150 Films Later: Rolling the End Credits on My 2025

By the end of 2025, I had watched 150 films.

Not as research. Not as homework. Simply as part of a habit I’ve carried with me for years. Watching cinema as a way of thinking, feeling, and staying connected to the craft.

I didn’t keep a ranking or a list of favourites. Some films were extraordinary, some were frustrating, and some were quietly forgettable. But each one took up space in my head for a moment, asked something of me, or reminded me why film remains such a powerful and elastic medium.

Instead of writing reviews or pulling together a “best of” list, I decided to let the titles speak for themselves. The video I’ve shared is structured like end credits. Watching the names drift by felt like closing a chapter, not on the films themselves, but on a year shaped by sitting in the dark and paying attention.

As a filmmaker, I’m always noticing performance choices, pacing, framing, and the invisible decisions that hold a story together. Some of the films I watched directly influenced projects I worked on this year. Others simply reminded me of the risks cinema can take when it trusts the audience.

During creative blocks, moments of self-doubt, or when I just needed to remember that storytelling is bigger than any one project. Those films might not show up on award lists, but they mattered to me.

Every film, good or bad, left a trace. And together, they formed the backdrop of a year spent learning, absorbing, and staying curious.

Now the credits fade to black.

A new year begins.

And the next film is already waiting.