A fun discussion about Sinners, The Secret Agent, Hamnet, F1: The Movie, Train Dreams, One Battle After Another, Bugonia, Frankenstein and Sentimental Value – then some silly awards at the end.
With apologies to Emerald Fennell, who catches some strays.
Bast Picture Nominees Ranked
- F1
- Bugonia
- Sentimental Value
- Frankenstein (2025)
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners (2025)
- Hamnet
- Train Dreams
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent (2025)
Most Cursed Performance
- Amy Madigan in Weapons (2025)
- Harrison Ford in Captain America: Brave New World
- Brandon Sklenar in The Housemaid (2025)
Best Hang
- Benicio del Toro in One Battle After Another
- Ralph Fiennes in the 28 Years Later and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Worst Hang
- Sean Penn in one battle One Battle After Another
- any of the Jimmies in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
- the sick kid in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Picture
- The Secret Agent (2025)
Worst Film
- After the Hunt
- Caught Stealing
- The Roses
- Wuthering Heights (2026)?
Most Underrated Film
- No Other Choice
- Eddington
- Wake Up Dead Man
Most Underrated Performance
- Billy Crudup in Jay Kelly
- Oscar Isaac in Frankenstein (2025)
- Alexander Skarsgård in Pillion
- Harry Melling in Pillion
Most Video Game Coded Moment
- Train Dreams
- the end of both of the 28 Years Later films
- some of the set pieces in Superman (2025)
- The Running Man (2025)
Best Death
- the end of Weapons (2025)
- in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple someone gets a rusty hook in the head
- The guy falling out of the biplane in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The Why Was This Film So Long Award
- Marty Supreme
- The Housemaid (2025)
- Wicked: For Good
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Eddington
- Frankenstein (2025)
- One Battle After Another
- The Running Man (2025)
- Is This Thing On?
Best Blockbuster
- 28 Years Later
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Superman (2025)