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Top 10 Movies of 2025

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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

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: 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’