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I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

Noticing now the third documentary in a row made me feel suspicious about my tendency to genre-crowd films: this is also the case of comedies that often appear in pairs. I saw Pereira's film at Berlinale, which is a specific setting, marred by overstimulation: it's like going to three festive dinners daily for over a week after months of hermit life. Its pairing with Wiseman's film makes sense in terms of their affective load: both sparkle with text while sticking to the documentary film genre conventions.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

I watched 103 great films in 2025. This is their breakdown.

Tati's penultimate feature film is less consistently magnetic, but there's tons to enjoy, particularly in terms of brief observational moments showing people doing quirky things in and around their cars. These collections of multiple low-key scenes play more effecting than, say, one longer scene, where Tati's protagonist is suspended on a tree at night. Its framing as, maybe intentionally, the film's centerpiece adds to its odd rhythm.