At the end of every year, I like to look back over my columns and reflect on the events significant enough to write about. Given the ups and downs of […] ...

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In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, ...