See the picks for the top 10 movies of 2025 as chosen by Athens Banner-Herald arts and culture reporter Andrew Shearer.

This year brought us some bangers of film, but these ones stood out as exemplars of what this medium is capable of.

2025 did not belong to one genre, one studio, or one safe idea. It was a year when filmmakers leaned into risk — ...

Our Top 10 movies of 2025 list isn't made up of the usual suspects. There's Sinners and Bugonia, but also Good Boy and ...

“The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s official film entry for the upcoming 98th Academy Awards, is a historical political thriller ...

Vanessa Maki with ten horror movies to watch out for in 2026…. After a very long year in general and an interesting one for ...

There’s no doubt that faith-based films blew up in 2025. For the first time on my list, much of the top ten is a battle ...

How do films get overlooked? Many are increasingly bypassing theaters. Online platforms offer stand-alone films and episodic ...

Imagine a place where your love of horror movies and delicious food collide in the most satisfying way possible – that’s exactly what you’ll find at Hooper’s in Kingsland, Texas, a horror-themed ...

From The Babadook to Let the Right One In, these brilliant horror movies feature the most memorable and best-executed endings ...

As 2025 comes to a close, it is time to look back on a remarkable year for Black cinema, which delivered unforgettable ...