Worthy analyzes the storytelling & technical elements of each Academy Award Best Picture winner, in addition to the history of the Oscars and other movies since 1927. The show’s hosts, Ben and Jon, rate each film individually and compare each Best Picture winner from the last 100 years.
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Worthy analyzes the storytelling & technical elements of each Academy Award Best Picture winner, in addition to the history of the Oscars and other movies since 1927. The show’s hosts, Ben and Jon, rate each film individually and compare each Best Picture winner from the last 100 years.
Summer 2025’s box office brought billion-dollar nostalgia, franchise crowding, and a global shake-up. Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remake became the only film to crack the $1 billion worldwide mark, while Jurassic World: Rebirth anchored the season despite stiff competition. Horror scored big with Final Destination: Bloodlines and Weapons, proving the genre’s staying power. But the real story was international—China’s animated juggernaut Ne Zha 2 crossed $2 billion, reshaping the global box office landscape.
Even with a domestic total of $3.67 billion—just shy of last summer—Hollywood faced cannibalization, as superhero tentpoles like Fantastic Four: First Steps and Superman undercut each other. Still, fresh surprises like Brad Pitt’s racing drama F1 showed audiences crave more than legacy IP. Join us as we break down the Top 10 Films of Summer 2025, the winners, the disappointments, and what’s next with Wicked: For Good, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Sinners, leading into awards season.
Worthy
Worthy analyzes the storytelling & technical elements of each Academy Award Best Picture winner, in addition to the history of the Oscars and other movies since 1927. The show’s hosts, Ben and Jon, rate each film individually and compare each Best Picture winner from the last 100 years.
