Top 10 Best Movies of the Year – Matthew Liedke on Film

Top 10 Films of 2025

We’re a month into 2026 and so far this year hasn’t been great, especially in Minnesota.

So, I’m going to rewind the clock and go back to 2025 again, because, hey, it’s award season and we’re still celebrating movies from last year. I finally made it through all of the movies on my list of must sees, tacking on a couple international flicks at the end, and am ready to release my top 10.

Like always, I didn’t get to see every single movie released. But I feel I watched enough in 2025 to create a fair list. Plus, I am going to put out another piece covering the best documentaries from last year ahead of the Oscars.

But for now, here’s my best of the year recap, starting with those that didn’t make the Top 10 cut. Continue reading “Top 10 Films of 2025”

Top Ten Films of 2022

Dec. 31 was well over a month ago but as always, there were a few films that didn’t become available until January.

Now, having seen the films that were watchable a bit later, I’m ready to set my top 10 list of 2022. It turned out to be a year with plenty of good movies, as the honorable mention list was pretty long this time around.

Here are those and the best 10 of the year.

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Top 10 Best Movies of 2020

The coronavirus pandemic delayed many things, including the release of several movies. Subsequently, my Top 10 list was also pushed way back to March.

This list does include a couple movies that were released in the last few weeks. However, like award organizations, I’m making an exception because of the pandemic. Plus, it’s not my fault that it took forever for “The Father” to come out.

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