Most Anticipated Films Of December 2025 + What’s left for this year.

Well here we are the final stretch of 2025, time flew by for sure and it’s honestly been a pretty strong year for film. It does seem like we are wrapping things up well since this month looks great!!

Very quickly, I’ve already seen No Other Choice it’s a fantastic film that I highly recommend going to see when it releases on Christmas.

Anyways what’s left for this year? I have a handful of reviews left to write which include

28 Years Later, Sorry Baby, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value, No Other Choice, Frankenstein, Predator: Badlands, Christy, Bugonia, Die My Love, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Train Dreams. These reviews plus some new releases will make up of this month (I’m hoping to get these ones done by the end of next week). So keep an eye out!

Let’s get to the list

11. Man Finds Tape – Out Today (VOD)

10. Jay Kelly – Out Today (Netflix)

9. The Housemaid – December 19th (Theaters)

8. 100 Nights Of Hero – Out Today (Theaters)

7. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – December 12th (Netflix)

6. The Voice Of Hind Rajab – December 17th (Theaters)

5. Avatar: Fire And Ash – December 19th (Theaters)

4. Resurrection – December 12th (Theaters)

3. Hamnet – Out Today (Theaters)

2. Marty Supreme – December 25th (Theaters)

1. The Testament Of Ann Lee – December 25th (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of October 2025!

Happy Spooky Month everyone! This month we have so many great looking releases and I have a lot of reviews coming this month. I’m currently in the middle of doing the New York Film Festival. I have already seen Deliver Me From Nowhere and Blue Moon so to keep things fair they won’t be on the list but just know they are fantastic films that I can’t wait to talk about!

24. The Astronaut – October 17th (Theaters)

23. Ballad Of A Small Player – October 29th (Netflix)

22. Fairyland – October 10th – (Theaters)

21. Hallow Road – October 31st (Theaters)

20. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle – October 22nd (Hulu)

19. The Lost Bus – October 3rd (Apple TV+)

18. Nouvelle Vague – October 31st (Theaters) and November 14th (Netflix)

17. Queens Of The Dead – October 24th (Theaters)

16. Bone Lake – October 3rd (Theaters)

15. The Black Phone 2 – October 17th (Theaters)

14. Hedda – October 22nd (Theaters) and October 29th (Amazon Prime Video)

13. Good Boy – October 3rd (Theaters)

12. Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc – October 24th (Theaters)

11. Tron: Ares – October 10th (Theaters)

10. The Smashing Machine – October 3rd (Theaters)

9. Shelby Oaks – October 24th (Theaters)

8. A House Of Dynamite – October 10th (Theaters) and October 24th (Netflix)

7. Urchin – October 10th (Theaters)

6. The Mastermind – October 17th (Theaters)

5. It Was Just An Accident – October 15th (Theaters)

4. Anemone – October 3rd (Limited Theaters) and October 10th (Expands Theaters)

3. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – October 10th (Theaters)

2. Bugonia – October 24th (Limited) and October 31st (Wide)

1. Frankenstein – October 17th (Theaters and November 7th (Netflix)

Most Anticipated Films Of September 2025!

We are at the last stretch of the year, this month has a lot of interesting releases! The NYFF starts this month and I will be going so look out for early reactions and my reviews! There’s going to be a ton of reviews this month, I have so much catching up to do due to being sick and such. So this will be a busy but still fun month.

14. Pools – Released today (Theaters)

13. All Of You – September 26th (Apple TV+)

12. The Man In The Basement – September 12th (Theaters) and September 26th (Hulu)

11. Eleanor The Great – September 26th (Theaters)

10. Splitsville – Released today (Theaters)

9. American Sweatshop – September 19th (Theaters)

8. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – September 12th (Theaters)

7. The History Of Sound – September 12th

6. Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie – September 12th (Theaters)

5. The Long Walk – September 12th (Theaters)

4. Him – September 19th (Theaters)

3. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – September 19th (Theaters)

2. Highest 2 Lowest – Released today (Apple TV+)

1. One Battle After Another – September 26th (Theaters)

The Bad Guys 2 (2025) Film Review

Reformed criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are trying very hard to be good. However, they soon find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes heist that’s masterminded by a new team of delinquents they never saw coming — the Bad Girls.

The Bad Guys 2 is directed by Pierre Perifel director of The Bad Guys (2022).

The Bad Guys (2022) was a surprise, it ended up being one of my favorite films of 2022 a year that was a filled with lots of fantastic releases. The Bad Guys 2 follows a lot of what made the first film so great, there are times where there is a bit of familiarity. However that does not outweigh the positives this film has to offer.

The voice cast is just as good as it was from the first film, Sam Rockwell does such a fantastic job as Mr. Wolf he brings this cool style that always feels fun and this relaxing vibe as well. Some new additions like Danielle Brooks as Kitty Kat, Natasha Lyonne as Doom/Susan and Maria Bakalova are also incredibly great here. They bring these characters their own fun personalities without feeling like almost identical to the main group, in fact I would go as far as to say that The Bad Girls were effective antagonists, while yes some get more development than others I do think for a film that attempted to go with an “opposite team or person” sort of idea this is one of the times where the film nails it.

The animation is just as stunning as it was in the first film, a lot of what I said about the animation from the first film can be applied here. Right at the beginning there’s tons of attention to detail, the colors all pop out incredibly well and the energetic vibe of it all really ties this whole film into a nice little package. The animation is so well done and even expands the film’s world even further from the first film.

The writing is also quite strong here as well, the dynamic between Mr. Wolf and Diane Foxington is genuinely interesting. Their little banter and bond is genuinely heartwarming at times and makes you root for them. The film definitely has a Mission Impossible sort of vibe especially towards the end when things get incredibly chaotic (I mean that in a good way), there really isn’t anything incredible here when it comes to themes. The film is mostly focused on entertaining the viewer which is not a bad thing at all, the film knows its goal and accomplishes it within a matter of seconds.

Overall The Bad Guys 2 is a worthy sequel to a fantastic predecessor, I don’t think this one is as good as the first film simply because it does feel a bit familiar in some areas. However that does not mean this is a bad film, it’s a strong sequel that if you loved the first film you will absolutely fall in love with this one.

The Bad Guys 2 is available on all VOD platforms.

8/10 B+

Ponyboi (2025) Film Review

Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.

Ponyboi is directed by Esteban Arango director of Blast Beat (2020).

Ponyboi is one that surprised me with how much I ended up really liking it, while the crime thriller elements are not exactly anything new and are by far the weakest part of the film. The film is backed by a pretty excellent cast who does a fantastic job of moving this story, a very strong atmosphere, some beautiful shots and a soundtrack that makes great use of certain songs.

The performances as I said before are quite excellent, River Gallo gives such a beautiful leading performance that ends up being the heart of the film, it helps that they also wrote the script so Gallo can easily connect with the material and can push an already great performance into something quite special. Gallo’s character Ponyboi is exploring their identity in this quite raw and very focused way that quickly connects with the viewer. The cinematography from Ed Wu really compliments Ponyboi as a character as it focuses on them and in a lot of ways does some character development, Gallo’s body language, speech and interactions with the rest of the cast is truly fantastic here. You get the feeling constantly throughout the film that Gallo wants you to feel connected and that shows right during the first scene to the very end.

Dylan O’Brien is very unhinged in the best way possible, he’s genuinely terrifying at times and really sells the character quite well. Victoria Pedretti’s character may not have the most character writing but she still gives a solid performance that captures the film’s atmosphere. Lastly you have Murray Bartlett who gives his third great performance this year (the other two being Opus and O’Dessa), Bartlett only has a handful of scenes but he makes great use of those moments and delivers a honest performance, he also has pretty strong chemistry with River Gallo. Indya Moore isn’t in the film all that much but there is one particular scene that is incredibly powerful and meaningful that the viewer is going to remember for the rest of the film.

The script from River Gallo is quite excellent, Gallo is intersex (which fun fact this is the first feature film an openly intersex actor plays an intersex person) which makes the film feel much more personal since Ponyboi is intersex. Ponyboi’s experiences don’t just feel like you are being told about them, it feels like you are seeing them for yourself or you are being invited to this story by a friend you haven’t spoken to in a long time. I already said how the cinematography from Ed Wu compliments Ponyboi as a character, but not only does it do that but it has this atmospheric feel that captures the world around Ponyboi. It’s truly breathtaking and has so much going on that you want to explore.

The film’s first 15-20 minutes is pretty chaotic, there’s a lot going on and you really can’t help but love it. It definitely has this feel of Sean Baker’s work but manages to be its own thing as well. The soundtrack and the use of songs such as “My Heart Can Feel No Pain” by the Tonettes is quite well done and really fits the atmosphere the film is going for. The score from Cristobal Tapia de Veer is beautiful, tense and striking all at the same time.

Overall Ponyboi is one of the best films of the year. It’s an incredibly well acted, directed and written film that immediately brings the viewer’s interest to the screen right from the beginning. I can’t wait to see what Arango and Gallo do next.

Ponyboi is currently in theaters.

9/10 A

M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Film Review

Two years after M3GAN’s rampage, her creator, Gemma, resorts to resurrecting her infamous creation in order to take down Amelia, the military-grade weapon who was built by a defense contractor who stole M3GAN’s underlying tech.

M3GAN 2.0 is directed by Gerard Johnstone director of Housebound (2014) and M3GAN (2022). M3GAN 2.0 is a serves as a sequel to M3GAN (2022).

M3GAN 2.0 is one of those sequels where they go in a completely different direction genre wise, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s just something you have to make sure you execute it well, where as the first film was a campy horror movie that I actually quite like (I am not as high on it as I was back when it first released but still a solid movie.) M3GAN 2.0 is an action sci-fi film that goes for this Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) type of feel, which although the movie mostly lands there are some glaring issues.

The performances are fine enough, with the exception of Jenna Davis who once again does a really great job as the voice of M3GAN. Plus Ivanna Sakhno does great as AMELIA although the lines she is given are a bit basic she makes them work quite well, the action scenes involving Sakhno work mainly due to AMELIA as a character actually being quite interesting and fun. M3GAN as a character gets some nice development here, there’s this light theme of redemption going on here which I do think is actually some of the movie’s best moments. There’s some decent dialogue between M3GAN and Gemma (played by Allison Williams), it’s not anything special but it is admittedly quite fun.

Allison Williams and Violet McGraw unfortunately aren’t as good here as they were in the previous film and I honestly can’t exactly pinpoint why, maybe it’s because their characters worked a lot better in a traditional horror film or they never really match up to the chaos the script is asking for. Brian Jordan Alvarez and Jen Van Epps are given a lot more to do this time around, it’s nice to see them more involved but this still does not push their characters in the interesting territory. They fill their roles fine enough but that’s really where it ends.

As I said before this movie goes for a completely different direction from the first movie, if you loved the horror and the tension from the first movie you are going to be incredibly disappointed with this one. Because the horror just isn’t here with the tension being nonexistent, instead we have an action sci-fi film that has very light horror elements. The action scenes are actually pretty fun, there is not anything super impressive here but the fun factor is there. It’s quite neat to see M3GAN and AMELIA fight and I do like the use of the environments while these action scenes are occurring. The choreography is also quite well done which also helps these action scenes stand on their legs.

The writing is a mixed bag, while there is some commentary about AI it’s very surface level. The character writing unfortunately really does not go anywhere (M3GAN is the only one who actually gets some real meat from the writing) and the jokes are the definition of a hit or miss type of situation. There’s some jokes that I found decently funny while others just make you roll your eyes, there’s a lot of ideas that are interesting such as the commentary on AI and the theme of redemption. But they are done in this very surface level way that you ultimately forget about by the end.

Finally there’s the pacing combined with the runtime, this is one of those cases where you can really feel that the movie is dragging out and unfortunately it ends up costing the movie, which is a shame because I do think for the most part it’s a fun little ride.

Despite my problems with M3GAN 2.0 I do not think it’s necessarily a terrible movie, there’s a lot of fun to be had here and I do think M3GAN is a fun character. This is just a sequel that is a step down from the previous movie and not something that I think I will ever revisit, if you like action sci-fi movies you may like this one.

M3GAN 2.0 is currently in theaters.

6/10 C+

The Apprentice (2024) Film Review

A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as the hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of cutthroat lawyer Roy Cohn. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protege: someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

The Apprentice is directed by Ali Abbasi director of Shelley (2016), Border (2018) and Holy Spider (2022). The Apprentice explores Donald Trump’s career as a real estate businessman in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. It also explores his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn.

For a movie that is about Donald Trump, Roy Cohn ends up being the more interesting person. Maybe it’s because everything that has been said about Trump has already been said, maybe it’s because everything that is shown and said has been known about for years at this point.

The performances are hands down the best part of this movie and the major reason why you would want to watch it. Sebastian Stan does an excellent job as Trump, Stan focuses on giving an actual great performance rather than an impersonation of Trump. Something we have seen countless times over the years and each one is hardly different from one another, Stan captures Trump’s mannerisms and speech quite well that really does make the movie at the very least stand on its legs. Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn is just as fascinating, the best moments are the ones of Stan and Strong going back and forth between the dialogue it’s truly captivating to see the two completely capture the actions, speech and body language of their respective parts.

I quite like the cinematography from Kasper Tuxen it gives the movie this 70s and 80s sound at times which kind of brings you the viewer into the time period, it’s especially effective during those moments of Stan and Strong going back forth that I mentioned earlier. It’s moments like these that are the true highlight of the movie, I also do like the decline of Roy Cohn, it’s another one of the movie’s best moments and Strong’s performance (who I really think should get at least an Oscar nomination) only makes the whole part that much more investing.

The rest of the movie is very standard biopic fluff, as I said before every single thing that’s in this movie is common knowledge. Anyone who had a general good idea of who Trump was (pre 2016 election) could probably tell you the events explored in the movie and you would get the exact same impact.

The Apprentice is overall quite forgettable when it comes to retelling the events of it, but the performances do leave an impression on the viewer. If you are going to watch this movie (completely understandable if you don’t I get it) watch it for the performances that’s the main thing you will walk away remembering most.

The Apprentice is available on all VOD platforms.

5/10 C

Lee (2024) Film Review

The story of photographer Elizabeth `Lee’ Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Lee is directed by Ellen Kuras which is directorial debut. Lee is a biopic about Lee Miller a photographer who went on to chronicle the events of World War II for Vogue Magazine.

I have to give respect whenever a passion project is able to be released, this movie took 8 years to make its a film that Kate Winslet had wanted to make for a long time and I’m glad it was able to release. Having that said Lee falls into the trap of being a very middle of the road war biopic.

By far the best part about Lee is Kate Winslet’s performance, it’s undeniable how excellent she really is as Lee Miller. She shows so much talent and really shows why she’s one of the best actresses of her generation, even if the script is on the weaker side of things during the first two acts and plays out like a very traditional war biopic. Winslet is able to turn certain moments into something special due to just how committed she really is to the role, the rest of the performances are very whatever. Andy Sandberg gives somewhat of an interesting performance that you can absolutely make an argument that it’s solid, but Winslet just completely dances circles around everyone else that it doesn’t matter.

The third act is when the movie actually gets quite great, there’s so many hard hitting moments during the final moments of the movie. It’s crushing in a lot of ways that does leave the viewer with an impression and makes you really want to know even more about Lee Miller. When the movie focuses on how these events affected Lee Miller it shines and really brings the viewer closer into Lee’s mind and what she’s thinking.

The first two acts as I said before is very middle of the road war biopic stuff, it’s very textbook like and really doesn’t say anything new about Lee Miller. The only thing really keeping the first two acts from completely collapsing is Winslet’s performance, there isn’t necessarily anything terrible just a lot of very typical biopic elements that kind of show that director Ellen Kuras didn’t know what direction to take Lee Miller’s story until the last act.

Overall there really isn’t much else to say, Lee is a movie that had the potential to be far better told as Lee Miller is a very interesting war photographer and deserves her story to be told in a much more focused and powerful way.

Lee is available on all VOD Platforms.

5/10 C

My Old Ass (2024) Film Review

An 18th-birthday mushroom trip brings Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. When the older Elliott starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, she realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what’s becoming a transformative summer.

My Old Ass is directed by Megan Park who previously directed The Fallout (2021).

The Fallout (2021) is one of my favorite films of the 2020s so far, it’s a powerful film that I never stopped thinking about. So I was excited to see what Megan Park had in store for her second movie and unfortunately it’s a huge step down.

Maisy Stella gives a strong performance and really ends up being quite likable as well if there’s one thing to take away from this movie it’s that I’m excited to see Stella’s acting career evolve. While the movie is nowhere near as well written as The Fallout (2021), Stella is able to turn some parts of the writing into something grounded (I say parts because there’s a lot of dialogue here that’s just flat out not good), her conversations with Aubrey Plaza who plays an older Elliot (Elliot is played by Maisy Stella) is some genuinely touching stuff and really brings in the theme of “what would you ask your older self?” Had the movie stayed where it was with the first act I think this could have been something special.

Unfortunately when Percy Hynes White enters the movie that’s when things go downhill quickly, White as an actor is terrible and very easily the worst part about this movie. Stella and White have no chemistry between one another, White seems more focused on playing generic love interest number 402 we have seen in multiple other movies rather than giving a grounded performance. It’s a shame because Stella is really trying to make the scenes involving her and White work, but White’s bad acting really sticks out like a sore thumb that never goes away.

The third act is way too surface level for its own good, sure it’s emotional and executes the message fine enough. But there really isn’t enough meat on its bone to bring a powerful punch to the mix, something this movie needed after a very bumpy second act. The dialogue during the third act is not necessarily terrible it’s just very lacking in the power department, you can absolutely see what it’s trying to go for here but unfortunately misses the mark.

My Old Ass is available on all VOD platforms.

5/10 C

Saturday Night (2024) Film Review

Tensions run high as producer Lorne Michaels and a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers prepare for the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 11, 1975.

Saturday Night is directed by Jason Reitman director of Juno (2007), Thank You For Smoking (2005), Men, Women & Children (2014), Tully (2018), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2018) and a few others. Saturday Night is about the night of the 1975 premiere of NBC’s Saturday Night which later turned into Saturday Night Live.

Despite not watching Saturday Night Live in a very long time I was very open to the idea of making a film based on the night it premiered, unfortunately Saturday Night fails to say anything interesting about the show or sketch comedy in general.

There are positives however mainly from Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman and Rachel Sennott. LaBelle and Hoffman have solid back and forth conversations throughout the movie that display their acting talent quite well, which end up being by far some of the movie’s best moments. There are some decent laughs to be had, while there isn’t anything that you are going to remember there is at the very least some level of charm that pops up every now and then.

The main issue that really hurts this movie is a lot of the performances focus far more on doing caricatures or impressions of Saturday Night Live cast members and celebrities rather than putting in good performances. Nicholas Braun is the worst offense, for some reason he plays both Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson both of which he does a terrible job at playing…I honestly couldn’t tell you which one he does a worse job at doing. A lot of these performances ultimately feel like easter eggs so the viewer watching can point at the screen and say “hey I know who that person is playing” that’s really the entire movie.

I get that the whole idea of the movie is it’s supposed to be scatterbrained and filled with chaos, which I’ll give credit where credit is due there are moments where this works well which is mainly the first act. Having that said the movie ultimately ends up hurting itself, it tries to fit in as many subplots as it can while not being able to balance them at all. None of which are particularly interesting or say anything that helps the movie in the long run, which is thanks to the severe lack of depth the movie gives these performances and the subplots.

Overall Saturday Night isn’t necessarily a terrible movie, it’s decently made and has some strong moments. But it’s severely lacking in depth and really misses out on expanding its own ideas.

Saturday Night is available on all VOD platforms.

5/10 C