The Top 20 Performances of 2025 + Train Dreams & Is This Thing On? Reviews

On this episode of Project Big Screen, we rank our Top 20 Performances of 2025 — what did we miss? We also review three films, including Bradley Cooper’s latest directorial effort, ‘Is This Thing On?’, Netflix’s Oscar-buzzy ’Train Dreams’, and our first 2026 release yet, ‘Primate’. Stick around until the end of the episode to hear Gooch’s instructions on how to join our fan rankings! Make sure to like and subscribe! Timecodes: || Intro - (0:00) || Is This Thing On? Review - (2:35) || Is This Thing On? SPOILERS - (14:08) || Train Dreams Review - (24:26) || Train Dreams SPOILERS - (35:50) || Ad - (42:42) || Primate Review - (43:57) || Alamo Drafthouse - (53:52) || People We Meet On Vacation - (58:39) || Physical Media Corner - (1:01:44) || Ad - (1:07:25) || Top 20 Performances of the Year - (1:08:51) Follow us on Social Media: barstool.link/pbs X | Twitter | Letterboxd: @ProjBigScreen IG | Tik Tok: @ProjectBigScreen Our Personal Letterboxds: Jeff: @JeffDLowe Gooch: @BobGoochman Kenjac: @Kenjac Klemmer: @ChrisKlemmer Kirk: @KirkMinihane You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/lightscamerabarstool