1990 Retrospective: The Best Films of 1990
With the completion of our 1990 retrospective, De Facto Film Reviews officially marks a major milestone: our archived Top 10 lists now stretch back through every single year of the [...]
Mid-Year Review: The Best Films so far of 2026
So far, 2026 has been a breakthrough year for cinematic underdogs, championed by indie filmmakers and surprise hits like Obsession and Backrooms. Exhausted by repetitive IP franchises, an oversaturated streaming [...]
The Best Films of 2025 – Editors’ Choice
Do not believe anyone that tells you 2025 was a weak year for cinema. In many respects, 2025 was an embarrassment of riches for many different genres and styles of [...]
Year in Review: The Best Films of 2025
As I walked out of the New York Film Festival back in the fall, I knew I could easily develop a top ten list upon the festival because I knew [...]
2010 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2010
Reflecting back to the state of cinema from 2010 to now shows both a progression and regression in how we watch films. Sadly, so many boutique films in the metro [...]
1995 Retrospective: The Best Films of 1995
The 1990s will always be perceived as a superlative decade for cinema. Especially 1995, a year where so many films brewed into classics as the years went by. From game-changing [...]
P.T. Anderson Retrospective (Film Rankings from Worst to Best)
Easily one of the most extraordinary and gifted visionaries working today, Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the world's most celebrated and renowned filmmakers of our era. With the release [...]
2005 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2005
2005 in many ways resembles 2025. Politically, it was a miserable year, as we were in the first year of the second term of George W. Bush, and we had [...]
Ash
"Ash" will worm its way into your brain, sure, but leave much of its sordid alien world and the human crew inhabiting it narratively wanting.
7th Annual DeFacto Film Awards
Welcome to the 7th annual DeFacto Film Awards! In honor of the Oscars airing tonight, please enjoy our personal picks, as voted on by our writers. This year our selections [...]