Year: 2025

Explore Cinephile Corner’s full selection of movie reviews from 2025, featuring critiques on all the major releases from this year. From blockbuster hits to indie gems, our archive covers the best (and worst) films that defined 2025.

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The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

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

Warfare (2025)

Warfare Review: Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Co-direct a Precise Boots-On-The-Ground War Film

The Alto Knights (2025)

The Alto Knights Review: Robert De Niro Plays Two Dueling Crime Bosses in Barry Levinson’s Return to the Director’s Chair

Echo Valley (2025)

Echo Valley Review: Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Play an Estranged Mother-Daughter Duo That Doesn’t Fully Work In This Latest Apple TV+ Drama

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

Predator: Killer of Killers Review: Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Prey’ Follow-up is Effective Animated Fanfare

Dog Man (2025)

Dog Man Review: Maybe Not All Cops Are Bad

Dangerous Animals (2025)

Dangerous Animals Review: Vicious Sharks in Endless Waters

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

A Minecraft Movie Review: An Ugly, Stupid Film

Fountain of Youth (2025)

Fountain of Youth Review: John Krasinski and Natalie Portman Travel the Globe in This Latest Straight to Apple TV+ Adventure

Mountainhead (2025)

Mountainhead Review: Jesse Armstrong’s Follow-up to ‘Succession’ Is a Claustrophobic Tech Bro Satire

Nonnas (2025)

Nonnas Review: Vince Vaughn Opens an Italian Restaurant in This Feel Good Netflix Original

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

Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Death of a Unicorn Review: A24’s Mythical Creature Feature Doesn’t Live up to Its Premise

Last Breath (2025)

Last Breath Review: Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu Race Against Time to Save One of Their Own in a True Underwater Thriller

Love Hurts (2025)

Love Hurts Review: Ke Huy Quan Gets Buried in Subpar Material in This Valentine’s Day Action Movie

Mickey 17 (2025)

Mickey 17 Review: Bong Joon-ho’s Follow-Up to ‘Parasite’ is a Sci-Fi Comedy Starring Multiple Robert Pattinson Clones

A Working Man (2025)

A Working Man Review: Jason Statham’s Latest Action Film Is Even More Generic Than Usual

Novocaine (2025)

Novocaine Review: Jack Quaid’s Inability to Feel Pain Turns Him Into an Unlikely Hero

Heart Eyes (2025)

Heart Eyes Review: Valentine’s Day Isn’t Safe From the Slasher Genre

The Surfer (2025)

The Surfer Review: Nicolas Cage Just Wants to Surf

Thunderbolts* (2025)

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