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ETCH CAST · January 7 · 1 hr 20 min

The Past Is All Ahead

Episode 15 of Etch Cast looks outward. Philip Gelatt is joined by Morgan Galen King, Will Battersby, April Merl, and Belle Del Sesto for a conversation about the films and television that defined 2025 — not as critics chasing consensus, but as filmmakers focused on craft, risk, and intent. No rankings. No hot takes. Just a reflection on what lingered, what worked, what didn’t, and what these stories reveal about where film and television may be heading next.

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Episode 15 of Etch Cast looks outward.

Philip Gelatt is joined by Morgan Galen King, Will Battersby, April Merl, and Belle Del Sesto for a conversation about the films and television that defined 2025 — not as critics chasing consensus, but as filmmakers focused on craft, risk, and intent.

No rankings. No hot takes. Just a reflection on what lingered, what worked, what didn’t, and what these stories reveal about where film and television may be heading next.

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