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:  Emmanuelle Year:  1974 Starring:  Sylvia Kristel, Daniel Sarky, Alain Cuny  Director:  Just Jaeckin Synopsis:  An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage. - via Letterboxd.com Lilith's Notes:  Once more we dive into classics. Buy:  Amazon     "l knew then that a cascade is only beautiful if you can say so to the one you love." I realize it’s kind of arrogant to claim a deep dive into a franchise that has seven parts, not to mention countless unauthorized spin-offs, a video game, a reboot and two novels, while engaging in just the first film, the most recent remake, and listened to a possibly abridged version of one of the two novels. But, realistically, there’s only so many hours in a week and Kage and I aren’t getting any younger. So, while we admittedly dove into the shallower end of the experience, we did ultimately decide that since Emmanuelle is s...