Join Bethany and Joel for one of our favorite times of the year - time to talk about all of the things we loved in movies for the year! We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week but it was fun to just chat about a good year at the movies.

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Joel –

Worst Movie of the Year:

Heart Eyes available on Netflix

Best Theatrical Experience:

Princess Mononoke

Best TV:

The Lowdown available on Hulu
Long Story Short available on Netflix
The Pitt available on HBO Max
Andor available on Disney+

Best New to Me Movies of 2025:

5. Paper Moon available on Criterion
4. Shin Godzilla available on HBO Max
3. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert available for rental
2. Viy available for rental
1. Lonely Are the Brave available for rental

Joel’s Top 10 of 2025

Bethany –

Worst Movie of the Year:

Fear Street: Prom Queen available on Netflix

Best Theatrical Experience:

One Battle After Another at the Music Box in Chicago

Best TV:

Adolescence available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Percy Jackson available on Disney+
Pluribus available on Apple+
Heated Rivalry available on HBO Max

Best New to Me Movies of 2025:

5. The Gleaners and I available on Criterion
4. Citizen’s Band available for rental
3. Miami Vice available for rental
2. Hester Street available on Criterion
1. News from Home/No Home Movie available on Criterion and for rental

Bethany’s Top 10 of 2025