Best Games 2025

Dave and his friend Tom Silcock look back at 2025 in gaming - they run through the stories that defined the year, their best video games of the year, and their best tabletop games of the year. ⁠⁠Purchase tickets for our live show⁠⁠⁠ at Curzon Hoxton on January 29th with special guest Helen O'Hara from Empire - hope to see some of you there! Thanks to all our patrons for their support this year, and we loved hearing your best games on this episode. Come over for a seven day free trial at ⁠⁠patreon.com/thecinemile⁠⁠ to support the show, gain access to 70+ retro movie episodes and join us in our Games community chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch this episode on Youtube here.⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to all of you for walking home with us this year! This is our end-of-year TV special, in which we share each other's top 5's, our Honourable Mentions, our Best Binges, our Most Disappointing and our Worst TV shows of the year. As always our lists are secret from each other and there are no spoilers for any of the movies mentioned. Note: This episode was recorded before the Pluribus and Stranger Things finales had aired. Head over to our Patreon for spoiler-specials on these and many more shows. ⁠⁠Purchase tickets for our live show⁠⁠ at Curzon Hoxton on January 29th with special guest Helen O'Hara from Empire - hope to see some of you there! Thanks to all our patrons for their support this year, and we loved hearing your best and worst TV shows on this episode. Come over for a seven day free trial at ⁠patreon.com/thecinemile⁠ to support the show, gain access to 70+ retro movie episodes and regular tv spoiler episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can watch this episode ⁠⁠on our YouTube channel here.⁠⁠ Thank you to all of you for walking home with us this year! This is somehow the tenth edition of our end-of-year movie special, in which we share each other's top 5's, our Honourable Mentions, our Best Cinematic Experiences, our Most Disappointing and our Worst movies of the year. As always our lists are secret from each other and there are no spoilers for any of the movies mentioned. ⁠Purchase tickets for our live show⁠ at Curzon Hoxton on January 29th with special guest Helen O'Hara from Empire - hope to see some of you there! Thanks to all our patrons for their support this year, and we loved hearing your best and worst movies on this episode. Come over for a seven day free trial at patreon.com/thecinemile to support the show, gain access to 70+ retro movie episodes and regular tv spoiler episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We walked home from a movie we could have sworn we saw two years ago. Subscribe to our Youtube channel to watch our Best of 2025 movie and TV episodes (coming soon) Purchase tickets for our live show at Curzon Hoxton on January 29th with special guest Helen O'Hara from Empire - hope to see some of you there! Don’t forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠check out our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for TV reviews and retro movie reviews ⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We watched the latest Benoit Blanc mystery at home on Netflix. Don’t forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠check out our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for TV reviews and retro movie reviews ⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We walked home from one of the most surprising feel-good films we've seen this year. Don’t forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠check out our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We watched the beginning of the end of Stranger Things on Netflix. Don’t forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠check out our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for TV reviews and retro movie reviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We walked home from the weaker half of Wicked. Don’t forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠check out our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for TV reviews and retro movie reviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a quick rewind to our episode on Wicked: Part One last year ahead of us seeing the follow-up this weekend. Side note - we're covering every episode of Pluribus over on our Patreon page, head over there if you're watching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We ran home from Edgar Wright's adaptation of yet another Richard Bachman/Stephen King story about a move-or-die dystopian televised game. Don’t forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠check out our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for TV reviews and retro movie reviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to us on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices