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Song of the Day #6,458: ‘Rocky Road to Dublin’ – Sinners Cast

Continuing my countdown of last year’s best films…

Best Films of 2025
#2. Sinners

Before Ryan Coogler’s Sinners came out last spring, I read a review with the writer/director in which he called it his most personal film yet. That seemed odd given that it appeared to be a straight-up vampire genre movie.

He explained that his debut, 2013’s Fruitvale Station, was documenting the true story of a young man killed by a police officer, so it was ultimately that man’s story and not his own. Creed was an offshoot of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky. And the Black Panther films were part of the Marvel machine. This one came entirely from him.

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Song of the Day #6,420: ‘I Lied to You’ – Miles Caton

We’ve arrived at my favorite season on the blog — my six-week dive into last year’s movies. While I’m a huge music fan, enough to write this blog for 17+ years, my true love is cinema.

Over the next month and a half I’ll tackle 2025’s movie slate from a few different angles. First, I’ll highlight some of my favorite musical moments onscreen, then I’ll name my personal nominees in the top awards categories, and finally I’ll dig into some of my favorite 2025 films and offer up my top ten list.

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