Movies in 2025

Something was in the air in 2025, such that three of my top movie picks from the year are horror movies (or at least “thrillers”). Not everyone likes watching dark movies, as they can be, well, a downer. But for me, I respond positively to the drab and depressing, thinking to myself “Well, I see now it could be so much worse!”

Don’t worry, there are some touching and heartwarming movies in the selection below too. Plus a bunch of random movies because I did an above average amount of flying this year. Standards are different on airplanes.

Television in 2025

A more mellow year for television, at least for me. But certainly some diamonds in the rough. As always, this list is what I newly experienced in 2025, not necessarily what actually released in 2025.

Video Games in 2025

2025 brought some truly excellent games. I think it’s noteworthy that something like Hades 2 is still in my queue because of how solid these games were. Also, almost all of these games were shared with my daughter in some way, either playing together or just spectating and chatting. It’s a pretty great time to be playing video games.

Board Games in 2025

A good year for board games. Convention-wise, I made it to OrcaCon in January, PAX West in September, and PAX Unplugged in November. Those are my biggest discovery times, but there was a steady drip of playing throughout the year.

Below are the board games I played in 2025 that I have something to say about.