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14-01-2026 Vol 19

Month: December 2025

Home Entertainment Guide December 2025: “Black Phone 2,” “Bugonia,” “Good Fortune,” More

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Braveheart““Four Brothers““House of Gucci““The Illusionist““Red Rocket““Relay““Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse““Titanic““Wildlife““Wrath of Man“ 13 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Black…

It’s Stephen King’s World: How the Writer Became the King of Hollywood Again in 2025

Since Brian De Palma made the horror classic “Carrie” in 1976, bestselling author Stephen King has been a Hollywood favorite…

The 9 Best Video Games of 2025

First things first: This is not a comprehensive feature of all the best video games of 2025. Loyal readers of…

Chaz Ebert’s 30 Best Movies of 2025 (and One Guilty Pleasure)

For me, 2025 was the Year of FECK, my acronym for Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness. These principles have proven…

FOX’s “Best Medicine” is a Shoddy Import

“Best Medicine” is not a good show. I bring you this sad news as a Josh Charles fan. I can…

Sexual Liberation: Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025)

Can you remember the sweepingly melancholy and even depressive romantic tone of the music that Georges Delerue composed for Jean-Luc…

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of the Moving ImageE.T. and a print of Catch…

“Stranger Things” Hurtles to Its Series Finale with Second Volume of Fifth Season

When Netflix announced a unique release schedule for the final season of “Stranger Things” that sees the final season of…

Ecstasy and Agony: Mona Fastvold on “The Testament of Ann Lee”

Examining the life and beliefs of Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement and among the few female religious leaders…

How Come They Don’t Fly Away?: James Ransone (1979-2025)

I first remember seeing James Ransone on my screen when I was eleven, while watching Larry Clark’s “Ken Park” on…