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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: Dana Stevens, Slate’s movie critic.
Dana’s ten best movies of 2025.
Her review of Sinners.
And her review of One Battle After Another.
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