Richard Fink
@richardfink.bsky.social
Writer for MovieWeb. Body content is likely now more Diet Coke than water.
2025 was grim for the movie industry…but great for movies. Here are my top 20 favorite films of the year.
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
2025 was grim for the movie industry…but great for movies. Here are my top 20 favorite films of the year.
Andor Season 2…with those final episodes of Skeleton Crew coming a close second.
Discussion: With 2025 coming to a end, what was your FAVORITE Star Wars project this year be it show, book, comic or something else.
#StarWars
#StarWars
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Andor Season 2…with those final episodes of Skeleton Crew coming a close second.
With the year coming to a close, I got to write up the 10 best superhero movie entries of 2025 for @movieweb.bsky.social.
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Best Superhero Movies & TV Shows of 2025 in a Bad Year for Hollywood's Former Favorite Genre
But did Marvel or DC come out on top?
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December 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
With the year coming to a close, I got to write up the 10 best superhero movie entries of 2025 for @movieweb.bsky.social.
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It is surreal to think The Force Awakens came out ten years ago. It is strange to think how much has changed around Star Wars since it came out. But you know what? The movie still rules. Loved it then, still love it today, will hopefully love it in another ten years.
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10 Years Later, 'Star Wars' Greatest Success Has Become Its Biggest Failure
Was this the beginning of the end?
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December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is surreal to think The Force Awakens came out ten years ago. It is strange to think how much has changed around Star Wars since it came out. But you know what? The movie still rules. Loved it then, still love it today, will hopefully love it in another ten years.
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As someone who played so many hours of Episode 1 Racer, I will buy this on day one.
Galactic Racer is a runs-based racing game set in the lawless Outer Rim region of the Star Wars universe.
Watch #TheGameAwards trailer:
Watch #TheGameAwards trailer:
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
As someone who played so many hours of Episode 1 Racer, I will buy this on day one.
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Disney's AI deal was inevitable, but it's still depressing as hell.
Disney's AI Slop Era Has Begun
The studio's OpenAI deal is great news for billionaires and bad news for everyone else.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Disney's AI deal was inevitable, but it's still depressing as hell.
This news is so awful I wanted to just go back to bed and not think about today.
Truly loving in the worst timeline right now.
Truly loving in the worst timeline right now.
We’re in a bold new era of soulless slop. Deeply unethical when it comes to art, labour, the environment, and the entertainment landscape at large.
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This news is so awful I wanted to just go back to bed and not think about today.
Truly loving in the worst timeline right now.
Truly loving in the worst timeline right now.
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss my grandma.
But this wouldn’t be her. It’s an algorithmic approximation of a person. It’s not really them so therefore it isn’t my grandma. This is downright offensive to think they can replace our loved ones and an absolute ghoulish headline.
But this wouldn’t be her. It’s an algorithmic approximation of a person. It’s not really them so therefore it isn’t my grandma. This is downright offensive to think they can replace our loved ones and an absolute ghoulish headline.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss my grandma.
But this wouldn’t be her. It’s an algorithmic approximation of a person. It’s not really them so therefore it isn’t my grandma. This is downright offensive to think they can replace our loved ones and an absolute ghoulish headline.
But this wouldn’t be her. It’s an algorithmic approximation of a person. It’s not really them so therefore it isn’t my grandma. This is downright offensive to think they can replace our loved ones and an absolute ghoulish headline.
Guess I found what’s going on Christmas morning.
Human Torch Fireside | 10 Hour Holiday Ambiance
YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment
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December 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Guess I found what’s going on Christmas morning.
I still can’t believe it.
Holy shit, it’s official. We’re getting the 1977 version of #StarWars, remastered, in theaters! www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I still can’t believe it.
Just a bleak day for the film industry. Don’t think I’ve ever been this depressed about the future of a medium I love so much.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just a bleak day for the film industry. Don’t think I’ve ever been this depressed about the future of a medium I love so much.
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the new CBS/Paramount is clearly dominated by dim, right wing dudebros, who want to make lowest common denominator bait for other, dim, white, right wing dudebros
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
the new CBS/Paramount is clearly dominated by dim, right wing dudebros, who want to make lowest common denominator bait for other, dim, white, right wing dudebros
Okay, rude.
I can’t believe KPop Demon Hunters and Hazbin Hotel didn’t shave this number down…unless this is the aged down number?!
I can’t believe KPop Demon Hunters and Hazbin Hotel didn’t shave this number down…unless this is the aged down number?!
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Okay, rude.
I can’t believe KPop Demon Hunters and Hazbin Hotel didn’t shave this number down…unless this is the aged down number?!
I can’t believe KPop Demon Hunters and Hazbin Hotel didn’t shave this number down…unless this is the aged down number?!
Finally finished my Thanksgiving left overs. 10 turkey sandwiches in 5 days.
Till next year.
Till next year.
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Finally finished my Thanksgiving left overs. 10 turkey sandwiches in 5 days.
Till next year.
Till next year.
Of course, the Brainiac shortlist is revealed two days after I wrote this list.
Still, check it out and let me know what you think of these picks and who you would want to see as Superman's most famous foe who has yet to grace the big screen.
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Still, check it out and let me know what you think of these picks and who you would want to see as Superman's most famous foe who has yet to grace the big screen.
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8 Actors Who Could Bring Brainiac to Life in 'Superman: Man of Tomorrow'
Superman's iconic foe is coming to the DCU.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Of course, the Brainiac shortlist is revealed two days after I wrote this list.
Still, check it out and let me know what you think of these picks and who you would want to see as Superman's most famous foe who has yet to grace the big screen.
movieweb.com/superman-man...
Still, check it out and let me know what you think of these picks and who you would want to see as Superman's most famous foe who has yet to grace the big screen.
movieweb.com/superman-man...
I really wanted to like Ella McCay. I tried to meet it on every level, but the entire runtime I was left feeling baffled. It doesn’t work as a comedy or drama, and the entire film is a waste of very talented individuals. I was hoping for a James L. Brooks comeback but sadly a real whiff.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I really wanted to like Ella McCay. I tried to meet it on every level, but the entire runtime I was left feeling baffled. It doesn’t work as a comedy or drama, and the entire film is a waste of very talented individuals. I was hoping for a James L. Brooks comeback but sadly a real whiff.
#AvatarFireandAsh is the Return of the Jedi of the Avatar series. Even if it falls slightly below it’s predecessors, it is still REALLY good with some incredibly powerful and emotionally resonate beats that got tears out of me. Awe inspiring visuals and filmmaking. I just love these movies so much.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
#AvatarFireandAsh is the Return of the Jedi of the Avatar series. Even if it falls slightly below it’s predecessors, it is still REALLY good with some incredibly powerful and emotionally resonate beats that got tears out of me. Awe inspiring visuals and filmmaking. I just love these movies so much.
I decided to say something nice about The Rise of Skywalker, and a particular Star Wars quote that has been on my mind a lot lately.
The Best Quote in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' Took 20 Years To Come Full Circle
It finally paid off with the worst movie in the franchise.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I decided to say something nice about The Rise of Skywalker, and a particular Star Wars quote that has been on my mind a lot lately.
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Excellent piece about 2018's The Predator by @britthates.bsky.social
Think this movie still stands as one of the biggest disappointments I've had this past decade. I'm so glad The Predator franchise is back on track.
Think this movie still stands as one of the biggest disappointments I've had this past decade. I'm so glad The Predator franchise is back on track.
just launched my new weekly column at MovieWeb, Memory Holed – starting with a look back at why we memory-holed Shane Black's The Predator:
Memory Holed: 2018's 'The Predator' Was a Horribly Misguided Misfire
There's a reason you forgot Shane Black's sequel existed. Several reasons, actually.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Excellent piece about 2018's The Predator by @britthates.bsky.social
Think this movie still stands as one of the biggest disappointments I've had this past decade. I'm so glad The Predator franchise is back on track.
Think this movie still stands as one of the biggest disappointments I've had this past decade. I'm so glad The Predator franchise is back on track.
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Alright I fucking wrote about this. It was apparently necessary to vent my rage about this this afternoon, because that took me two hours to get it all out and onto the page.
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Alright I fucking wrote about this. It was apparently necessary to vent my rage about this this afternoon, because that took me two hours to get it all out and onto the page.
I lost count of how many times I fist bumped the air during #PredatorBadlands. To borrow a phrase from Blank Check “it owns bones!”
This was the Predator movie I think I’ve been waiting for since I discovered the franchise at 10 years old. Cannot recommend enough.
This was the Predator movie I think I’ve been waiting for since I discovered the franchise at 10 years old. Cannot recommend enough.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I lost count of how many times I fist bumped the air during #PredatorBadlands. To borrow a phrase from Blank Check “it owns bones!”
This was the Predator movie I think I’ve been waiting for since I discovered the franchise at 10 years old. Cannot recommend enough.
This was the Predator movie I think I’ve been waiting for since I discovered the franchise at 10 years old. Cannot recommend enough.
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“I’m the worlds most dangerous Predator”
My Edward Cullen/Predator mashup is my most absurd costume.
Happy Halloween everyone!
My Edward Cullen/Predator mashup is my most absurd costume.
Happy Halloween everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“I’m the worlds most dangerous Predator”
My Edward Cullen/Predator mashup is my most absurd costume.
Happy Halloween everyone!
My Edward Cullen/Predator mashup is my most absurd costume.
Happy Halloween everyone!
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For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.
How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline
Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.