Carlos Chua

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Chicago is under pressure. National headlines are circling the city as President Trump ramps up federal enforcement: ICE agents are storming homes and businesses, and the Texas National Guard has crossed state lines and set up near Chicagoland. Armed agents have raided apartments, launched tear gas, and grabbed people off the street, all without warrants. It doesn’t feel theoretical anymore. It feels like escalation.

2025 isn’t over yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start talking about the chaos and brilliance that it’s brought to the big screen. From bold masterpieces to bloated remakes, this year’s movie slate has been all over the place. Some films shook us to our core. Others made us wonder how they even got made. So here it is: my definitive, no-punches-pulled list of the ten best and worst movies of the year.