Best New Movies

An exclusive club for the best new movies reviewed by Cinephile Corner.

The Baltimorons (2025)

The Baltimorons Review: Michael Strassner and Liz Larsen Wander Baltimore in Jay Duplass’ Christmas Eve Dramedy

The Mastermind (2025)

The Mastermind Review: Josh O’Connor Fumbles an Art Heist

The Perfect Neighbor (2025)

The Perfect Neighbor Review: Stand Your Ground Laws Go Under the Microscope

It Was Just an Accident (2025)

It Was Just an Accident Review: Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-Winning Political Thriller Earns Its Accolades

Ick (2025)

Ick Review: Joseph Kahn’s Campy Horror B-Movie Is Upbeat and Electric

One Battle After Another (2025)

One Battle After Another Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Action Epic Is 2025’s Greatest Achievement

Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

Highest 2 Lowest Review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Deliver an Upbeat Homage to Akira Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Review: Tom Cruise’s Potential Swan Song as Ethan Hunt Is an Uneven Joyride

Eddington (2025)

Eddington Review: Ari Aster’s Politically Scattershot COVID Film Is Provacative and Earned

Weapons (2025)

Weapons Review: Julia Garner and Josh Brolin Lead Zach Cregger’s Insane New Horror Movie

Cloud (2025)

Cloud Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Finds New Space to Chart in the Digital World Once Again

Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)

Final Destination Bloodlines Review: Death Finds Even More Ways

Friendship (2025)

Friendship Review: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd Buddy up in A24’s Acidic Riff on Male Affinity

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

The Phoenician Scheme Review: Wes Anderson’s Most Direct, Immediately Gratifying Work Since ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’

Dangerous Animals (2025)

Dangerous Animals Review: Vicious Sharks in Endless Waters

The Woman in the Yard (2025)

The Woman in the Yard Review: Jaume Collet-Serra’s Return to Horror Doesn’t Get Too Bogged Down in Grief and Trauma

Babygirl (2024)

Babygirl Review: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Give the Erotic Thriller Genre a Shot in the Arm

Thunderbolts* (2025)

Thunderbolts* Movie Review: Marvel Reshuffles the Deck With a Band of Down-On-Their-Luck Misfits

Sinners (2025)

Sinners Review: Michael B. Jordan Plays Twin Gangsters in Ryan Coogler’s Ode to Blues Music and Vampires

Eephus (2025)

Eephus Review: Carson Lund’s Ode to America’s Pastime and the End of an Era

The Shrouds (2025)

The Shrouds Review: David Cronenberg Navigates Grief in His Divisive, Self-Reflexive Drama