#1008: Top 5 Gene Hackman Scenes

adam

5. ”I saw him. I’m going to get him,”  Popeye Doyle in THE FRENCH CONNECTION
4. ”You’d have no way of knowing,” Harry Caul in THE CONVERSATION
3. Beating Up English Bob, Little Bill in UNFORGIVEN
2. “I can’t make it alone anymore,” Max in SCARECROW
1. Day Out with Ari and Uzi, Royal in THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

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JOSH

5. “Yeah, I’m an ace,” Harry Moseby in NIGHT MOVES
4. “I’ll see you in hell,” Little Bill in UNFORGIVEN
3. “Story about my daddy,” Agent Rupert Anderson in MISSISSIPPI BURNING
2. “I’m dying… I’m not dying… I am dying!” Royal in THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
1. $27.95, Max in SCARECROW

#1003: 2025 Oscar Special

Best Picture

Adam

Will win: ANORA

Should win: THE BRUTALIST

Should have been nominated: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Should be kicked out: WICKED

michael

Will win: ANORA

Should win: NICKEL BOYS

Should have been nominated: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Should be kicked out: THE SUBSTANCE

Josh

Will win: ANORA

Should win: ANORA

Should have been nominated: CHALLENGERS

Should be kicked out: EMILIA PÉREZ

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Best Director

Adam

Will win: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST

Should win: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST

Should have been nominated: Payal Kapadia, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Should be kicked out: James Mangold, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

michael

Will win: Sean Baker, ANORA

Should win: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST

Should have been nominated: RaMell Ross, NICKEL BOYS

Should be kicked out: Jaques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ

Josh

Will win: Sean Baker, ANORA

Should win: Sean Baker, ANORA

Should have been nominated: George Miller, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Should be kicked out: Jaques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ

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Best Actress

Adam

Will win: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE

Should win: Mikey Madison, ANORA

Should have been nominated: Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

Should be kicked out: Cynthia Erivo, WICKED

michael

Will win: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE

Should win: Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HERE

Should have been nominated: Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

Should be kicked out: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE

JOSH

Will win: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE

Should win: Cynthia Erivo, WICKED

Should have been nominated: Kirsten Dunst, CIVIL WAR

Should be kicked out: Karla Sofia Gascon, EMILIA PÉREZ

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Best Actor

ADAM

Will win: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST

Should win: Colman Domingo, SING SING

Should have been nominated: Glen Powell, HIT MAN

Should be kicked out: Sebastian Stan, THE APPRENTICE

Michael

Will win: Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Should win: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

Should have been nominated: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST

Should be kicked out: Sebastian Stan, A DIFFERENT MAN

JOSH

Will win: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

Should win: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

Should have been nominated: Aaron Pierre, REBEL RIDGE

Should be kicked out: Timothee Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

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Best Supporting Actress

Adam

Will win: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ

Should win: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ

Should have been nominated: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS

Should be kicked out: Ariana Grande, WICKED

Michael

Will win: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ

Should win: Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE

Should have been nominated: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS

Should be kicked out: Ariana Grande, WICKED

Josh

Will win: Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST

Should win: Ariana Grande, WICKED

Should have been nominated: Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO TEACHER

Should be kicked out: Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE

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Best Supporting Actor

Josh

Will win:  Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

Should win: Yura Borisov, ANORA

Should have been nominated: Clarence Maclin, SING SING

Should be kicked out: Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Adam

Will win: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

Should win: Yura Borisov, ANORA

Should have been nominated: Clarence Maclin, SING SING

michael

Will win: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

Should win: Yura Borisov, ANORA

Should have been nominated: Clarence Maclin, SING SING

Should be kicked out: Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST

Should be kicked out: Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST

2025 Pantheon Candidates

Past Marathon Titles

Sam: SHERLOCK, JR.

Josh: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

Adam: SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS

Past Sacred Cow Titles

Sam: ALMOST FAMOUS

Josh: THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS

Adam: ALIEN

Wild Card Titles

Sam: GRIZZLY MAN

Josh: CLEO FROM 5 to 7

Adam: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

#998: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025

10 most anticipated films of 2025

1. MICKEY 17 (JL)

2. UNTITLED PTA (AK)

3. A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY (JL)

4. HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (AK)

5. FRANKENSTEIN + THE BRIDE! (JL)

6. BLUE MOON + NOUVELLE VAGUE (AK)

7. SINNERS (JL)

8. THE MASTERMIND (AK)

9. 28 YEARS LATER (JL)

10. HAMNET (AK)

JOSH’S HONORABLE MENTIONS: OPUS, MATERIALISTS, MOTHER MARY

ADAM’S HONORABLE MENTIONS: SENTIMENTAL VALUE, BLACK BAG + PRESENCE, FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHER

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#995: Top 10 Films of 2024

Adam

1. All We Imagine as Light

2. The Brutalist

3. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

4. The People’s Joker

5. Anora

6. Megalopolis

7. Challengers

8. Love Lies Bleeding

9. National Anthem

10. Red Rooms

Josh

1. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

2. The People’s Joker

3. All We Imagine as Light

4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

5. Anora

6. Challengers

7. I Saw the TV Glow

8. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

9. Close Your Eyes

10. Good One

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Michael Phillips

• All We Imagine as Light

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• Challengers

• Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

• Green Border

• Janet Planet

• My Old Ass

• Nickel Boys

• A Real Pain

marya E. gates

1. No Other Land

2. Flow

3. The Monk and the Gun

4. Nickel Boys

5. Slow

6. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

7. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

8. Sometimes I Think About Dying

9. Green Border

10. Hundreds of Beavers

Breakdown

4. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. All We Imagine As Light, Anora, Challengers
2. The Brutalist, Green Border, The People’s Joker, Nickel Boys
1. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, Close Your Eyes, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Good One, Hundreds of Beavers, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, I Saw The TV Glow, Janet Planet, Love Lies Bleeding, Megalopolis, The Monk and The Gun, My Old Ass, National Anthem, No Other Land, A Real Pain, Red Rooms, Slow, Sometimes I Think About Dying

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Guest ‘Film of the Year’ Picks

Amy Nicholson, DUNE: PART TWO
Chris Klimek, NICKEL BOYS
Ryan McQuade, THE BRUTALIST
David Chen, THE BRUTALIST
Mekado Murphy, THE SUBSTANCE
Billy Ray Brewton, CHALLENGERS
Veronica Phillips, LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Mitchell Beaupre, CHALLENGERS
Alison Willmore, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Aisha Harris, A REAL PAIN
Isaac Feldberg, I SAW THE TV GLOW
Melissa Tamminga, GOOD ONE
Sam Van Hallgren, THE BIKERIDERS

#994: Best Performances of 2024

Adam

Supporting Actor

5. Denzel Washington, GLADIATOR II

4. Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

3. Yura Borisov, ANORA

2. Josh O’ Connor, CHALLENGERS

1. Clarence Maclin, SING SING

Josh

Supporting Actor

5. Mike Faist, CHALLENGERS

4. Arinzé Kene, TUESDAY

3. Chris Hemsworth, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

2. Josh O’Connor, CHALLENGERS

1. Clarence Maclin, SING SING

Supporting Actress

5. Rachel Sennott, SATURDAY NIGHT

4. Michele Austin, HARD TRUTHS

3. Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST

2. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS

1. Katy O’Brian, LOVE LIES BLEEDING

Supporting Actress

5. Merve Dizdar, ABOUT DRY GRASSES

4. Divya Prabha, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

3. Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON

2. Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST

1. Ariana Grande, WICKED

Lead Actor

5. Aaron Pierre, REBEL RIDGE

4. Glen Powell, HITMAN

3. Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

2. Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST

1. Colman Domingo, SING SING

Lead Actress

5. Vera Drew, THE PEOPLE’S JOKER

4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, TUESDAY

3. Kristen Stewart, LOVE LIES BLEEDING

2. Mikey Madison, ANORA

1. Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

Lead Actor

5. Justice Smith, I SAW THE TV GLOW

4. Jesse Plemons, KINDS OF KINDNESS

3. Aaron Pierre, REBEL RIDGE

2. Le Phong Vu, INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL

1. Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

Lead Actress

5. Zendaya, CHALLENGERS

4. Mikey Madison, ANORA

3. Kirsten Dunst, CIVIL WAR

2. Cynthia Erivio, WICKED

1. Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

#993: Top 5 Moms Going Through It

adam

5. Elaine Miller, ALMOST FAMOUS
4. Manuela, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
3. Rosemary, ROSEMARY’S BABY
2. Chis MacNeil, THE EXORCIST
1. Annie Johnson, IMITATION OF LIFE (‘59)

MARYA GATES

5. Leda, THE LOST DAUGHTER
4. Evelyn Wang, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
3. Eva, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
2. Amelia, THE BABADOOK
1. Marlo, TULLY