Judd Taylor

5 2025 Films Overlooked by the Oscars: For Your Consideration Here is a list of five of the best films of 2025 that did not receive a single Oscar nomination, for your consideration for community screenings, academic study, or library acquisition if they aren’t ...

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Here is a list of five of the best films of 2025 that did not receive a single Oscar nomination, for your consideration for community screenings, academic study, or library acquisition.

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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante

Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”

Godfellas
They're no longer mafia... they've turned to the church 😂

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The Godfather Part II
The Godfather
Goodfellas
The Grand Budapest Hotel

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E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
Fargo
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A Few Good Men

Wildcards:

Fatal Attraction
Field of Dreams
Five Easy Pieces
Fences

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I'm stealing other people's wildcards that I agree with because I'm too lazy to look them up. Thanks to all those doing the research!!!

We Can Be Heroes: 6 Films About Identity, Belonging and Self-Discovery This curated selection of films on identity, belonging and self-discovery can be programmed individually or as a series for community or academic screenings to foster embracing the unique qualities th...

Check out my article on films about identity, belonging and self-discovery at Video Librarian. I'm excited to write about MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS, WE CAN BE HEROES and more.

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DR. STRANGE LOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING IN LOVE THE BOMB

DANCES WITH WOLVES

DOG DAY AFTERNOON

THE DEER HUNTER

Yeah I got three!

I'm very excited to contribute to Video Librarian whose mission I wholly support, which is to help libraries & educators discover, evaluate, & share exceptional learning materials, including suggestions for film collections & screenings.

More reviews & articles coming soon!

Silver Star This crime dramedy should appeal to fans of independent cinema, and film students to show what can be accomplished on a low budget.

I'm happy to announce I'm now a Contributing Writer & Film Critic for Video Librarian.

Check out my review of award-winning French filmmakers Lola Bessis & Ruben Amar’s crime dramedy SILVER STAR.

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CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
CABARET
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
CITIZEN KANE

Wildcards:
CINEMA PARADISO
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
COLD WAR

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Ok, this is the hardest one yet. Last entry was between KANE, CHINATOWN and CASABLANCA and KANE just edges those out.

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Oooh, I agree with

Wildcard:

BONNIE & CLYDE

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The Bridge Over River Kwai

Black Swan

Brokeback Mountain

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Sorry BIRDMAN, BLACKKKLANSMAN, THE BIG SHORT and BANSHEES 😥

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APOCALYPSE NOW
AMADEUS
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
THE AVIATOR

YouTube video by westnyacktwins SCTV - Exorcising with Reagan Blair

Catherine O’Hara’s “Exorcising” sketch from the early days of SCTV

youtu.be/S4lYdSKriks

Anti-ICE protesters call for nationwide shutdown on January 30 Organizers are urging protesters to take part in a day of "no school, no work and no shopping" and say and say enough is enough.

Nationwide Shutdown this Friday to protest the Nazi Gestapo ICE. No work, no school, NO SHOPPING!

www.newsweek.com/ice-protests...

ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months

1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees

ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals

Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care

🧵

I love that Criterion’s going to release John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy.

But they should be releasing ROSEWOOD too. Very underrated film, and should be talked about more.

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Trying to remember my 5 and too lazy to look up... so here goes for the bonus win -- just gotta go with my favs:

AMADEUS
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE WIZARD OF OZ
ALMOST FAMOUS

Last spot a tough one for me with O BROTHER, but if we're talking a film that encapsulates music & the music scene, that's AF!

SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD

SINNERS

THE PRODUCERS

THE WIZARD OF OZ

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God, get your 💩 together!

ALMOST FAMOUS

WHIPLASH

A STAR IS BORN

WEIRD: THE AL YANCOVIC STORY

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Inside Llewyn Davis
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
La La Land

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AMADEUS
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
BILLY ELLIOT
THIS IS SPINAL TAP

Variety has covered the leak!

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

And here's another link just in case it gets pulled:

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BREAKING: Here's a link to the full CBS CECOT segment (about 13 minutes) that CBS pulled from 60 Minutes. I'm reading it aired in Canada so someone there filmed it.

This is an absolute atrocity and a clear violation of human rights.

drive.google.com/file/d/1IhcL...

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And here's another link:

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