Novo and Philip (philipchurch.com) discuss their picks for the best of what 2025 had to offer:

Best in Seasonal Television – Alien: Earth; Pluribus

HMs: Andor, The Bear, Severance, Hacks, Running Point, The Paper

Best Limited Series in Television – Adolescence

Best in Film – The Life of Chuck; Frankenstein; Sinners

HMs: Weapons, Black Bag

Best in Music – The Omnific; Billy Woods: Golliwog

HMs: Sharp Pins - Radio DDR; Balloon Balloon Balloon; Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger to Ourselves; Rochelle Jordan - Through the Wall; Rosalia - Lux; Sudan Archives - The BPM; Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke - Tall Tales; Deftones - Private Music; Mdou Moctar - Tears of Injustice; Tame Impala - Deadbeat

Best in Writing – Current iterations of Batman & Spider-Man Comic Books, specifically the work of Joe Kelly; John Candy: I like Me; The Frank Monologue, written by Mike White, from the White Lotus, Season 3, Episode 5

Best in Gaming – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

HMs: Silksong, Thank goodness you're here

Best in Animation – Love Death + Robots, Vol. 4; Bad Guys 2; Kpop Demon Hunters

MISC Best of – Podcast "One Strange Thing;" Musical "Hades Town;" NYC Restaurant "Le Bernardin;" Documentary "Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows"

Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! And we'll see YOU in 2026!

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