nessa loses control

01:04:05 The wedding

01:15:09 The wedding, disturbed

01:24:45 Fiyero and Elphaba, outlaws

01:28:14 The tempest

01:31:51 After the storm

01:37:40 Fiyero arrested

01:40:52 Dorothy on assignment

01:42:36 Girl in the bubble

01:44:36 Glinda wakes up

01:46:01 Elphaba crashes out

01:47:02 Glinda and Elphaba say goodbye

01:55:14 Glinda cleans house

01:59:36 Elphaba and Fiyero reunited

02:00:52 Loose ends montage

02:03:03 My closing thoughts

An in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of Bugonia (2025), featuring my sister Natasha! I gave it 3.5 stars; she gave it 4. We discuss our slightly different interpretations of the movie’s core themes, as well as the filmmaking techniques behind them, while having a bit of a giggly time.

Natasha’s Greenpoint art studio where she graciously allows me to record: https://www.atelierdalal.com/ – check out her upcoming workshops if you’re in the NY area!

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Chapter timestamps below!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:01:40 Spoiler free discussion

00:10:48 Spoiler warning

00:10:57 Content warnings

00:11:16 Loud TV shoot outside

00:11:48 Plot synopsis starts

00:13:24 Meet Michelle

00:19:33 Meet Teddy and Don

00:28:39 The abduction

00:32:59 Touching base on The Ending

00:35:08 Back to abduction

00:38:49 Inspection of alien body

00:42:27 Interrogation 1

00:53:17 Flashback 1

00:55:35 3 days to lunar eclipse

00:55:44 Day 2 of captivity

00:59:44 Interrogation 2

01:05:19 Teddy and Don planning

01:07:12 2 days to lunar eclipse

01:07:34 Interrogation 3

01:13:22 Flashback 2

01:14:44 1 day to lunar eclipse

01:14:51 “Royal treatment” dinner

01:21:53 Dinner gone wrong

01:30:22 The antifreeze scheme

01:34:32 Michelle embodies the Empress

01:40:14 Lunar eclipse and climax

01:51:17 Montage of eradication

02:02:37 “Bugonia” meaning

02:05:38 Closing discussion

An in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of After the Hunt (2025), which I gave 3 stars. My main sentiment is that this had an excellent cast, cinematography, set and costume design, but its weak screenplay undermined them all. Film is a collaborative medium and it’s only as strong as its weakest link.

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Chapter timestamps below!

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00:00:00 Intro

00:01:24 Spoiler free review

00:06:39 Spoiler warning

00:06:48 Alma’s daily routine

00:09:17 Alma's salon

00:22:31 The morning after 

00:25:02 The next day

00:36:48 Hank's defense

00:44:07 Alma goes to the dean

00:45:21 All three cross paths

00:51:39 Alma burns the envelope

00:53:36 Hank's public crashout

00:59:32 Maggie comes for dinner

01:09:49 Alma and Kim have drinks

01:15:40 The Yale Daily article drops

01:19:32 Alma's backstory revealed

01:22:52 Alma starts spiraling

01:25:29 Parking lot confrontation

01:29:26 Alma lashes out at students

01:31:55 Disciplinary hearing

01:33:55 The fight outside Beinecke

01:40:43 Alma finds Hank crashing

01:48:32 The op-ed and protest

01:49:53 The hospital

01:59:53 Epilogue

02:07:19 Conclusion

an in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025), with my bestie and (according to me) Springsteen expert Nickie joining as a guest! we had so so much fun doing this episode and there are some great insightful nuggets amongst the giggles.

timestamps below!

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00:00:00 intro and spoiler free review

00:16:05 start plot synopsis - bruce post tour settling in

00:18:41 the stone pony and performances

00:24:19 recording at home

00:27:57 flashbacks to childhood

00:30:32 album inspiration

00:41:20 faye

00:59:33 the audio engineering of nebraska

01:08:47 the album release and bruce's fame

01:18:32 moving to california

01:30:18 therapy and closure with his dad

01:35:04 closing thoughts

an in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of One Battle After Another (2025), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. this was immediately one of my favorite movies of the year and it has so much depth to dive into for discussion! TIMESTAMPS BELOW

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00:00:00 intro

00:01:45 spoiler free rating and review

00:12:08 spoilers / synopsis begins

00:18:39 lockjaw stalking perfidia

00:23:33 baby charlene

00:30:55 perfidia caught

00:41:24 time jump

00:44:44 meet the christmas adventurers club

00:48:44 howard summerville caught

00:57:58 willa’s school dance

01:09:02 sensei and bob team up, action ramps up

01:21:00 deandra and willa get to sacred heart, action continues

01:44:29 setup and execution of car chase

01:56:55 lockjaw’s fate

02:02:02 the letter and epilogue

02:08:04 closing thoughts