Sorry, Baby (2025)

IMDb plot summary: After a tragic event, a woman finds herself alone while everyone else continues with their lives as if nothing had happened.

Directed by Eva Victor. Stars Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, and Louis Cancelmi.

Sorry, Baby follows a young woman throughout two chapters in her life: one in which she is groomed by one of her college professors, and the second in which she comes to terms with that and how it has affected her in ways she didn't necessarily recognize at first. This is the directorial debut of Eva Victor, and it's an astoundingly good one. It's one of those films that really lets its characters live in the world, and even as there is obviously drama and plot and action happening around them, the overall feeling is one of sitting with the characters in the quiet spaces in their heads. Besides directing, Victor also plays our lead, and she is incredible here. She conveys subtly but believably all the conflicting emotions going on with this character throughout the story. I found the ending very moving. It doesn't have a big dramatic happy resolution, but it does conclude the emotional journey that we've been on in a way that I appreciated. I also really loved how they portrayed the female friendships in this movie, both the positive ones and the ones that are less healthy. Overall an incredibly strong debut and I cannot wait to see more of what this director puts out.

How it entered my Flickchart:

🎥 Sorry, Baby (2025)

📊 Ranked #515/4236 on my Flickchart

🎯 Flickscore™: 87

beat 2046 (#2200 → #2201)

beat I Want You Back (#1149 → #1154)

beat Regarding Henry (#616 → #623)

beat Akeelah and the Bee (#292 → #305)

lost to Up (#126 → #127)

lost to Speed (#200 → #209)

lost to Dawn of the Dead (#238 → #247)

beat Ball of Fire (#269 → #292)

lost to Sabrina (#258 → #269)

lost to The Fly (#264 → #171)

lost to Jean de Florette (#267 → #166)

lost to Weapons (#268 → #264)