Best Movies of 2025

Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.

?Oh. What. Fun.,? ?My Secret Santa? and More Christmas Movies to Stream

From ?Oh. What. Fun.? to ?A Very Jonas Christmas Movie,? a roundup of several new holiday titles to stream this season.

Which Films Could Be Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

?One Battle After Another,? ?Sinners,? ?Hamnet,? ?Marty Supreme? and ?Sentimental Value? are almost certain to be nominated. After that, it?s anyone?s guess.

Sondheim?s ?Merrily We Roll Along? Is Now a Film. Here?s What to Know.

The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here?s what to know about the show, and the movie.

Why Are There So Many Films Right Now Based on the Bible?

Films that take their stories from the Old or New Testament are filling screens big and small. To understand why, it helps to know Hollywood history.

Classic Christmas Movies to Stream: ?Meet Me in St. Louis,? ?The Family Stone? and More

Our list of classics is broad, from warm Old Hollywood favorites to the sort of boozy, vulgar entertainments that parents can watch after putting the kids to bed.

Jafar Panahi, Who Filmed in Secret in Iran, Wins Big at Gotham Awards

He won best director, original screenplay and international feature for ?It Was Just an Accident.? Best feature went to ?One Battle After Another.?

Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?

How one era changed everything about the culture ? and why we?re so nostalgic for its creations.

?The Merchants of Joy? Review: Cutthroat Christmas Tree Sales

A new documentary contains zesty character studies of competing New York City tree vendors as they prepare for the holiday season.

See All the Stars at the Gotham Awards: Elle Fanning, Hugh Jackman and More

It was all roast beef, chocolate cake and air kisses at the Gotham Awards in Lower Manhattan.

Best Movies and Shows Streaming in December 2025

?F1: The Movie,? ?It?s Never Over, Jeff Buckley? and ?The Life of Chuck? arrive, and ?Fallout? and ?Percy Jackson? return.

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in December

A slew of new titles are coming this month, including the latest ?Knives Out? mystery and a film starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler.

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf to Star in ?Death of a Salesman? on Broadway

Joe Mantello will direct the next revival of Arthur Miller?s ?Death of a Salesman,? opening in April at the Winter Garden Theater.

Daniel Woodrell, ?Country Noir? Novelist of ?Winter?s Bone,? Dies at 72

His tales of violence and squalor in his native Ozarks had the timeless quality of fables and inspired several movies.

Tom Stoppard Wrote Dialogue for Indiana Jones and Obi-Wan Kenobi

The playwright won an Academy Award for ?Shakespeare in Love.? But he was also a prolific script doctor who worked with filmmakers like Steven Spielberg.

Biyouna, Algerian Star With Tart Tongue Onscreen and Off, Dies at 73

For generations of Algerians, the fierce independence of her persona reflected their struggles in a country torn by civil war and repression.

Stream Movies Written by Tom Stoppard: ?Shakespeare In Love? and More

Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like ?Travesties? and ?Arcadia,? the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

Jason Schwartzman Finds Peace at the Library

?It?s almost like a movie set,? said the actor, now in the Christmas film ?Oh. What. Fun.,? ?and I have to pretend I?m working, too.?

Five Action Movies to Stream Now

This month?s picks include elaborate ambulance chasing, a killer shark and crime south of the border.

7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

Whether you?re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month?s picks, a portrait of a vanguard filmmaker, a look back at a televised clash between writers, and a reflection on a Hollywood star and pinup.

The Great Beatles Documentary That?s Nearly Impossible to See (Legally)

With ?The Beatles Anthology? now on Disney+, we dig into ?The Compleat Beatles,? another documentary on the band that is difficult to see legally but had an impact on a generation.

In ?The Tale of Silyan,? the Storks Are Watching

The birds? presence lends an otherworldly air to this nonfiction look at a family farm in a dying North Macedonian village.

?The Holiday?: A Festive Cocktail, Equal Parts Charm and Cringe

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black delivered a lesson on chemistry, good and bad, in the 2006 Nancy Meyers rom-com.

5 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off

The singer and songwriter died in April 2020 of Covid-19, delaying proper tributes. Now he is the subject of a new documentary, ?You Got Gold.?

?You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine? Review: Paying Tribute in Nashville

Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine?s songs in this engaging concert film.

?The Thing With Feathers? Review: Parenting Without Your Better Half

A grieving father struggles to care for his two children after the death of his wife. Even with its star, Benedict Cumberbatch, the movie never takes flight.

?The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo? Review: Freelancing Woes

Was a freelance photographer intentionally left out of the famous Vietnam War photo of ?Napalm Girl??

?Left-Handed Girl? Review: An Electric Portrait of Taipei

The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan.

?BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions? Review: An Artist?s Mind-Expanding Collage

In this dazzling essay movie, the director Kahlil Joseph draws on an array of sources ? news clips, old movies, family albums, an encyclopedia of ?Africana? ? to create a thrilling whole.

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