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Let’s start the year with some TV talk
A few thoughts on ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Death by Lightning’
 • Chris Williams
2025: Year of the Cat
Looking back on a good but sometimes fraught year.
 • Chris Williams
Non-movie things I loved in 2025
Let’s talk some TV, books and music.
 • Chris Williams
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is a triumph of craft, but runs out of story
It might be time for James Cameron to unplug from Pandora
 • Chris Williams
My 25 Favorite Movies of 2025
Let's start counting this year out.
 • Chris Williams
Bring tissues; ‘Hamnet’ will pulverize you
Chloe Zhao’s latest is one of the year’s best films
 • Chris Williams
Michigan Movie Critics Guild loves SINNERS
Mitten critics, of which I am one, announce the best of 2025.
 • Chris Williams
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is perfectly fine middle-school horror
Sequel to the surprise Blumhouse smash is an improvement over its predecessor.
 • Chris Williams
Is this year’s best film on Netflix?
Plus, new ‘Knives Out’ and more ‘Zootopia’
 • Chris Williams
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