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The Best Films of 2025
The end of 615 Film is here, but we’re going out on the highest of notes.
Sean Atkins
January 16, 2026
The end of 615 Film is here, but we’re going out on the highest of notes.
A look back at 2025 in film.
From the bottom of our hearts, we simply want to say thank you.
The EiC of 615 Film looks back at the best cinema had to offer in the year 2024.
2023 was a tumultuous year for cinema at least behind the scenes; just as it seemed that Hollywood was poised to recover from the strains brought onto the film industry by the COVID-19 pandemic, the WGA and SAG strikes took place and justifiably halted the system so the writers and actors involved could earn their fair share from streaming residuals and safe protections from artificial intelligence.
The EiC of 615 Film looks back at the best cinema had to offer in the year 2023.
The year-in-review of 2022 in cinema doesn’t end with a top 15 article, as this year was so strong and full of so many great movies, that this critic felt the need to give credit where it was due on films that displayed the best aspects of certain filmmaking elements and vent about the year’s biggest disappointments, while also addressing some of the most glaring omissions from the best-of list. So without further ado, and just in time for tomorrow’s Academy Award nomination announcements, here is a list of superlatives to continue the celebration of the past calendar year in all things film!
From top to bottom, Sean’s best of 2022 list has a recurrence that summed up the entire year.
