And in this order. Yes, that’s correct — The President’s Cake is judged to be a better, more nourishing film that One Battle After Another
1. Josh Safdie‘s Marty Supreme (the finest, most adrenalized, most type-A-meets-grade-A film of the year….no politics, just pogo sticks)
2. Joachim Trier‘s Sentimental Value (generates honest current, nails it, gets nothing wrong)
3. Chloe Zhao‘s Hamnet (except it was overpraised in Telluride, and I know at least one critic who’s sorta kinda frowning)
4. Zach Cregger‘s Weapons
5. Hasan Hadi‘s The President’s Cake (brilliant, transporting)
6. Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After Another (te second most overpraised film of the year, the first being Sinners)
7. Kent Jones‘ Late Fame
8. Kaouther Ben Hania‘s The Voice of Hind Rajib
9. Noah Baumbach‘s Jay Kelly.
10. (Special Feature Documentary Stand-Out) David Kittredge‘s Boorman and the Devil.