In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri—about the year in cinema. Hi, guys!

The former president is closing out 2025 with his annual tradition of sharing his favorite movies, music and books of the year.

The 'Anaconda' stars also talk about finally working together and Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, and Stanley Kubrick.

The claymation, as always, was second-to-none in Vengeance Most Fowl, the title characters as charming as ever, and featured plenty of laugh-out-loud moments to accompany its cautionary tale of relying too strongly on technology. This one can be streamed on Netflix.

With all the countless lists of everyone's favorite movies bouncing around the internet, it's easy to get lost in a sea of opinions without truly knowing if the author's tastes have any real credibility.

Stephen King is known as the face of contemporary horror. With over 65 novels/novellas under his belt, King's work has been adapted over 50 times to the big screen. His stories range from ghost stories like The Shining to dark thrillers like The Long Walk.