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Coleman Spilde is a senior culture writer and critic at Salon, covering film and its role in the broader human experience. Coleman’s work seeks to make sense of a chaotic world while highlighting the best and most important films of the present and past, the artists behind them and what we can learn from cinema — even when we think we’ve got it all figured out. He was previously a staff critic at The Daily Beast, and in addition to Salon, his work has appeared in Vulture, Slate, and his newsletter Top Shelf, Low Brow. He can be found sipping a black coffee at the movies.

Billy Crystal as Harry Burns and Meg Ryan as Sally Albright in "When Harry Met Sally" (Columbia Pictures)

“When Harry Met Sally” is Rob Reiner’s everlasting message of love

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Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee in "The Testament of Ann Lee" (Searchlight Pictures)

9 films that helped decode 2025’s absurd reality

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Michelle Pfeiffer as Claire Clauster in "Oh. What. Fun." (Alisha Wetherill/Prime)

“Oh. What. Fun.” finally gives moms their Christmas due

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Lisa Vanderpump and Venus Binkley in "Vanderpump Rules" (Casey Durkin/Bravo)

The new “Vanderpump Rules” is Bravo’s losing bet

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Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in "Hamnet" (Focus Features)

“Hamnet” tests tear ducts and patience

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Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner in "Eternity" (Leah Gallo/A24)

“Eternity” challenges cinema’s obsession with the afterlife

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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnes Borg Pettersen and Elle Fanning as Rachel Kemp in "Sentimental Value" (Kasper Tuxen Andersen/Neon)

“Sentimental Value” is the Thanksgiving film for the fractured family

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Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in "Wicked: For Good" (Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures)

“Wicked: For Good” sinks under its greed

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Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin in "Christy" (Courtesy of Black Bear/Eddy Chen)

In “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney’s only fighting herself

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Jennifer Lawrence as Grace and Robert Pattinson as Jackson in "Die My Love" (Mubi/Kimberley French)

In “Die My Love,” Jennifer Lawrence rescues a film from itself

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"Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" (GKIDS)

It’s a rough world out there. Kids deserve to know

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Emma Stone stars as Michelle in "Bugonia" (Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features)

“Bugonia” finds radical power in listening

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Lily Allen attends the Lily Allen x Perfect limited edition mini-zine signing on October 24, 2025 in London, England. (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Perfect Magazine)

Lily Allen’s “West End Girl” is a breakup album for a parasocial world

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Rose Byrne in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (A24)

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” sees therapy how it is

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Amy Madigan as Aunt Gladys in "Weapons" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Horror doesn’t need the Academy’s permission to matter

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Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens, shown in "The Perfect Neighbor" (Netflix)

“The Perfect Neighbor” crosses a line

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Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller in an archival image from “Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost" (Apple TV+)

Ben Stiller’s love letter to the people who made him laugh the most

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Ayo Edebiri as Margaret "Maggie" Resnick and Julia Roberts as Alma Imhoff in "After the Hunt" (Amazon MGM Studios)

Inside “After the Hunt,” the most provocative film of 2025

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Diane Keaton as Sybil Stone in "The Family Stone" (20th Century Fox)

“The Family Stone” is Diane Keaton’s tender onscreen goodbye

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John Candy, as seen in "John Candy: I Like Me" (Amazon MGM Studios)

John Candy lived to make us feel better

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Rose Byrne in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (A24)

Rose Byrne stares down the breaking point of motherhood

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"No Other Choice" (Neon)

“No Other Choice”: What not to do when you lose your job

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Dwayne Johnson in "The Smashing Machine" (Eric Zachanowich/A24)

“The Smashing Machine” is a futile fight for perfection

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George Clooney in "Jay Kelly" (Peter Mountain/Netflix)

In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney is a movie star in crisis

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