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|December 23, 2025
It is indeed one battle after another between the top two contenders, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle" and Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet" (adapted with the author of the novel, Maggie O'Farrell).
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Here they are again, topping yet another category. "Train Dreams" steams into No. 3. Park Chan-wook's "No Other Choice" and Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" jump into a three-way tie with Nia DaCosta's "Hedda" for the remaining slots. "I hope Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda' is recognized," says Robert Daniels. "It takes some guts to make major changes to Ibsen, but even greater skill to land those alterations." Katie Walsh says, "How about Park Chan-wook's gonzo capitalism satire 'No Other Choice'?"
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'One Battle After Another' 'Train Dreams' 'Frankenstein' 'Hedda' 'Hamnet'
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