Classic Movies Live Season 6, Episode 31 – Year In Review 2025
January 7, 2026
In the season finale of Classic Movies Live!, our hosts talk about 6 movies they haven’t had the chance to talk about yet! With help from many special guests!
Join us as Pierre and Jeff discuss their favourite films of the year, including plenty that are just too strange for us to have devoted a full episode to. Additionally, our hosts discuss the current state of the film industry, and what it’s like to see a film in 2026!
In this episode, be prepared for minor spoilers for Lilo & Stitch and Jurassic World: Rebirth. Major spoilers (potentially) for all of the following:
Kokuho
Predator: Badlands
100 Meters
HIM
Resurrection
Materialists
Of the above films, Jeff reviewed Kokuho and HIM for Contra Zoom Pod, and you can find those reviews here: Kokuho, HIM.
Special thanks to all the guests featured in this episode, including:
Dakota Arsenault from Contra Zoom Pod, last heard on CML in Episode 6 of our Director Showdown Series! Dakota especially liked our Frankenstein & The Bride and Apichatpong Weerasethakul vs. Ava DuVernay episodes! We especially liked CZP’s K-Pop Demon Hunters and VIFF episodes!
Pedro Lima, last heard on Season 6, Episode 19: TIFF Preview. Pedro writes reviews for several outlets, including Contra Zoom Pod, Shortstick, Movies We Texted About, and Keith Loves Movies. Pedro wrote a wonderful review of the film Dry Leaf over at Movies We Texted About.
Kylie Corcoran, last heard on Kicking It with Kendrick Episode 3: The Twilight Saga.
rach, last heard on Season 5, Episode 3: The Zone of Interest.
And Jason Christian of Cold War Cinema. We especially enjoyed Jason’s episodes on Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Pickup On South Street
While he isn’t featured on the episode, longtime friend of the show Ben also conducted an excellent interview with Celine Song, director of Materialists, which you can check out directly on YouTube.
