my 25 favorite films of the quarter century

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In no particular order and off the top of my head:

  • 25TH HOUR (Lee, 2002)

  • SINNERS (Coogler, 2025)

  • PARASITE (Ho, 2019)

  • CHILDREN OF MEN (Cuarón, 2006)

  • GODZILLA MINUS ONE (Yamazaki, 2023)

  • GOOD TIME (Safdies, 2017)

  • EX MACHINA (Garland, 2015)

  • ROAD TO PERDITION (Mendes, 2002)

  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Raimi, 2004)

  • WEAPONS (Cregger, 2025)

  • COLLATERAL (Mann, 2004)

  • THE PRESTIGE (Nolan, 2006)

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE (Eggers, 2019)

  • THE MENU (Mylod, 2022)

  • THE INCREDIBLES (Bird, 2004)

  • TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (Lynch, 2017)

  • PRISONERS (Vilaneuve, 2013)

  • ZODIAC (Fincher, 2007)

  • NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Coens, 2007)

  • THE PHANTOM THREAD (PTA, 2017)

  • SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (Wright, 2010)

  • KILL BILL (1+2) (Tarantino, 2003)

  • CASINO ROYALE (Campbell, 2006)

  • FANTASTIC MR FOX (Anderson, 2009)

  • GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (Clooney, 2005)