Sachin’s Best of 2025 (and maybe 2026!)
Sachin Hingoo looks back on the 2025 films that brought him joy, the ones that didn’t, and the 2026 films that promise to do so!
Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his)
Sachin Hingoo is a Toronto-based writer whose work currently appears on Biff Bam Pop! and The Cultural Gutter. You can find all his writing at https://authory.com/shingoo
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In György Pálfi’s ‘Hen’, the Real Lady Bird is (in) the Eggs We Laid Along The Way
Anyone that knows me will tell you that I’m a sucker for an unconventional animal-themed film and while it doesn’t have the in-your-face animated aesthetic of last year’s Flow, György Pálfi’s new film ‘Hen’ chicken-scratches that itch in a major way.
The Cultural Gutter 