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From a Taipei night market to a rundown baseball diamond to a Mississippi juke joint, the movies of 2025 brought us unforgettable stories and characters that only humans could dream up.

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Where’s the Tylenol? Analyzing Clark Griswold’s Meltdown Speech in ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’
Where’s the Tylenol? Analyzing Clark Griswold’s Meltdown Speech in ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’
This Christmas, Give the Gift of ‘Millions’
This Christmas, Give the Gift of ‘Millions’
Review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is a stunning yet familiar spectacle
Review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is a stunning yet familiar spectacle
How to Enjoy ‘The Polar Express’
How to Enjoy ‘The Polar Express’
‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ is the Greatest Literary Adaptation Ever Made
‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ is the Greatest Literary Adaptation Ever Made
Review: Bonkers thriller ‘The Housemaid’ ramps up to a gleeful level of adults-only insanity
Review: Bonkers thriller ‘The Housemaid’ ramps up to a gleeful level of adults-only insanity
Christmas Movie Showdown: ‘Die Hard’ vs. ‘Eyes Wide Shut’
Christmas Movie Showdown: ‘Die Hard’ vs. ‘Eyes Wide Shut’
11 movies that would be stone-cold holiday classics if you set them during Christmastime
11 movies that would be stone-cold holiday classics if you set them during Christmastime

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‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago
‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago
How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas
How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas
Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?
What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?

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Review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is a stunning yet familiar spectacle
Review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is a stunning yet familiar spectacle
Review: Bonkers thriller ‘The Housemaid’ ramps up to a gleeful level of adults-only insanity
Review: Bonkers thriller ‘The Housemaid’ ramps up to a gleeful level of adults-only insanity
Review: ‘Marty Supreme’ hits like a bolt of lightning
Review: ‘Marty Supreme’ hits like a bolt of lightning
Review: ‘100 Nights of Hero’ is gorgeous and campy yet frustratingly empty
Review: ‘100 Nights of Hero’ is gorgeous and campy yet frustratingly empty

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A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack
A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack
Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
How to Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas
How to Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas
Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type
Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type

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Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
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