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Our 2025 pop culture resolutions
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Our 2025 pop culture resolutions

As a new year arrives, it's only natural to have some goals in mind: What you want to achieve, what heights you want to hit. Today, we make pop culture resolutions for 2025, and look back on last year's goals and assess our progress with brutal honesty.

Our 2025 pop culture resolutions

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Monday

Our 2025 pop culture predictions
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Our 2025 pop culture predictions

Nobody can predict what the future holds, but that doesn't stop us from trying. Trying, that is, to predict what will happen in the world of pop culture in 2025. We do it every year, so we'll look back on our predictions for 2024 and see how things turned out.

Our 2025 pop culture predictions

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Friday

In 'A Complete Unknown,' Timothée Chalamet captures the idea of Bob Dylan

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In 'A Complete Unknown,' Timothée Chalamet captures the idea of Bob Dylan

A Complete Unknown isn't a traditional biopic. Instead of covering Bob Dylan's life story from birth to old age, it covers the period shortly after his arrival in New York City, as he first begins to fall in with the city's folk music scene. Timothée Chalamet plays Dylan — and does all his own singing. We see Dylan become a superstar, as well as his famous set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival —where he and his band plugged in for an electrified set that's often viewed as a cultural turning point in America.

In 'A Complete Unknown,' Timothée Chalamet captures the idea of Bob Dylan

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Thursday

Nicole Kidman's erotic thriller makes us ask, 'Babygirl,' what are you doing??

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Nicole Kidman's erotic thriller makes us ask, 'Babygirl,' what are you doing??

In the new movie Babygirl, Nicole Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who has an affair her mysterious intern (Harris Dickinson). Their affair gets complicated by the many power dynamics involved — not just in the office, but also in a sexual relationship defined by dominance and submission.

Nicole Kidman's erotic thriller makes us ask, 'Babygirl,' what are you doing??

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Wednesday

'Nosferatu' sinks its fangs into you

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'Nosferatu' sinks its fangs into you

Nosferatu is a Dracula story with a twist. It stars Lily Rose-Depp as a new bride stalked by an evil bloodsucking creature of the night who brings death and terror in its wake. A handful of stalwart men – including her husband, played by Nicholas Hoult – attempt to defend Rose-Depp's virtue and defeat the undead scourge.

'Nosferatu' sinks its fangs into you

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Tuesday

'Juror #2' is a great idea for a movie and an ... okay movie

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'Juror #2' is a great idea for a movie and an ... okay movie

Some people hate jury duty, but in Clint Eastwood's new film Juror #2, one guy's experience is worse than most. Nicholas Hoult plays a man assigned to serve on a jury who gradually realizes that the defendant might not be guilty. And he might just know who is. The film also stars Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, and Kiefer Sutherland. It's streaming now on Max.

'Juror #2' is a great idea for a movie and an ... okay movie

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Monday

'Laid' has lots of jokes, guest stars ... and death

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'Laid' has lots of jokes, guest stars ... and death

The new Peacock series Laid is a very dark rom-com. Stephanie Hsu plays a young woman who discovers that all of her exes have started to die under mysterious, sometimes freakish, circumstances. This causes her to conduct a kind of sexual audit of her life, and she sets out to warn everyone she's ever slept with that they are about to die. It's funnier than it sounds, and makes for a good holiday hangover binge.

'Laid' has lots of jokes, guest stars ... and death

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Friday

In 'Mufasa,' every question you never had about 'The Lion King' is answered

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In 'Mufasa,' every question you never had about 'The Lion King' is answered

It's been five years since Disney remade its animated classic The Lion King as a photorealistic blockbuster. This leads us to Mufasa: The Lion King, a new prequel telling the story of Mufasa's rise — as well as the origins of his rivalry with Scar. The film was directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) and features new songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda.

In 'Mufasa,' every question you never had about 'The Lion King' is answered

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Monday

'No Good Deed' mixes family secrets and real estate battles

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'No Good Deed' mixes family secrets and real estate battles

Nobody ever said the housing market was easy. In the new Netflix ensemble dark comedy No Good Deed, a couple played by Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, along with several other couples and families, get tangled up in the sale of a home that holds a secret.

'No Good Deed' mixes family secrets and real estate battles

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Friday

In 'Queer', Daniel Craig hooks up and shoots up

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In 'Queer', Daniel Craig hooks up and shoots up

The movie Queer stars Daniel Craig as you've never seen him: as a junkie prowling the streets, hooking up, shooting up and guzzling tequila. He meets a handsome young man (Drew Starkey) he longs to connect with, and they embark on a quest into the jungle in search of a drug that will unite them on a deep, spiritual level. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name), the film is based on a short novel by William S. Burroughs.

In 'Queer', Daniel Craig hooks up and shoots up

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Monday

'Black Doves' is a wry spry spy tale

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'Black Doves' is a wry spry spy tale

The new Netflix series Black Doves is a pulpy and stylish British spy show starring Keira Knightly and Ben Whishaw. Knightly plays a politician's wife who's been secretly funnelling information to a mysterious spy network for years, and Whishaw plays her old partner who's been out of the game. But when Knightly's character gets targeted, Whishaw's returns to protect her. It's all set in London at Christmastime, so if you like your holiday cheer spiced with British wit and gunplay, Black Doves may be for you.

'Black Doves' is a wry spry spy tale

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Friday

Amy Adams discovers her inner canine in 'Nightbitch'

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Amy Adams discovers her inner canine in 'Nightbitch'

The new movie Nightbitch stars Amy Adams as an exhausted stay-at-home mom to a toddler. Missing her career and frustrated by her inattentive husband (Scoot McNairy), her woes begin to manifest in a bizarre way: She transforms into a dog at night. She enjoys tapping into her animal instincts. But eventually, she's forced to confront her resentments toward motherhood and the lack of support from her husband.

Amy Adams discovers her inner canine in 'Nightbitch'

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Thursday

Our 2024 Holiday Movie Guide

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Our 2024 Holiday Movie Guide

It's holiday movie season, and there are so many new movies to choose from. So where do you start? We've got you covered. This year we've got the return of Lindsay Lohan, a shirtless Chad Michael Murray, and a cameo from Travis Kelce's mom. We discuss: Our Little Secret, Meet Me Next Christmas, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, and The Merry Gentleman.

Our 2024 Holiday Movie Guide

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Thursday

'Say Nothing' is a valiant effort at adapting a complex history

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'Say Nothing' is a valiant effort at adapting a complex history

One night in Belfast in 1972, a mother of ten was abducted from her home in front of her children and never seen again. But the new FX series Say Nothing isn't just true crime – it's part of a more complex history. Because this particular woman was kidnapped and killed by members of the Irish Republican Army during the period known as the Troubles. And decades later, one of the women involved in her disappearance still grapples with her memories and whether to tell the truth about what happened.

'Say Nothing' is a valiant effort at adapting a complex history

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Saturday

World

IRC watchlist highlights 20 countries facing the most dire humanitarian crises

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the group's 2024 Watchlist highlighting 20 countries facing humanitarian crises.

IRC watchlist highlights 20 countries facing the most dire humanitarian crises

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