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TOP NEW FILMS OF 2025
FRIENDSHIP
THE NAKED GUN
NO OTHER CHOICE
ONE OF THEM DAYS
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
SINNERS
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
DEATH OF A UNICORN
WEAPONS
RENTAL FAMILY
WAKE UP DEAD MAN
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES
SUPERMAN
COMPANION
SKIT
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
DON BLUTH: SOMEWHERE OUT THERE
MICKEY 17
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
MATERIALISTS
THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
ZERO DAY
TOP FILMS MADE PRIOR TO 2025 THAT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2025
POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING (2016)
THELMA (2024)
MOONLIGHT (2016)
A REAL PAIN (2024)
UNITED 93 (2006)
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (2013)
MAGIC MIKE (2012)
THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE (2000)
ANORA (2024)
OCEAN’S ELEVEN (2001)
FINAL DESTINATION (2000)
SATURDAY NIGHT (2024)
FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006)
PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005)
NIGHTBITCH (2024)
CONCLAVE (2024)
NICKEL BOYS (2024)
FINAL DESTINATION 2 (2003)
FLY ME TO THE MOON (2024)
FINAL DESTINATION 5 (2011)
THE CATCHER WAS A SPY (2018)
THE BRUTALIST (2024)
HIS THREE DAUGHTERS (2023)
NACHO LIBRE (2006)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024)
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT (2024)
ARGYLLE (2024)
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)
THE FINAL DESTINATION (2009)
NOTABLE 2025 FILMS I HAVE NOT SEEN
ANACONDA, BUGONIA, ETERNITY, FRANKENSTEIN, THE GREAT FLOOD, HAMNET, MARTY SUPREME, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, TRAIN DREAMS, WICKED: FOR GOOD
BEST PERFORMANCES
CARY CHRISTOPHER, WEAPONS
*MICHAEL B JORDAN, SINNERS*
PAUL RUDD, FRIENDSHIP
*SZA, ONE OF THEM DAYS*
TIM ROBINSON, FRIENDSHIP
BEST LAUGHING MOVIE
FRIENDSHIP
ONE OF THEM DAYS
SKIT
*THE NAKED GUN*
BEST CRYING MOVIE
*RENTAL FAMILY*
BEST “I INVOLUNTARILY UTTERED ‘HOLY SHIT’ MOVIE”
*A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE*
NO OTHER CHOICE
ONE OF THEM DAYS
SINNERS
TELEVISION
BEST NEW SHOW OF 2025
THE CHAIR COMPANY
THE STUDIO
*THE REHEARSAL S2*
MUSIC
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SONG OF THE YEAR
AAAHH MEN!, DOJA CAT
BIG FISH, CONNOR PRICE, PERTINENCE
BMF, SZA
DO IT ALL AGAIN, JON BATISTE
FINGERS AND CLOTHES, JAKE MINCH
*FUCKED UP, JAKE MINCH*
THE GIVER, CHAPPELL ROAN
GORGEOUS, DOJA CAT
IT’S OK I’M OK, TATE MCRAE
JOHN DALY, CONNOR PRICE, NIC D
JUST US, JACK HARLOW, DOJA CAT
LEFTRIGHT, LIZZO
NOSEBLEEDS, DOECHII
NOSTALGIA ACT, JAKE MINCH
REVOLVING DOOR, TATE MCRAE
SCORSESE BABY DADY, SZA
SET YOU FREE, JACK HARLOW
SILLY! FUN!, DOJA CAT
SPORTS CAR, TATE MCRAE
STRANGER, DOJA CAT
WHAT DO I DO, SZA
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
*GEORGE, JAKE MINCH*
SOS DELUXE: LANA, SZA
VIE, DOJA CAT
HYPE SONG OF THE YEAR
*BIG FISH, CONNOR PRICE, PERTINENCE*
JOHN DALY, CONNOR PRICE, NIC D
SILLY! FUN!, DOJA CAT
SPORTS CAR, TATE MCRAE
SAD SONG OF THE YEAR
DO IT ALL AGAIN, JON BATISTE
FINGERS AND CLOTHES, JAKE MINCH
*NOSTALGIA ACT, JAKE MINCH*
LOVE SONG OF THE YEAR
*DO IT ALL AGAIN, JON BATISTE*
JUST US, JACK HARLOW, DOJA CAT
STRANGER, DOJA CAT
BOOKS
TOP 12 BOOKS I READ THIS YEAR
THE DEFINING DECADE (RR)(2012), MEG JAY
CRAWL (2025), MAX DELSOHN
BUNNY (2020), MONA AWAD
BORN A CRIME (2016), TREVOR NOAH
RADIANT FOG (2013), MIKE DECAPITE
RULES OF CIVILITY & DECENT BEHAVIOR (1744), GEORGE WASHINGTON
CREAMSICLE BLUE (2011), MIKE DECAPITE
THE COST OF THESE DREAMS (2019), WRIGHT THOMPSON
YOU GOTTA EAT (2024), MARGARET EBY
THE NEW YORK GAME (2024), KEVIN BAKER
RADICAL ACCEPTANCE (2024), TARA BRACH
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: A PLAY (1980), RICHARD R GEORGE (ADAPTOR)
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COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
CALEB HEARON: MODEL COMEDIAN
*GIANMARCO SORESI: THEIF OF JOY*
ROBBY HOFFMAN: WAKE UP
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
BASEBALL BAR-B-CAST
GOOD ONE
*THE 7*
YOUTUBE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
BASEBALL DOESN’T EXIST
*BIG TUGG*
EVASIVE
LIVE SHOW OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ: COWBOY CARTER TOUR AT METLIFE STADIUM
JAKE MINCH: GEORGE ON TOUR AT BABY’S ALRIGHT
*KENDRICK LAMAR & SZA: GRAND NATIONAL TOUR AT METLIFE STADIUM*
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NOMINEES
*AMC A-LIST (ENTERTAINMENT SUBSCRIPTION)*
*CITI BIKE (BIKE SHARE)*
THE DEFINING DECADE (BOOK)
JACKET WEATHER (BOOK)
MCDONALD’S SHAMROCK SHAKE (DRINK)