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. Cinephile Corner also ranked the best horror movies of 2025, the best A24 movies of 2025, the best comedies of 2025, and the best action movies of 2025.

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The Naked Gun (2025)

The Naked Gun Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest Action Movie Has All the Jokes

Elio (2025)

Elio Review: Pixar’s Latest Sci-Fi Adventure Has Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

Preparation for the Next Life (2025)

Preparation for the Next Life Review: Bing Liu’s ‘Minding the Gap’ Successor Is a Showcase for Newcomer Sebiye Behtiyar

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Lilo & Stitch Review: Yet Another Uninspired Live Action Disney Remake

M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

M3GAN 2.0 Review: Gerard Johnstone’s A.I. Robot Sequel Follows the ‘Terminator’ Playbook

The History of Sound (2025)

The History of Sound Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Connect in Oliver Hermanus’ Muted Romantic Drama

Paddington in Peru (2025)

Paddington in Peru Review: Without Paul King and Sally Hawkins, the Third ‘Paddington’ Installment Feels Like Slightly Diminished Returns

Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

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

28 Years Later (2025)

28 Years Later Review: Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Days Later’ Reboot Is Thrilling, but a Lot of Setup

Superman (2025)

Superman Review: James Gunn’s DCU Reboot Starts off Vibrant and Overstuffed

Hell of a Summer (2025)

Hell of a Summer Review: Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk Co-Direct a Safe Homage to the Slasher Genre

The Pickup (2025)

The Pickup Review: Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, and Keke Palmer Lead a Serviceable Action Comedy

The Thursday Murder Club (2025)

The Thursday Murder Club Review: Helen Mirren Leads Netflix’s Whodunit Snoozer

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

Ballerina (2025)

Ballerina Review: Ana de Armas’ John Wick Spin-Off Is Exactly What You’d Expect

Weapons (2025)

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

Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

Happy Gilmore 2 Review: Just a Bunch of Cameos

Bring Her Back (2025)

Bring Her Back Review: The Philippou Brothers Direct Another Grief-Stricken Horror Film for A24

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

How to Train Your Dragon Review: Another Derivative Live Action Remake

Heads of State (2025)

Heads of State Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Team Up as World Leaders in Prime Video’s Latest Pitiful Action Movie