Brian Hart’s picks from the festival include:
Union County. Director: Adam Meeks
If I Go Will They Miss Me. Director: Walter Thompson-Hernández
Silenced. Director: Selina Miles
American Doctor. Director: Poh Si Teng

Arguing About Movies for Over 20 Years
Angela Yeager & friends review films past and present in the longest running critique show in Oregon.
Episodes & Reviews
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Reel Film Snobs: Sundance Film Festival 2026
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Best Films of 2025, #5-1
Best Films of 2025, #5-1
Angela’s #5-1
5. Die My Love. Director: Lynne Ramsay (Mubi)
4. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. Director: Rungano Nyoni (HBO Max)
3. Sinners. Director: Ryan Coogler (HBO Max)
2. The Secret Agent. Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho (Hulu)
1. It Was Just An Accident. Director: Jafar Panahi (Hulu)Autumn’s #5-1
5. It Was Just An Accident. Director: Jafar Panahi (Hulu)
4. Marty Supreme. Director: Josh Safdie (on demand)
3. Die My Love. Director: Lynne Ramsay (Mubi)
2. Happyend. Director: Neo Sora (Criterion Channel)
1. BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions. Director: Kahlil Joseph -
Best Films of 2025, #10-6
Angela’s #10-6
10. BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions. Director: Kahlil Joseph
9. No Other Choice. Director: Park Chan-wook (on demand)
8. Marty Supreme. Director: Josh Safdie (on demand)
7. Sorry, Baby. Director: Eva Victor (HBO Max)
6. One Battle After Another. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (HBO Max)Autumn’s #10-6
10. No Other Choice. Director: Park Chan-wook (on demand)
9. The Shadow’s Edge. Director: Larry Yang
8. Sorry, Baby. Director: Eva Victor (HBO Max)
7. One Battle After Another. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (HBO Max)
6. Resurrection. Director Bi Gan -
Best Films of 2025: Runners-Up (Honorable Mentions)
Angela’s Honorable Mentions:
Rebuilding, dir: Max Walker-Silverman (on demand)
Cloud, dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Criterion)
The Baltimorons, dir: Jay Duplass (AMC, on demand)
HappyEnd, dir: Neo Sora (Criterion)
Homebound, dir: Neeraj Ghaywan (Netflix)
The Balconettes, dir: Noémie Merlant (Kanopy)
Universal Language, dir: Matthew Rankin (Kanopy)
Black Bag, dir: Steven Soderbergh (Prime)
Sly Lives, (aka The Burden of Black Genius) dir: Questlove (Hulu)
40 Acres, dir: R.T. Thorne (Hulu)
Twinless, dir: James Sweeney (Hulu)
Hedda, dir: Nia DaCosta (Prime)
Sister Midnight, dir: Karan Kandhari (Hulu)Autumn’s Honorable Mentions:
Black Bag, dir: Steven Soderbergh (Prime)
The Balconettes, dir: Noémie Merlant (Kanopy)
Teki Cometh, dir: Daihachi Yoshida
Left-Handed Girl, dir: Shih-Ching Tsou (Netflix)
My Sunshine, dir: Hiroshi Okuyama (on demand)
It Ends, dir: Alexander Ullom
Urchin, dir: Harris Dickinson (Hulu)
The Testament of Ann Lee, dir: Mona Fastvold
Sister Midnight, dir: Karan Kandhari (Hulu) -
Reel Film Snobs: Gore Galore!
Tokyo Gore Police (2008) Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura
Meatball Machine (2005) Directors: Yudai Yamaguchi, Jun’ichi Yamamoto
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) Director: Lam Nai-Choi
Braindead (1992) Director: Peter Jackson







