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.
Jafar Panahi
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Hides Life’s Extremes in Plain Sight
Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning revenge thriller, It Was Just an Accident, slices into memory and the desire for revenge with a double-edged knife.
Three Formal Masterworks: ‘Taxi’, ‘The Forbidden Room’ and ‘Victoria’
These three films define the possibilities of cinematic form in the 21st century.
Jafar Panahi’s ‘Closed Curtain’ Opens the Door to Trouble
Jafar Panahi’s Closed Curtain peers at the difficulties of making art and being an artist in a deeply troubled world.