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Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025
December 28, 2025·54 min·6-min readconversationalculture
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In the final episode of The Sunday Special for the year, host Gilbert Cruz is joined by film critic Alissa Wilkinson and entertainment reporter Nicole Sperling to reflect on the most significant movies of 2025. They celebrate a surprising resurgence of original, auteur-driven films like
In the final episode of The Sunday Special for the year, host Gilbert Cruz is joined by film critic Alissa Wilkinson and entertainment reporter Nicole Sperling to reflect on the most significant movies of 2025. They celebrate a surprising resurgence of original, auteur-driven films like
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Alissa Wilkinson
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Alissa WilkinsonNicole SperlingGilbert CruzPaul Thomas AndersonRyan CooglerJames GunnJames Cameron
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