2025 sure was a year. We consumed so many short films that reflecting on best and worst was a rather daunting experience. Therefor Kage and I decided to tackle the end of the year list in a new way: Make our own little award show! Who was the best performer? What had the best set design? What was the worst remake? As usual, the one real rule was that it had to be something we watched for the first time in 2025. Otherwise, it was a free for all. Let's begin! *** Best and Worst of 2025... BEST SCENE OF THE YEAR Flesh and Fire Read Original Review A witchy, arcane experience where a woman tends to herself sing a lit candle. It's also infuriatingly brief and apparently only a trailer for a bigger work we were never able to find. This is our new White Whale. If anyone can direct us to the full experience that is Flesh and Fire, please do. It has never left our minds since we saw it. We are bewitche d. Also, if there was an award for Best Use of a Candle of the Year, Flesh and Fire w...

Title: Cheers! Portland, the Strip Club Capital of America Year: 2024 Starring: Maggie Magnolia, Phoenix Rising, Axel Director: Megan Ashley Alan Synopsis: Portland, Oregon has the most strip clubs per capita of any major U.S. city. Through interviews with strippers, regulars, and industry experts, viewers are invited to leave their preconceived notions at the door and step into a highly misunderstood world. - via Amazon Prime Lilith's Notes: Oh my god why are my eyes wet?? Watch Now: Amazon | Apple TV "So, I was working at a different club and I got in trouble for doing the robot." Some time during the pandemic, I remember reading a tweet that said something along the lines of “We’ve reached the neon cyberpunk portion of the dystopia”. Attached to the tweet was a link to a news story about a strip club in Oregon who invented a drive-thru strip club experience. Five years later, maybe you’re wondering what happened to those sexy entrepreneurs? Or maybe you forgot a...