2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (re: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level? Does Ryan Coogler’s historic deal regarding the film rights reverting back to him in 25 years change how Hollywood deals with creative talent? How would James Gunn’s reboot of Superman transform the fate and fortunes of the DC cinematic universe? What was the ideal format to see One Battle After Another ? Which would be the bigger existential threat to the medium — the continuing atrophy of the traditional theatrical experience or the introduction of the first A.I. “star”? Would Hamnet make you cry two gallons of tears, or three? Was Brad Pitt really driving those Formula 1 cars in F

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