2025 in Films
Format adapted from Charles François, who I
still hope will one day rediscover his cinephilia and start hanging out
with myself and the Skandies crew
again. It’s been ten years since he last used it and I hereby
declare it in the public domain.
Combine the first two columns for a list of films
released (or "released") in 2025, and the last two columns for films seen
in 2025. Ordering is preferential when ratings are identical.
Seen Previously
Movies I saw in 2024 {or before} that were released in the U.S. in 2025.
Films not yet released but currently scheduled for this year are
indicated by a (→). |
Seen in 2025
Movies I saw shortly before, during or after their 2025 U.S. run.
Asterisks (*) indicate films seen prior to their actual release. TV-only
"runs" (arbitrarily deemed eligible) get a (†). |
To Be Released
Movies I saw in 2025 which are still awaiting a U.S. release. Those known
to have lined up distribution are indicated by a (→). Production
{year} is listed if film is more than two years old. |
A For All Time
A- Event
B+/A- Near Great
B+ Must See
B/B+ Warmly Recommended
B Recommended
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Black Bag
(Soderbergh) 64 |
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B-/B Recommended with Mild Reservations
| → The Shrouds (Cronenberg)
62 |
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| Misericordia
(Guiraudie) 61 |
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Souleymane's Story
(Lojkine) 60 |
B- Recommended with Strong Reservations
| → On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
(Nyoni) 56 |
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The Wedding Banquet
(Ahn) 56 |
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| The Luckiest Man in America
(Oliveros) 55 |
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C+/B- On the Fence, Leaning Forward
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The Phoenician Scheme (Anderson)
54 |
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Final Destination Bloodlines
(Stein, Lipovsky) 53 |
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→ The Sparrow in the Chimney
(Zürcher) 52 |
C+ Take It or Leave It
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How to Train Your Dragon
(DeBlois) 50 |
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The Friend
(McGehee, Siegel) 50 |
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*Parthenope
(Sorrentino) 49 |
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28 Years Later
(Boyle) 48 |
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*Henry Johnson
(Mamet) 47 |
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C/C+ On the Fence, Leaning Backward
| Caught by the Tides
(Jia) 45 |
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→ The History of Sound
(Hermanus) 45 |
C Pass
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→ By the Stream
(Hong) 39 |
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Chaos: The Manson Murders
(Morris) 38 |
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The Damned
(Minervini) 38 |
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C- Ugh
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*Presence
(Soderbergh) 32 |
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Jurassic World Rebirth
(Edwards) 31 |
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| April
(Kulumbegashvili) 28 |
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Forever Young
(Bruni Tedeschi) 28 |
D+ Double-Ugh
D Bomb
F Burn the Negative
Walk-outs Channel Surfing
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A Nice Indian Boy (Sethi) |
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Oceans Are the Real Continents
(Santambrogio) |
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Incomplete Mishap/Bad Timing
