Episode 121 - Top Ten Films of 2025
In this year-end tradition, Nathan Chandler welcomes back filmmaker and film-obsessive Mark Blitch to break down their favorite movies of 2025. The two recap a year filled with more theater trips, more indie discoveries (including DeadCenter highlights) and a few titles they still haven’t caught up with yet.
They count down their Top 10 lists, compare overlap and dig into the year’s biggest standouts — from the darkly funny Friendship and the wildly entertaining The Naked Gun to the ambitious horror puzzle box Weapons. Then they debut a new segment: 2025 superlatives, including Surprise of the Year, Funniest Movie, Favorite Dialogue, Favorite Scene and Favorite Performance — with plenty of laughs, side quests and passionate takes along the way.
Nathan’s Picks:
10. Companion (HBO Max)
9. The Ballad of Wallis Island (Prime Video)
8. Friendship (HBO Max)
7. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
6. Weapons (HBO Max)
5. The Naked Gun (Paramount+)
4. Pee-Wee as Himself (HBO Max)
3. Sinners (HBO Max)
2. Eddington (HBO Max)
1. One Battle After Another (HBO Max)
Surprise of the Year:
The “Reveal” in The Materialists (HBO Max)
Jim Downy - One Battle After Another
Funniest Movie:
The Naked Gun
Favorite Dialogue:
Subway Scene - Friendship
Dialogue between Lois Lane and Clark Kent - Superman
Favorite Scene:
The juke joint music scene - Sinners
Car chase - One Battle After Another
The vengeful snowman - The Naked Gun
Favorite Performance:
Michael B. Jordon - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Mark’s Picks:
10. Roofman (Paramount+)
9. F1 (Apple TV)
8. One Battle After Another (HBO Max)
7. Superman (HBO Max)
6. Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu)
5. Weapons (HBO Max)
4. Eddington (HBO Max)
3. Bugonia
2. 28 Years Later (Netflix)
1. Sinners (HBO Max)
Surprise of the Year:
This Is the Tom Green Documentary (Prime Video)
Funniest Movie:
The Naked Gun
Favorite Dialogue:
Bugonia
Favorite Scene:
The juke joint music scene - Sinners
Favorite Performance:
Jesse Plemons - Bugonia
