2025 Wrap Up Film Reviews (Part One) : 28 Years Later, Marty Supreme and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Hello again! So you might be wondering what is this? Well I have 6 films from 2025 I just never got around to fully reviewing. So I decided to do something interesting, instead of flat out just not reviewing them I decided to do a wrap up post talking a little bit about each film and moving on to the next one. I’m splitting it into two parts just to keep things a bit more organized, In the future I do plan on talking about some of these films in greater length. But for now I at least want to share my love for these films in brief detail. So let’s start with..

28 Years Later

Set decades after the Rage Virus outbreak, it follows a new group of survivors on an island who venture onto the mainland, discovering mutated infected and new threats.

28 Years Later is quite honestly one of the most hauntingly beautiful horror films of the 2020s. There is a whole lot to be said here about the theme of death and how the film goes about exploring it. Jodie Comer gives a phenomenal performance that has this human connection feel that is constant throughout the film, Alfie Williams is just as fantastic and connects instantly with the people he meets along the way.

Ralph Fiennes as Dr Ian Kelson gives us one of the best written characters of the 2020s, throughout the film we are made to believe that he is this crazy lunatic yet what we get is this calm and balanced man that has this beautiful understanding of life and death. It really brings tears to your eyes due to just how beautiful the dialogue really is here.

Combine that with a beautiful score by Young Fathers (especially their song Remember), stunning cinematography and brutal kills. You have yourself such a wonderful film that you will never forget. 

28 Years Later is available on all VOD platforms.

10/10 A+

Marty Supreme

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

Marty Supreme is one of those films that continues to get better and better as it goes on, what starts out as a simple enough film turns into a chaotic film that ups the ante and never falls to the floor. 

Timothee Chalamet is not holding back here at all and delivers one of his greatest performances (arguably his best), he fully embodies Marty Mauser (which the film is loosely based on. He balances this likable and unlikable aspect that hits this sweet spot that in turns makes him such a fascinating character. 

Odessa A’zion gives such a heartbreaking performance during the second half of the film, it’s a soul crushing yet beautiful performance that sticks with you throughout the experience. Her chemistry with Chalamet is wonderful and even when she isn’t on screen you do feel her presence. 

What makes Marty Supreme so fantastic is it has this group of characters who balance this realness and weirdness. They all fit so well together in this perfectly bizarre atmosphere the film has going on here, every single moment there is some perfectly normal interactions going on along with some bizarre ones. 

Marty Supreme is a wild ride from beginning to end that truly captures every single moment it throws at the viewer. 

Marty Supreme is available on all VOD platforms.

10/10 A+

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

While trying to manage her own life and career, a woman on the verge of a breakdown must cope with her daughter’s illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an unusual relationship with her therapist.

2025 Wrap Up Review 

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is like entering someone else’s head, seeing the struggles, thoughts and memories that constantly go on inside their head. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Die My Love can definitely be considered sister films mainly due to how similar they are thematically however they go about this in much different ways.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You goes about this in a less deep in a void feel, it’s more clear and we can get a better idea of what is going on inside Linda’s (played by Rose Byrne) head. With that being said it’s still a very navigating experience (in a good way). It’s one of those experiences that ultimately feels very rewarding to go on and once you reach the end it’s genuinely stunning to watch. 

So much has been said about how fantastic Rose Byrne’s performance is and the praise is absolutely earned. Rose Byrne gives a career best performance that feels next level, a performance that captures the constant thoughts of motherhood and how crushing it can be. Byrne perfectly matches the surreal atmosphere that demands this spiral and break free type of feel that truly leaves the viewer stunned. It’s an unforgettable performance that I still think about constantly. 

I highly recommend going into If I Had Legs I’d Kick You knowing as little as possible, it’s such a powerful film about the stress of motherhood and what constantly goes inside the mind during that period of time.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is available on all VOD platforms.

10/10 A+

The Muppet Show (2026) Special Review

Kermit and friends return in a modern take on their classic variety show format, mixing nostalgic charm with new comedy bits while staying true to the Muppets’ timeless spirit

The Muppet Show is directed by Alex Timbers. The Muppet Show is presented as a revival of the original series (1976-1981). 

Whenever there is a new Muppet project you already know you are in for a treat, that’s especially the case here with this special. It brings back everything that you know and love from the original show and keeps it front and center throughout the experience, there is clearly so much charm and passion that went into this special that you can’t help but leave with a giant smile on your face. 

Sabrina Carpenter is the main guest and this only showcases her fantastic acting talent, Sabrina Carpenter fits so well with the classic Muppet Show atmosphere it feels like this is something she was born to do. She has this charm that even if you aren’t familiar with her music you still get connected to her easily, her chemistry with Miss Piggy is humorous and some of the special’s biggest highlights. I really can’t stress enough how good Sabrina Carpenter really is here, when the credits roll you want to see more of her performance that right there is one of the key qualities of a star. 

The singing performances are phenomenal, Sabrina Carpenter sings Manchild which some have argued that this is the best version of it, which there is a solid argument to be made that is the case! It’s well performed, the dancing chickens doing the Manchild dance is hilarious, Sam Eagle gets a decently funny bit here as well. It also helps that Manchild is just a phenomenal song that really has become one of Sabrina’s biggest hits. 

Rizzo the Rat sings Blinding Lights by The Weeknd and it’s truly one of the special’s greatest moments, not only is it completely unexpected but the rats moving in these jerky movements brings this whole comedic element into the mix. It’s not a very long moment of the special but it does leave a lasting impression on the viewer and is quite memorable. 

The best singing performance comes from Kermit, Miss Piggy and Sabrina Carpenter who all sing Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It’s beautifully sung and all of their voices mesh incredibly well together. We get to hear more of Carpenter’s beautiful vocals and see that Matt Vogel is a very worthy Kermit the Frog, it’s a beautifully done performance all around that feels like the heart of the special. It’s moments like these that really make The Muppet Show all the more fun. 

The rest of the special is just classic, from the atmosphere to the many skits it all comes together and this beautiful little bow that really brings back memories. The writing combined with the humor is sharp and gives the viewer so much to chew on, it’s a beautiful piece that compliments the original show masterfully. 

Overall The Muppet Show is phenomenal, it’s well done and really combines all of the elements that make the show so fascinating. I truly hope we get to see more of The Muppets soon! 

The Muppet Show is available on Disney+ 

8/10 B+

Night Patrol (2026) Film Review

An L.A. cop discovers a local task force is hiding a secret that puts the residents of his childhood neighborhood in danger.

Night Patrol is directed by Ryan Prows director of Lowlife (2017). 

Night Patrol is if you took Sinners (2025) and threw in some cops as vampires. Okay that’s a bit harsh, Night Patrol is at the very least trying to do its own thing. It has an important message underneath it all which I do find admirable, with that being said the movie is a mess which unfortunately really drags this one down with the ending result being a very confused mess. 

The performances are fine enough of here, Justin Long is here and does a decent enough job. Jermaine Fowler, CM Punk, Flying Lotus, Freddie Gibbs, RJ Cyler, YG and many others are here which is undeniably pretty neat. To their credit they all do decent enough and try to make the script work as well as it can, there is this fun factor of just seeing all of these names together. But that only goes so far with their characters just not getting the writing they need. 

The kills are effective, one of the film’s themes is racial injustice so seeing some of these brutal actions take place on screen is effective and gets the viewer uncomfortable. I would argue that these scenes are by far the film’s best assets. The opening scene in particular is incredibly effective and does give the film a strong start, unfortunately what follows pales in comparison. 

What hurts the film the most is the writing, we bounce between dramatic and comedic moments that do not blend well together at all. Plus we have so much going on story-wise that it starts to overwhelm the viewer due to how much of a mess it really is, the third act is especially guilty of this as it throws just about every single element from the film at the wall to see what sticks with none of it sticking. 

While I respect the film for mixing racial injustice with vampires it just does not have enough writing and firepower to really land, the dialogue bounces between being serious and comedic without trying to build a bridge for the two. There is this classic exploitation movie feel that you can see glimpses of but it never ends up fully coming together.

Overall Night Patrol is a mess, the fine enough performances and the kills are just not enough to salvage the script or its bizarre editing. 

Night Patrol is available on all VOD platforms.

3/10 D-

Twisted (2026) Film Review

Follows two millennials who flip NY apartments they don’t own to new buyers who don’t know they are being scammed. The con works brilliantly until they run into an apartment owner with a dark secret who flips the game on them.

Twisted is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman director of Saw II–IV (2005-2007), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), Mother’s Day (2010), 11-11-11 (2011), Spiral: From The Book Of Saw (2021), The Cello (2023) and a few others. 

Twisted is an odd one, it definitely feels like it’s trying to recapture the grimy, dark and gory atmosphere of what some horror movies were doing back in the 2000s. Yet this feels like a very watered down version of that, there are a few scenes here that are nasty but those can only push the atmosphere so far. This leads to a pretty underwhelming experience despite the movie’s name telling you that it will be a sick one. 

Undeniably the best parts here are Lauren LaVera and Djimon Hounsou, Hounsou has this calm voice that can easily intimidate you and his character Dr. Kezian’s whole motive is genuinely interesting. Even if his backstory needed more stronger writing, Hounsou is able to salvage it by just giving a genuinely intimating performance. 

Lauren LaVera gives another great performance here, by now she’s pretty much established herself as a modern day scream queen and here is no exception. She nails both the thrilling and dramatic moments, her chemistry with Mia Healey feels natural and is the heart of the film. These moments are not huge, but they are what mainly helps this movie not feel like a chore to sit through. 

The main problem with Twisted is the writing, especially story and dialogue wise which is a bit of a mess, the dialogue does not have a whole lot going on here and is mostly saved due to the performances being surprisingly decent. The story is interesting and had promise, but the movie never takes full advantage of it. Outside of a few gross brain surgery scenes towards the end, the movie never fully commits to its ideas and instead settles on being strangely tame which does ultimately hurt the movie. 

Overall Twisted is forgettable, there is just not a whole lot going on here. There is a bit of this giallo feel with some of the blood splatters and with the camera being set up in certain ways, but much like almost everything else in this movie it’s very watered down to the point where you just shrug your shoulders and move on. There’s definitely worse straight to VOD options out there but you can’t help but feel disappointed with this one. 

Twisted is available on all VOD platforms.

4/10 D+

We Bury The Dead (2026) Film Review

After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise – they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying.

We Bury The Dead is directed by Zak Hilditch director of These Final Hours (2013), 1922 (2017), Rattlesnake (2019) and a few others. 

We Bury The Dead attempts to go for the same sort of atmosphere that 28 Days Later (2002) has, at times it works but other times it definitely feels like a bit of a slog. However the film is decent enough and the story has just the right amount of power in its script to tell an interesting story. 

Daisy Ridley is by and large the best part of the film, she gives this very human performance that captures the film’s sense of dread. Her interactions with the rest of the cast has enough firepower to leave impressions on the viewer, there is also this sense of loneliness in Ridley’s tone that works when given the context of the film. 

In fact the whole film has this sense of loneliness which I always appreciate when a film does include that sort of theme, the cinematography compliments this well with tons of striking shots that immediately put the viewer into the film’s world. Cinematographer Steve Annis does a wonderful job of making the film’s world that much more sharper and real, this could have easily been another case of a generic zombie affair (in some ways it is but I’ll get to that.) 

The score is haunting, the uses of Lascia Ch’io Pianga are very well done and expand the atmosphere, what’s also established early on is the film trades action for atmosphere which ultimately leads to be a positive for the experience. During the more quiet moments, the score captures the sense of dread surrounding the characters and builds to a decently well done climax. 

The film does fall in a bit of cliche territory towards the end with some very typical zombie movie elements. However the story revolving around loss and wanting closure does make up for it and leads to a sad yet interesting experience. 

Overall We Bury The Dead is a decent little movie, this is probably something you won’t ever go back to and does not stand out all that much from a crowded genre. However I do think it’s worth a look simply due to Ridley’s performance and the atmosphere.

We Bury The Dead is available on all VOD platforms.

6/10 C+

Sundance Review: Rock Springs (2026)

Centers on a grieving family who move to a new town after a tragedy, only to find sinister secrets lurking in the woods behind their house.

Rock Springs is directed by Vera Miao which is her directorial debut. 

Rock Springs is a very admirable film, while not every single element works entirely the film is clearly made with a lot of knowledge and care about certain topics. Those being racism and trauma, more so about generational ties to trauma. The film mixes this incredibly with horrors of a massacre that actually did happen (based on the 1885 Wyoming incident where white miners murdered at least 28 Chinese miners.) all of this together creates a horrifying image that brings the viewer into the film. 

The performances all around are great especially Kelly Marie Tran and Benedict Wong, Tran does a fantastic job of playing a grieving mother. It’s a stunning performance that really sticks with the viewer the whole way through, Wong absolutely nails his performance during the film’s more historical parts. The amount of power and striking atmosphere that goes into his performance is astounding. 

The film bounces a bit with the past and present, but it’s done in this way where the film cleverly brings it to you, like we are discovering the dark history of Rock Springs itself. It feels like we as the viewers actually discovered something and now we are told to apply that information into the present day. Not every single part of the translation to past and present works entirely, however there are some genuinely atmospheric moments that do capture the dark history of Rock Springs. 

The film’s themes of racism and trauma are well done here, the racism comes from the real event and the generational trauma comes from how the past and present are connected that trauma never really goes away. The script from Vera Miao has some powerful moments that clearly have this sense of knowledge behind them, these moments might not be anything incredibly groundbreaking. However I do think the careful nature of the script more than makes up for it. 

I do think some of the editing does end up hurting the connection between the past and present, it makes a few scenes drag out for a bit longer than they should. It’s worth noting that the film does take a bit to get going, however the supernatural elements and the historical elements keep it afloat and really bring you into the experience. 

Overall Rock Springs is a solid film, it’s admirable film that executes its ideas decently well. There is a few bumps in the road, however that’s not enough to stop the film from being incredibly intriguing. 

Rock Springs currently has no release date. 

7/10 B

Greenland 2: Migration (2026) Film Review

The surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Greenland 2: Migration is directed by Ric Roman Waugh director of Snitch (2013), Shot Caller (2017), Angel Has Fallen (2019), Greenland (2020), Kandahar (2023) and a few others. 

Greenland (2020) was a surprise for a lot of people myself included, it took the disaster movie genre and brought a ton of emotional moments for its characters. Was it groundbreaking? Absolutely not, it was a flawed yet satisfying movie and a breath of fresh air from the genre. Unfortunately Greenland 2: Migration does the direct opposite and ends up being another case of someone asking the question “was this sequel really needed?” 

The acting for the most part is fine enough, Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin are by far the best of the pack. Each of them are able to give a few decent moments and the charm of Butler and Baccarin from the first movie is mostly still intact. The rest of the performances unfortunately are a mix of bad and below average, that’s mainly due to the writing just not doing anyone any favors at all. 

Speaking of which the writing this time around throws out a ton of the emotional moments from the first movie and opts for lazy conveniences as well as a very dull journey. It’s quite clear that Greenland (2020) was not made with a sequel in mind so this movie has the feel of making something up as it goes along. The character writing does not fill the screen at all, I guess the final moments of the movie do somewhat of a decent job closing John Garrity’s story, but admittedly it’s something you could see coming during the movie’s final moments. 

Overall there is just not a whole lot to comment on when it comes to Greenland 2: Migration, it’s a sequel that surely does exist and will be quickly forgotten about due to how dull the whole movie is. It’s not anything offensively bad, however it lacks so much of what made the first movie interesting that it ultimately does not matter. 

Greenland 2: Migration is available on all VOD platforms.

4/10 D+

Sleepwalker (2026) Film Review

Haunted by terrifying visions, Sarah’s sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness.

Sleepwalker is directed by Brandon Auman which is his directorial debut. 

Sleepwalker is the very definition of a January released horror movie. It’s terrible, forgettable and makes little to no sense due to its botched filmmaking. Occasionally there’s a moment or two of good acting from Hayden Panettiere but that is nowhere near enough to save this movie from falling on its face. 

As mentioned before, Hayden Panettiere occasionally has some decent moments where she’s able to work with the movie’s awful script and turn it into something somewhat salvageable. However those moments are very far and few in between, we get long periods of the actors trying desperately to make the script work but due to the empty and laughably bad script it all falls down quickly. Beverly D’Angelo’s character Gloria had potential here and attempts to tell some jokes but it ends up being more lame than anything else. Justin Chatwin as an abusive husband who ends up in a coma is quite terrible, his delivery during the more intense scenes is just not there at all and really lacks the tension and acting power needed. 

The movie’s attempts at grief and abusive relationships while admirable, just does not work well at all. The grief attempts to combine it with sleepwalking which is admittedly a very solid idea, the execution however is a mess and not well done. Way too many jumpscares and a lack of a thrilling atmosphere make the movie fall flat immediately, as for the abusive relationships part while the set up is interesting that’s about as far as it goes. The dialogue does not do this movie any favors at all, it’s a shame because there is a few genuine good moments here that somewhat work. But all of that goes away when the rest of the movie carries on with its foolishness. 

Lastly there’s how badly the movie is crafted. A lot of it is incredibly repetitive story wise, the ending is very abrupt and leaves the viewer with a lot more questions than answers (not in a good way.) The twist (if you even want to call it that) is very predictable and fails to land in any meaningful way. 

Overall Sleepwalker has a decent idea here, but the execution goes horribly wrong in just about every way possible. Outside of the occasional decent moments, you are not going to get a whole lot from the movie as it fails to bring the viewer in. 

Sleepwalker is available on all VOD platforms.

1/10 F

Sundance Film Review: Zi (2026)

In Hong Kong, a young woman haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes the course of her night-and possibly her life.

Zi is directed by Kogonada director of Columbus (2017), After Yang (2021) and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025). 

Zi is a return to form for Kogonada, after last year’s disappointing A Big Bold Beautiful Journey it is nice to see Kogonada return to what he’s best at. Although Zi is heavily flawed and is still not as great as Kogonada’s first two films, there is still a lot to like here and there’s some genuinely great moments that make Zi shine.

The performances from Michelle Mao and Haley Lu Richardson are both quite strong here, the two have great chemistry that over the course of the film builds into something beautiful. There are some silly moments in between it all, Richardson’s character El immediately starts crying for Zi (played by Michelle Mao) after only meeting her for 10 minutes. However that actually does work here as the film is going for a much more experimental direction and I do think what ends up getting revealed later on justifies this. Mao and Richardson play their characters well and have some very real moments, there is some great facial acting and quiet moments that help build their bond. Jin Ha who plays Min gets the short end of the stick, his character is underdeveloped and just not all that interesting, he does however show off his great singing voice (he’s been on Broadway). 

The writing is the film’s weakest point, the story is a very thinly written narrative. The premise here is Zi gets visions of the future and sees an older version of El, the two meet and from there very little happens. There’s just not a whole lot to chew on here writing wise, with that being said there’s beautiful moments that do happen and I do think the ending wraps it up nicely. 

It’s a much more experimental film compared to A Big Bold Beautiful Journey it’s an incredibly small budget of these characters walking around in the city. Admittedly the city element does bring some excellent atmosphere that does create this beautiful tone to the film. The score is beautiful as always when it comes to Kogonada’s films, it fits the atmosphere that is required and brings this level of beauty and warmth that helps elevate the film. 

Overall Zi is definitely an improvement over A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025), it’s a nice return of what Kogonada is best at. If you can get past the thin story you should be able to enjoy this one for what it is. 

Zi currently has no release date. 

6/10 C+

Sundance Film Review: Chasing Summer (2026)

Following a breakup with her boyfriend and loss of her job, a woman heads to her hometown, where she reunites with friends and former flings, which turns her life upside down.

Chasing Summer is directed by Josephine Decker director of Madeline’s Madeline (2018), Shirley (2020), The Sky Is Everywhere (2022) and a few others. 

Chasing Summer is a cute little 91 minute comedy that doesn’t overstay its welcome, there isn’t a whole lot to talk about with this one. It’s a midlife crisis film about a woman who loses her job and man, she moves back to her parent’s place and we see wacky shenanigans follow. What you see is what you get from this one, luckily the performances and Josephine Decker’s strong direction make this entertaining enough. 

Iliza Shlesinger (who also wrote the film’s script) is by and large what keeps this film going. There’s some genuinely funny moments due to her performance, the interactions she has with some of the other characters are genuinely great and at times feels all too real. Lola Tung is great here as well although she is very underutilized and only gets so much to really do. She does get one interaction with Shlesinger that is quite solid however. 

Shlesinger’s script is decent enough, there are some genuinely funny moments and there’s a nice balance of drama and comedy. The twist the film goes for however can be seen coming a mile away and unfortunately the third act is not as strong as the rest of the film. It’s so much slower (not in a good way) and at times feels a bit redundant. I do think Decker’s direction does salvage this a bit by making this feel a bit more personal and has the feel of somebody telling us this story rather than this being unexpectedly dumped on us all at once. 

I do appreciate Josephine Decker going for something a bit different from her previous films, even if Chasing Summer is not as good as her previous work. There is a lot of heart here that does help the film cross the finish line, there is this wave of nostalgia to the film. Seeing people you thought you wouldn’t see again, or finding out people from your town you grew up in are still there. There’s this sweet and real feel that Decker captures that gives the film more room to breathe. 

Overall Chasing Summer is a decent little comedy, it has its flaws but it does have enough charm and fun to be worth a watch. 

Chasing Summer currently has no release date. 

6/10 C+