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I know Quentin Tarantino isn’t where you thought I’d start my review of Toy Story 5, but bear with me. Tarantino famously refuses to watch the fourth Toy Story film, believing the first three constitute a perfect trilogy. While I can respect skipping the fourth film, please go see the fifth—it’s one of the best things to happen to the series since the original Toy Story.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is primarily a nostalgic homage to the drama of everyone’s favorite not-so-fictitious fashion magazine. It doesn’t provide anything particularly innovative, but it’s still an enjoyable return to the world of the original film.
Kristoffer Borgli’s newest film, The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, is a—you guessed it—drama masquerading as a rom-com, but with only bits and pieces of romance and comedy; instead, as the title suggests, it leans very heavily on the drama.
Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026 | USA | 108 minutes | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett) It’s been seven years …
Bart Layton’s newest crime thriller, Crime 101, has nearly everything going for it. A stacked cast led by Chris Hemsworth, beautiful cinematography from Erik Wilson, an intriguing story adapted from Don Winslow’s novella,, and so much more.
I’m cutting it up to the last wire with my list of the top ten movies from 2025, and I know that immediately after it’s published, I’m going to wish I could change my list. But despite the question of “what’s your favorite movie” being every film critic’s worst nightmare and best dream, I need to commit sometimes. So here is my list of some of the best parts of 2025, no matter how hard it was to whittle down.
The Housemaid delivers twists is over-the-top and dramatic, but director Paul Feig, working with a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine manages to fill the film with humor, cleverness, and a refreshingly feminist message.
Edgar Wright’s latest project marks his first time adapting a book into a film, and it’s not what we hoped for. The Running Man is adapted from Stephen King’s novel of the same name and is the second time the story has been on the big screen, the first starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (who gets a fun “cameo” in this version). Wright, working with his Scott Pilgrim vs. the World collaborator Michael Bacall, stays closer to the novel than the original adaptation, but unfortunately, the story doesn’t receive the treatment it deserves.
In a way, the Alien/Predator universe has been alive and well since Alien first debuted in 1979, but there’s no denying that the franchises have experienced a resurgence in recent years. Predator: Badlands is the perfect culmination of this revival and is sure to appeal to Predator fans, Alien enthusiasts, and newcomers alike.
Good Fortune, Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, is a tight 90 minutes of genuine laughs, relying primarily on well-timed line delivery rather than gimmicks or cheesy physical comedy.
