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Bennett’s Top 10 Movies of 2025

To invoke my favorite fictional critic of the year, this list is actually really emotional! Maybe it’ll resonate with you.

Bi Gan’s new film is not only a valentine to moviegoing, but a challenge to moviemakers.

James Cameron’s sequel is a cinematic cousin of his 1989 film “The Abyss,” which confronted (and nearly drowned in) divine endlessness.

Zhao’s latest is not only in a tormented romance between a woman and a man, but between wildness and civilization.

Cinema is uniquely suited to dramatize politics. Here are three lessons from the careers of movie politicians.

Annihilating violence rages through Bigelow’s oeuvre, making “A House of Dynamite” seem like the inevitable fulfillment of a promise.

Paul Thomas Anderson knows that while fascism and racism are no joke, laughter can be a lethal weapon against authoritarians and bigots.

Kogonada, director of “Columbus” and “After Yang,” returns with a beguiling and frustrating fantasy.

Frisky fun from a director who’s at his most exuberant when he’s frolicking in the dark.

These are the movies I watched this season, presented in order of preference.