December is a strange time for big new things to happen. Media is no exception: most journalists get their ‘best of 2025’ lists out by December 10, ready to log out of their email and spend the remainder of the year half-watching The Muppet Christmas Carol. But in December 2025, some of the year’s most defining films and shows snuck in under the wire, like Josh Safdie’s dazzling Oscars favourite Martyhellip;
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