I love movies so much, and I love podcasts about movies a close second. That's why I gobble up everything by Sean Fennessey, one of the hosts of the Big Picture podcast, who has an excellent mind for movies.So when he made this observation on Letterboxd the other day, I stopped to listen.Sean writes a post titled Nothing Is OK: 2025 Movies in Hell. And in it he says, "Many of the year's best films are about the social despair of everyday life, told through the prism of middle-aged men who have felt power and vitality slip through their fingers."And he made a list of all the 2025 movies that reflect this notion, and it really shook me. Looking at the slate of films that have defined this year, he’s right. It's all societal collapse and infighting.As I sat there looking at the titles, I realized that labeling this trend as just "misery" or "dystopia" is missing the point.These filmmakers aren't just painting a picture of a broken world to depress us. They are challenging us to make it a better place.And we have to hear and accept it, or else this may be the end of the world as we know it.Let's dive in. '28 Years Later' Credit: Sony Pictures Everything Is Bad And Nothing Is OkayIf you look at the box office this year, the theme is undeniable. We are obsessed with the End of Things.From One Battle After Another to Bugonia to Eddington to The Running Man...
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