Culture 2025: the best in film, TV and music | Culture

Looking for some culture to get you through the holiday season?

Join our music editor, Ben Beaumont-Thomasfilm editor, Catherine Shoardand TV critic and culture writer Hannah J Davies as they take Nosheen Iqbal through the Guardian’s guide to the best music, films and TV of 2025 (and some of the worst).

Here’s the full list of everything mentioned in this episode:

Music

Sleep Token – Even in Arcadia

Blood Orange – Essex Honey

Los Thuthanaka – Los Thuthanaka

CMAT – Euro-Country

Rosalía – Lux

EsDeeKids

Film

Jay Kelly

Young Mothers

Marty Supreme

2000 Meters to Andriivka

One Battle After Another

Untitled Jesse Eisenberg musical comedy

TV

Too Much

Such Brave Girls

The Celebrity Traitors

Hacks

Severance

The Night Manager

Whitney Springs

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