Top 10 Films of 2025 (Pt. 2) with Alison Willmore and Michael Phillips

For the second part of their Top 10 Films of 2025 conversation with Michael Phillips and Vulture critic Alison Willmore, the roundtable gets to the films that made at least two and, in one case, all four of their individual lists. Plus, thoughts on Rob Reiner’s passing, and film-of-the-year picks from Aisha Harris, Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson, Marya E. Gates, David Chen, Chris Klimek, and Aaron Neuwirth. 

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(Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.)Intro (00:00:00-00:00:45)

Rob Reiner / Notes (00:00:46-00:11:18)

Poll Results: Film of 2025 (00:11:19-00:17:26)

Two-Listers (00:17:26-00:48:55)

Three-Listers (00:48:56-01:30:01)

#1 Films of 2025 (01:30:02-01:53:52)

More ‘Outlier’ Picks (01:53:53-01:58:42)

Credits / New Releases (01:48:43-01:03:50)

Links:

-Rob Reiner Was Good | Matt Zoller Seitz

https://www.vulture.com/article/rob-reiner-was-good.html

-Filmspotting's 2025 Top 10 Picks

https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/1044-top-10-films-of-2025

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