If you were to sum up 2025 in a film, which would you pick? The question that nearly wrecked the brain of Slate’s chief movie critic.
Guest: <a href="https://slate.com/author/dana-stevens">Dana Stevens</a>, Slate’s movie critic.
Dana’s <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/best-movies-2025-top-10-new-streaming-netflix.html">ten best movies of 2025</a>.
Her review of <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-michael-b-jordan-ryan-coogler-hailee-steinfeld.html">Sinners</a>.
And her review of <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/09/one-battle-after-another-leonardo-dicaprio-sean-penn.html">One Battle After Another</a>.
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