Culture 2025: the best in film, TV and music

In this episode of The Guardian's "Today in Focus," Nosheen Iqbal hosts a culture roundtable with Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Catherine Shoard, and Hannah J Davies to review the best music, film, and TV of 2025. They discuss the worst releases of the year, including music from Sleep Token, the film "Jay Kelly" starring George Clooney, and Lena Dunham's TV project. The panel then unveils their top three picks in each category, highlighting Dev Hynes' "Blood, Oranges, Essex, Honey" for music, "Young Mothers" for film, and "Such Brave Girls" for TV. Honorable mentions include Los Tutanaca and the film "Marty Supreme." The hosts reveal their number one choices: Rosalia's "Lux" for music, "One Battle After Another" for film, and "Severance" for TV. They also share their most anticipated releases for 2026, including a Jesse Eisenberg musical comedy, the second series of "The Night Manager," and the continued rise of rapper SD Kid.