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The state of culture may be dire, and the entertainment industry was especially volatile in 2025. That didn’t keep it from being an incredible year at the movies.
But what were the very best films?
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26.12.2025 18:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Avatar: Fire & Ash has the highest highs, and the lowest lows of the series so far.
Check out my full review podcast discussion with my co-host Laron Chapman, and guests Alexandra Bohannon from LUXIERE magazine, and fellow podcaster @cparizman.bsky.social
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Finally feels like Christmas 🎄
21.12.2025 05:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s time for James Cameron’s magnum opus(again). Our first trip back to SIFF downtown since the move. Last visited in 2019. Let’s go big Jim! #AvatarFireandAsh
19.12.2025 03:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
15.12.2025 03:40 — 👍 13136 🔁 1951 💬 4 📌 42
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Release Date Trailer | Developer_Direct 2025
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#ClairObscurExpedition33 #ReleaseDateTrailer #DevelopDirect2025 #Xbox
Congrats to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: A true victory for indie game development. The cinematic storytelling transcends the media of gaming. The terrific story, art direction, and score are unforgettable. Did I mention it's sold at a discounted price? #TheGameAwards
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is GAME OF THE YEAR at The Game Awards
12.12.2025 04:02 — 👍 1725 🔁 462 💬 66 📌 252
Miss Piggy at The Game Awards
12.12.2025 03:32 — 👍 982 🔁 217 💬 26 📌 63
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Best Narrative
12.12.2025 03:07 — 👍 49 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
A wild Werner Hertzog has appeared! Admittedly, not on my #GameAwards bingo card.
12.12.2025 02:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced at The Game Awards
Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic was revealed at #TheGameAwards tonight!
Here's what to know about the narrative-driven, single-player RPG and spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic: https://bit.ly/4oLkydV
This was the wildest lead up to a trailer reveal, followed by the wildest trailer I've ever seen at #TheGameAwards. Incredible.
12.12.2025 01:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
STAR WARS FATE OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
12.12.2025 01:17 — 👍 57 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1
Nothing cam top this moment at The Game Awards
12.12.2025 01:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy @thegameawards.com night, and cheers to another year of amazing video games in 2025 🍻
(Most of which, I've only played for a couple of hours).
Since connecting The Cinematic Schematic's RSS feed to YouTube last year, it's become a healthy and reliable source for plays and downloads.
It's still early experimentation for our show, but version 0.5 is full steam ahead with our review of #WakeUpDeadMan
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
See you in 4.5 hours
06.12.2025 18:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Silver linings:
- I’m relieved WB was not acquired by Paramount Skydance.
- There will be fewer streaming services to pay for(at a much higher price).
Hip, hip hooray?
Why drop in today? I’m fired up about MEDIA CONSOLIDATION.
MEDIA CONSOLIDATION—it’s bad for everyone who isn’t a shareholder.
Prepare for fewer theatrical releases, shorter release windows, more expensive subscriptions, and less overall variety in our media landscape.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
Silver linings:
- I’m relieved WB was not acquired by Paramount Skydance.
- I suppose it’ll be one less streaming service us all to pay for.
Hip, hip hooray?
Hey Bluesky! I’ve missed you. Dropping by to say I’ve been away while going through a series of major life changes, but I am fully committed to being back in the game, especially in 2026.
Prepare to hear my movie gaming takes like you’ve not seen from me since Twitter 2015 (NOTE: This is a warning)
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11.07.2025 16:31 — 👍 54 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0There’s nothing novel here, and hardly enough fun or story to justify a movie at all.
Guaranteed to make a billion dollar$.
Sure, it’s great to see Mahershala turn on the charm for a wisecrack or Rupert Friend twist his metaphorical mustache, but these moments are fleeting in a sea of exposition and a Triforce fetch quest so formulaic, I have to wonder how many zeroes were on the paycheck for some of Hollywood’s finest.
24.06.2025 03:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The A+ cast & talented director can’t save #JurassicWorldRebirth from paper-thin characters, wildly uneven pacing, and CGI that’s worse than 2001’s Jurassic Park III.
As a consolation, at least this trip is less insultingly stupid and shorter than its predecessors from Colin Trevorrow.
