Episode 242: Favorite Films of 2025 (feat. Patrick Ripoll + Bill Ackerman)

What a year. Thank God it's over. For a nearly five-hour long conversation among my two dearest friends and fellow podcasters, we reveal 25 our of favorite films of 2025. One of our guests mainly focuses on the horror genre while I decide not to rank the titles and simply list them in alphabetical order. Obviously, my number one is a film we talked about earlier this year in its entirety as a separate bonus episode (below). But there are 24 more films to celebrate as well (many more from my guests too). Joining me as always are film historian/podcaster/commentator Bill Ackerman (Supporting Characters) and the co-host of 96 Greers and the host of Tracks of the Damned, Patrick Ripoll. We all have opinions, lots of surprises to share and so many titles for you to seek out. I wish I was a bit more enthused about the year in film but I am very happy to share 25 titles that I certainly think are well worth your time. Hoping you feel this episode is also worth your time! And so grateful to my two passionate cinephiles for returning to nerd out on New Year's Day! Special thanks to guest contributor and friend Chloe Waryan (of Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast ) for sharing her picks at around the 18 minute mark too! Follow Bill: Supporting Characters Follow Patrick: 96 Greers // Tracks of the Damned Listen To Us Discuss One Battle After Another: My Favorite Film of 2025 Other Year-End Episodes From Previous Guests I Recommend: The Nick D Podcast Genre Grinder Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast

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Episode 242: Favorite Films of 2025 (feat. Patrick Ripoll + Bill Ackerman) is an episode from Director's Club by Jim Laczkowski.

This episode is 04:53:21 long.

This episode was published on Jan 2, 2026.

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