The total number of books published in the U.S. in 2025 with ISBN numbers jumped 32.5% over 2024, to more than four million books, according to statistics compiled by Bowker. The increase was led by ...

It’s impossible for every good film in a year to get an Oscar nomination. While the Academy Awards has the opportunity to preserve and platform some of the year’s best movies, it’s inevitable that ...

From wildly original horror movies to animated movies that came out of nowhere, these were the best genre films of the year. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Welcome to one of the first “best of lists” ...

In a 2025 that generated $8.87 billion at the domestic box office, 780 million people actually went to the movies. That’s roughly two visits a year for every person living in the United States; the ...

As 2025 winds down and 2026 looms on the horizon, it's time to look back at the year that was in pop culture. We asked our For The Win staff members to pick their favorite movies, music, games and ...

From a Luca Guadagnino-produced coming-of-age story to the Quay brothers' first feature in two decades and the Berlinale Golden Bear winner, 25 indie movies that went underappreciated this year. While ...

And how was your year? For those of us who turn to Hollywood for escapism — from incivility, political divisiveness, etc. — some of 2025’s best movies did not provide much respite. (I’m looking at you ...

With young people increasingly fixated on social media, YouTube and short-form video, 2025 might be the year that studios panicked about the state of the film industry. But despite the palpable fear ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Olivia Singh is a reporter covering TV and film. The highest-grossing films of the year include remakes of beloved movies, ...

2025 has been a great year for movies. As well as several major blockbuster releases into huge franchises, the year has seen many standalone films earn considerable success both at the box office and ...