Attended 63 movies at the cinema in 2025: Top 5 Fantastic and Bottom 5 Disappointing Results
In the final three months of 2025, the cinema landscape has been a mixed bag, with some standout films and a few disappointments. The author, a regular moviegoer who visits their local cinema at least once a week, has seen 63 movies in theatres this year.
One of the year's most highly-rated films is 'Weapons', directed by Zach Cregger. This horror movie, which is not associated with any German filmmakers, according to available information, has been a critical and audience favourite. The author ranks it as their favourite movie of 2025. The film's plot revolves around a group of children who mysteriously disappear from the same classroom, and it cements Cregger's place as a horror master.
Another movie that has been well-received is 'Black Bag', a spy thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film stars Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett and focuses on an intelligence officer investigating his wife for being a double agent.
'Hallow Road', a British psychological thriller, is another favourite of the author's. Starring Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys, the movie centres around concerned parents rushing to their distressed daughter's location after a traffic accident.
However, not all films of 2025 have been successful. 'Wolf Man', for instance, lacks scares, excitement, and anything to raise one's heart rate. Despite Julia Garner's stellar performance, the movie's failure is not due to her acting. The movie's plot revolves around the bizarre disappearances of a group of children from the same classroom.
'Marching Powder', a British comedy, is another film that has been criticised for being extremely crude and unlikable. The protagonist, Jack Jones, is a loathsome anti-hero obsessed with fighting, alcohol, and illicit substances.
'A Minecraft Movie' has also received mixed reviews. While the film includes a new original song from synth-pop master Dayglow, the characters seem to be the quirky one, which grated on some reviewers.
'M3GAN 2.0' switches from comedy-horror to a straight-up sci-fi action movie, which is not a good call. The original 'M3GAN' could have been a modern slasher icon, but the sequel lacks the original's guilty pleasure hook.
'Sinners', a vampire-stuffed movie directed by Ryan Coogler, is another favourite of the author's. The film sees Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers who start a juke joint, only for opening night to be crashed by a creature of the night.
The second part of 2025 is showing promise for an exciting end. 'Warfare', a war movie co-directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, is the author's second favourite movie of 2025. The film offers an intense snapshot of modern conflict and was created using the real experiences of those who served in the conflict.
Overall, 2025 has been a year of ups and downs for the cinema industry. With promising films on the horizon, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the year unfolds.
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