{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Film critics look back at 2025 and name their picks for the year's best","publication_date":"December 26, 2025","summary":"The holidays are a great time to catch up on the year’s best films, whether streaming at home or heading to the theater. Jeffrey Brown sat down with two film critics who shared their top picks. It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/12\/7b0b13f97ada19915bd0ab05cff3b95a-yearinfilm-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}