From vampires to aliens, from Tollywood to Hollywood, from indies to blockbusters, here are the best movies of 2025.
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ gives us some of the most spectacular visuals of the year, but maintains the saga’s simplified storytelling.
Timothée Chalamet delivers a captivating performance as a ping-pong player in relentless pursuit of greatness in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.

Fueled by a stellar performance from Rashmika Mandanna, The Girlfriend packs a punch, offering an important story about toxic relationships, self-discovery, and the healing power of female friendship.

Make some room on your top 10 list because Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a frantic, funny, and heartfelt father-daughter story that feels incredibly relevant in our current political climate.

We’ve seen cinematic universes, supernatural stories, and otherworldly action heroes a million times, but Dominic Arun’s Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra gives us a refreshing and meticulously-made take on the superhero genre.
Alexei Toliopoulos, one of my all-time favorite podcasters, joined me to chat about Sean Baker’s film Anora on the latest episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.
Anora, Sean Baker’s humorous, engaging, and emotional Cinderella story, could be one of the best movies of 2024.
Kt Baldasarro from MovieRuntime returns to chat about The Substance from director Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
Jason Reitman’s fast-paced, dialogue-dense ‘Saturday Night’ takes us back to a time when the half-century-old SNL was a revolutionary symbol of counterculture.
Sebastian Stan masters the mannerisms of the megalomaniacal former president, but ‘The Apprentice’ lacks perspective and a point.
Joker: Folie À Deux criticizes devotees of 2019’s Joker through courtroom drama and musical numbers. And if that sounds weird to you, you’re right.
A Different Man highlights the talents of Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson but lacks some of the bite of films that tackled similar themes this year.
Alexis and Billy from Geek of Oz chat about the 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy on the latest episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.