The Best TV of 2025 (So Far)
The 18 shows of 2025 that you need to have seen to talk about TV this year.
New Reviews
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print
Cortlyn Kelly
Heads of State
Matt Zoller Seitz
40 Acres
Cortlyn Kelly
Kill the Jockey
Carlos Aguilar
The Old Guard 2
Robert Daniels
Jurassic World Rebirth
Christy Lemire
The Last Class
Matt Zoller Seitz
Afternoons of Solitude
Glenn Kenny
Hot Milk
Nell Minow
M3GAN 2.0
Peyton Robinson
My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay
Sheila O’Malley
Ponyboi
Sheila O’Malley
It’s One Louder: “This is Spinal Tap” Turns 41
Richard Roeper looks back on the mockumentary that goes to 11 on the occasion of its 41st anniversary.
From the blog
TV/Streaming
The Best TV of 2025 (So Far)
TV/Streaming
Netflix’s “The Sandman” Finally Shoots For The Stars With Volume 1 of Final Season
Interviews
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Victoria Mahoney on “The Old Guard 2”
Features
The Lonely Landscapes of “Materialists” and “The Worst Person in the World”
Short Films in Focus
Short Films in Focus: Q&A with “Living Reality” Director Philip Thompson
Festivals & Awards
A Dispatch From the Bentonville Film Festival
MZS
The Unloved, Part 138: Rebel Moon
Tributes
Light the Fuse: Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025)
Features
Sex and Threads: The Major Works of Takashi Miike
TV/Streaming
AMC’s “Nautilus” Gives Us Indiana-Jones Worthy Adventure with Imperialist Villains
Features
59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to Honor Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard
Features
