{"id":10042798,"date":"2025-12-11T14:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanyaland.com\/?p=10042798"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:09:26","slug":"year-in-review-our-favorite-film-screen-performances-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanyaland.com\/2025\/12\/11\/year-in-review-our-favorite-film-screen-performances-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in ReView: Vanyaland&#8217;s favorite film screen performances of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to know my thoughts on acting in movies, I&#8217;d point you to the scene from <em>Moneyball<\/em> in which Billy Beane tries to convince Scott Hatteberg to play first base. It is <em>incredibly hard<\/em>, though the compensation and fame and all of the other accoutrements go a long way to convince the average schlub that it&#8217;s easy as hell. Just imagine trying to do a monologue in which you have to run the gamut of emotions while not looking at a camera, get distracted by bright lights, and have thirty or forty crew members with varying degrees of interest and involvement in the scene staring at you. That&#8217;s before you add something like stunt work or visual effects to the mixture. It&#8217;s why, unless an actor is also a writer, director, producer, or other person of significant influence, I tend to place the blame for bad work on directors. Ultimately, they&#8217;re (in a very simplified way) responsible for the final product. One never knows what takes wound up on the cutting room floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"MONEY BALL - PLAY FIRST BASE\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GzTsGdY_vFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, it&#8217;s with that prologue that I give you some of my favorite performances from the films of 2025, which was a <em>very<\/em> good year for comedy, among other genres. I&#8217;ve tried to spotlight a few actors who I don&#8217;t think will get nominated for year-end awards, either because their movies don&#8217;t slot nicely into Oscar categories or there&#8217;s a bigger co-star out there who&#8217;ll get all the laurels. Likewise, some of the bigger-name dramatic actors are missing from this list, because you don&#8217;t need me to tell you that Jesse Buckley and Paul Mescal (<em>Hamnet<\/em>), Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve (<em>Sentimental Value<\/em>), or Wagner Moura (<em>The Secret Agent<\/em>) deliver outstanding performances in their respective films. Other sites will do that, and I concur with them: they are great. Meanwhile, I&#8217;m going to heap praise on a dog, T-Mac, and <em>The Naked Gun<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, crack open a few small beers and enjoy&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Marisa Abela<\/strong>, <em>Black Bag<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This honor could go to the entire ensemble, but Marisa Abela holds her own well with enough stars in it to make its own constellation. She also has the film\u2019s best punchline, and provides handy advice for anyone looking to beat a polygraph test. Not saying any of you would ever need that, but still \u2014 that\u2019s a public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Black Bag Exclusive Movie Clip - Polygraph Tests (2025)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8pZ7h0B79hQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong>, <em>Blue Moon<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Move over, Bagel Boss guy \u2014 this is what true Short King Energy looks like. All kidding aside, this is probably the best dramatic performance of the year, with Ethan Hawke\u2019s sweaty charm transforming Robert Kaplow\u2019s dialogue into its own kind of free-form music. Richard Linklater knew what he was working with here, which is why he saved all of his cinematic flourishes for <em>Nouvelle Vague<\/em>. No gilded lilies here: just perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"BLUE MOON - 10 Minute Extended Preview\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIrX2YOuLyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indy the Dog<\/strong>, <em>Good Boy<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s an old adage that \u201cchildren and animals\u201d are the worst to work with on a film set, but as this dog\u2019s starring turn shows, all you really need is patience. Maybe two to three years of it, given that\u2019s how long it took to shoot, but it\u2019s hard to argue with the results. It&#8217;s hard to make some Oscar winners sit still &#8212; imagine trying to do that with <em>your <\/em>dog, not a trained show animal, for the length of a workprint. I know I would have given up after ten minutes of trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Good Boy Movie Clip - Whistle In the Woods (2025)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUdJB5cjAmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rose Byrne<\/strong>, <em>If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve seen frustrated comments hating on Rose Byrne\u2019s character being a \u201cshitty mom\u201d or whatever, and I\u2019d just like to say: Congratulations! You got the <em>other <\/em>side of this complex, emotional performance, in which Byrne and Mary Bronstein critique this kind of attitude while also empathizing with it. We have a problem with caretakers owning up to their own variation of Christ\u2019s Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane \u2014 in short, we have a problem with supposed archetypes of noble self-sacrifice struggling with doubt and fear. Watch it again and pay attention to how <em>this isn\u2019t typical for her<\/em>. Then, maybe, you\u2019ll get the richness of her work here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"If I Had Legs I&#039;d Kick You | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywFDoT7LBbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Whole Goddamn Ensemble<\/strong>, <em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If anyone from the <em>Marty Supreme <\/em>cast is going to take home some hardware, it&#8217;ll probably be Timmy Chalamet, who exudes white boy rizz behind his glasses and under his zits. Yet his work wouldn&#8217;t be as good if it weren&#8217;t for the legion of supporting performers surrounding him. I don&#8217;t have the space to explain how each one of these actors fits into the feature, but know that you won&#8217;t forget them once you see it: Odessa A&#8217;zion, Tyler Okonma, Kevin O&#8217;Leary, Gwenyth Paltrow, Phillippe Petit (yes, that one), Abel Ferrera, Fran Drescher, George Gervin, Pico Iyer, Penn Jillette, Ted Williams, Emory Cohen, Fred Hechingher, Larry &#8220;Ratso&#8221; Sloman, Kemba Walker, and, T-Mac himself, Tracey McGrady. Jesus Christ, <em>what a cast<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Marty Supreme | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s9gSuKaKcqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson<\/strong>, <em>The Naked Gun<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gossip column headlines aside, this pairing made Jorma Taccone\u2019s reboot of the classic Zucker-Abrams-Zucker series into perhaps the best studio comedy released so far this decade. They\u2019re perfectly matched in intensity and commitment to the bit, and are just absurdly funny when put together. The night-vision scene, the snowman-fantasy, the credits gag\u2026 Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson were just on fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Naked Gun | &quot;Snowman&quot; Film Clip | Paramount Pictures Australia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_TprYlgb7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lee Byung-hun<\/strong>, <em>No Other Choice<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just a fantastic turn from Lee Byung-hun, who embodies the perfect protagonist for Park Chan-wook in the director&#8217;s recent Hitchcock-esque era. He&#8217;s the curdled remains of an average everyman protagonist, twisted by despair and envy, and he&#8217;s empathetic, buffoonish, and terrifying all in equal measure. It&#8217;s such a brilliantly self-effacing turn, as well &#8212; his stone-faced blankness providing every punchline with extra heft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"No Other Choice Exclusive Movie Clip - Up for Sale (2025)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPZgyfZ0ZUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benicio Del Toro<\/strong>, <em>One Battle After Another \/ The Phoenician Scheme<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Could it be?<em> Really<\/em>? Am I really writing something positive about <em>One Battle After Another<\/em>, a movie I actually thought was pretty good? Yeah, it\u2019s true, and Benicio Del Toro had a lot to do with that evaluation. To give you an idea of how far his work in that film penetrated mainstream culture: \u201ca few small beers\u201d regularly gets soundbite play on Boston sports radio. He\u2019s the reason that people will look back at this as fondly as they do, a pitch-perfect straight man to DiCaprio\u2019s Rick-Dalton-but-without-the-accent. Shout out also to his work in Wes Anderson\u2019s latest \u2014 a brilliantly understated performance in Anderson\u2019s best dark comedy in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"One Battle After Another \u2502 Few Small Beers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RD-LAuVFzH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Miles Caton<\/strong>, <em>Sinners<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I love a thankless role, and there might be no better one this year than Miles Caton\u2019s point-of-view character in Ryan Coogler\u2019s horror masterpiece. It\u2019s easy to forget that this is Caton\u2019s <em>debut<\/em> performance on-screen, and he more than holds his own against an absolutely stacked roster, featuring no less than <em>two <\/em>Michael B. Jordans. Without his presence, <em>Sinners<\/em>\u2019 best scene \u2014 the barn-burning dance number \u2014 wouldn\u2019t be nearly as effective, nor would its story have as much pathos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sinners | I Lied To You Song | Movie Clip | Warner Bros. 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