Year in Review: Best movies and TV of 2025 so far

Movies: Paddington in Peru / Ballerina / Sinners / The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie / Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning / Materialists

WELCOME to the What's On Tonight & Pop Culture thread for your best movies and TV show of 2025 so far!

The year is halfway done and TV has had a steady stream of offerings all year and movie theaters are still populated. So at the six-month point:

What are the best movies you've seen in 2024?

What are the best TV shows you've seen in 2024?

Television: The Last of Us / The Pitt / Hacks / The Penguin / Severance / Andor / Adolescence

If you want some inspiration or reminder on what has already been on pop culture's minds:

Movies: Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, The AV Club, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Variety, Vulture

TV: Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, The AV Club, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Variety, Vulture

MCU: Captain America: Brave New World / Daredevil: Born Again / Ironheart / Thunderbolts*