From Australian-made gore to sugar-rush animation, here are the films that had our critics seated and watching this year.

Written by Maya Salam and Stephanie Goodman. Staff voters: Salam, Goodman, Sarah Bahr, Brooks Barnes, Kyle Buchanan, Barbara ...

Ari Aster's Eddington, in which Joaquin Phoenix's conspiracist sheriff and Pedro Pascal's tech-friendly centrist lock horns in an election, lays bare the deep divisions in the American psyche. The ...

If this year proved anything, it’s that movies are still taking big, exciting swings. This list of what we think are the best ...

Fest director Vanja Kaludjercic says the program explores "belonging, reinvention, humor, fear, beauty and the persistent ...

The Kansas City Film Critics Circle has officially announced the nominees for its 60th annual awards. For the 2025 film year, ...

Every year, when it’s time to make my end-of-the-year list, I realize there are still too many new releases that I’ve yet to ...

LOS ANGELES — A funny thing about this year’s best films: Half of them are adaptations. As a movie lover who’s always hunting for new talent, new ideas and new stimuli, I used to view that as creative ...

While 2025 witnessed many series and movies make a big impression, some flew under the radar and did not get the attention ...

From cult classics like Pontypool to Oscar-winning gems like Get Out, these movies revolutionized horror with their creative ...

One of the year’s funniest movies, co-writer, director and star Michael Angelo Covino’s sad sack rom-com is a hilarious study ...

"An ode to nature, family, and love," the film marks the third time that a film from the writer-director is picked to ...