This story keeps a cool distance from its characters and is rarely engaging, but it’s elegantly crafted, memorably performed, and as timely as ever in 2025.
This Noah Baumbach dramedy feels a little more detached from its characters than the industry insider film it perhaps should have been.
This gripping tale from the non-fiction book of the same name by survivor Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman is made with a raw, unflinching authenticity by director Joe Carnahan.
This new adaptation is visually sumptuous and anchored by three standout performances, though its attempt to reconcile campy spectacle with serious historical drama does not always succeed.
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This touching new comedy does a nice job of balancing existential and romantic quandaries—even if the script writes itself into a corner it doesn’t entirely escape from.
Despite a disjointed narrative that attempts to cram too much material into a two-hour feature, the heartfelt and nail-biting scenes at the climactic tournament are undeniably winning: this is truly inspirational stuff.
This MMA biopic features a career-best performance from Dwayne Johnson as wrestler Mark Kerr, and some appealing 90s era filmmaking.
This slick new adaptation of the Stephen King novel lacks the campy thrills of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger version, but is far more faithful to the original source.
This adaptation takes excessive liberties to reimagine the classic horror novel as a kind of twisted romance, but del Toro’s grandiose visuals bring the story to vivid life when it matters most.
Even for those familiar with the OnlyFans platform, this is a revealing look behind the curtains of adult content creators—and the complex relationship with their fans.
This is an undeniably fun sci-fi B-movie writ large, made with great care by director and co-writer Dan Trachtenberg, who tells a scaled-back story with a heavy dose of lore.
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This sequel keeps focus on its central characters while taking the narrative in a new direction, ending up with something that feels like it came from A Nightmare on Elm Street.
This convoluted murder mystery adapted from the 2020 Richard Osman novel is given a huge boost thanks to an impressive cast that extends beyond its central quartet.
This diverting feature based on the Kotake Create video game might be the first film to be entirely trapped in a Backrooms-like liminal horror setting
It’s a step up from 2013’s Jason Statham-led Parker, and a and rousing return to form for director Shane Black, who keeps things fast, loose, and often quite funny without losing the source’s hard edge.
Slovak director Tereza Nvotová’s follow-up to her breakout Nightsiren is impeccably well-crafted, utilizing minutes-long single takes to heighten the tension.
This third and final Downton Abbey film never really recaptures the magic of the beloved ITV series that ran from 2010-15, but it’s an improvement over the previous two movies.
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This spry, action-packed sequel carries over both the strengths and weaknesses of 2021’s Nobody, and while it may be a step down from its predecessor, it’s only a small one.
Materialists covers some similar thematic territory as director Celine Song’s previous film, the wonderful Past Lives, but in a much more simplistic, and far less emotionally resonant, fashion.
This one is packed with enough genuine laughs to succeed as a feature film comedy in 2025… even if it never really lives up to the original movies.
This affectionate portrait of the journey of immigrants in the Czech Republic has a raw authenticity and genuine nostalgia for a very particular time and place.