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The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle cover all things movies, including breaking news, film industry, awards season and film festivals. 2025 was the year in which audiences showed that they still crave the theatrical experience, whether it was to shout “chicken jockey” at the screen or, despite all logic and polling otherwise, help “KPop Demon Hunters” unofficially top the box office charts two months after hitting Netflix.
Bahr and Coyle ranked the best movies of 2025. Some of their picks include “One Battle After Another,” "Sinners" and “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery." They're here to discuss the year in movies and their top picks.
Ask them anything and let us know your 2025 movie takes!
Here's the panel:
Lindsey Bahr has been a film writer and critic for AP since 2014. Her latest bylines and interviews:
- Sundance 2026 lineup unveiled: Charli XCX, Olivia Wilde, Brittney Griner and more
- In ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Imogen Poots found a great role, and a best friend in Kristen Stewart
- ‘This is Spinal Tap,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and more: Rob Reiner’s best films and where to watch them
Jake Coyle has been a film critic and covered the movie industry for AP since 2013. His latest bylines and interviews:
- A string of awards makes it clear: ‘One Battle After Another’ is the Oscar front-runner
- How Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of ‘Hamnet’
- The greatest mystery of Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ movies? Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc
- Adam Driver on Jarmusch, ‘Star Wars’ and putting filmmakers first