Due to demand, I’ll start a thread updating the Critics’ Choice Awards winners at 7 PM Eastern

I saw so many compelling, sometimes strange, and always thoughtful films in 2025. Some arrived to acclaim, others slipped out quietly; many landed on streaming platforms and disappeared without much notice at all.

I’m late to this one, as I’ve been looking into some of the hints Steven Soderbergh has sprinkled inside his annual “Seen, Read 2025.”

Gunn seems measured but hopeful about the potential of having his DCU working under the leadership of Netflix.

The more risk-taking a film is, the more divided the reaction will be. Two years ago, film critics were dunking on Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon”; they could not stand the excess.

“One Battle After Another” is only the fourth film in history to win the NYFCC, LAFCA, NBR, and NSFC. The other three films are “Schindler’s List,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “The Social Network.”

How about “The Housemaid”? What a sleeper hit this one has become. It’s set not to dip at all in its third weekend. No, really — it earned $15M last weekend, and it’s set to earn $15M again.

Abrams’ film, which previously went by the working title “Ghostwriter,” and is set up at Warner Bros., now has an official title.

On Letterboxd, there’s been a recent surge in the trend of logging as many movies as possible, often called “rate-everything” or “list completion” behavior.

Chevy Chase’s current PR tour has been further proof of why the man is so widely disliked by people who have had the misfortune of working with him.

During the 2010s, Mann went as far as to select “Avatar” as one of his picks for BFI’s Sight and Sound poll of The Greatest Films of All Time. 

Just my opinion, but I find Mescal to be an overhyped actor—much like Pedro Pascal—whose popularity seems driven more by social media buzz than by genuine acting clout.

In early December, CriticsTop10 started updating its site with 2025 lists. They do this every year, and as far as I know, they’re the only outlet that fully concentrates on this. Bless ’em.

Netflix reportedly only wants to keep movies in theaters for 17 days after it buys Warner Bros, a move that would “steamroll the theatrical business.”

Scot Teller, who plays Burt Young/Paulie, has posted that Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” will be released in November 2026. That’s a major fall slot, which indicates Amazon/MGM has positioned the film for awards contention.

So, the audience for these ‘Avatar’ movies is indeed shrinking, but we expected that. Still, in the current state of theatrical—and with many proclaiming $800M as the new $1 billion for movie success—Disney will take the W

Dolan has now posted an image of the script on his Instagram with “Autumn 2026” written on it. This thing is actually happening.

Sean Baker isn’t kidding when he says filmmakers should be pushing for longer theatrical windows.

Sources tell Nexus Point News that Jeremy Allen White is in talks to join the cast of A24’s “Peaked,” which co-stars his real-life girlfriend Molly Gordon.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year, and here’s to an even bigger, louder, and more exciting year for movies and for World of Reel.