The Best Films of 2025 + Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

On a special 2025 wrap-up podcast, The Film Stage co-founder and editor-in-chief Jordan Raup is joined by managing editor and Emulsion host Nick Newman and The B-Side co-host Conor O'Donnell to discuss our favorite films of the year. We also discuss our favorite first-viewings of the year, favorite documentaries, the most overrated and most overlooked films of 2025. Before signing off, we provide a look ahead at our most-anticipated films of 2026, plus a few films coming this year we've already seen to have on your radar. On the episode, we also discuss The Film Stage's Top 50 Films of 2025: The Film Stage's 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: And more of our year-end features: Thanks for listening all year long, and stay tuned for more conversations!

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This episode was published on Jan 12, 2026.

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