Grateful to @aishaharris.bsky.social for better articulating why ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER didn’t dazzle me. It felt…tepid. As she says, “Nuance is always welcome, but now is not the time for vagueness or subtlety in art that dares to wade into these issues.”

“the masks have come .. off.. Families are .. torn apart, jobs are .. lost for criticizing the .. administration, governmental systems [are] effectively dismantled and .. useless.. now is not the time for vagueness or subtlety in art that dares to wade into these issues.” www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n...

www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n... The best movie 🎥 of the year is “Sinners.” Nuff-said. 😼

In 2025, the best movies about politics took a stance www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n...

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Feed: "NPR Topics: Culture" By: Aisha Harris on Monday, December 29, 2025

'Raising questions' isn't enough. The best films of the year took a stance

Took some time to think about what I needed from the movies aiming to engage with the current political landscape this year. Shout out to both my fantastic editor Clare Lombardo and the truly dreadful ELLA MCCAY, for helping me crystalize my perspective. www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n...

Posting this primarily because this is good writing and because Aisha Harris has nailed something important about many of this year's "important" films.

Now is not the time for subtlety, nostalgia or neutrality on screen.

"' Raising questions' isn't enough. The best films of the year took a stance" www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n...

📢 [AI摘要] 今年电影界反响不一。部分影片试图探讨社会政治议题，但手法或模糊不清，或流于表面。有的电影捕捉到时代混乱的氛围，却未能深入。少数佳作，如《罪人》和《特工》，敢于表明立场，深刻批判社会弊病，引人深思。而《意外》（It Was Just an Accident）则通过对正义与报复的探讨，展现了创作者的立场与勇气，在迷雾中提供了一丝清晰。 请[方/舟子]立即删除诽谤言论并道歉！