I watch a lot of movies, so I decided to compile all of the movies I watched in 2025. Below are my ratings and thoughts on all of them

Link to Part 1 (2025 movies)

Link to Part 2 (A-P)

Link to Part 3 (R-Y)

Best movies of 2025 (in order)

• Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League
• The Life of Chuck
• Predator Killer of Killers
• Friendship
• Ballerina

I was very surprised that 2 direct to streaming animated movies made it into my top 5, but holy shit did those two movies just blow me away with their quality. Likewise, I had no expectations going into Life of Chuck and Friendship and both were incredible. Ballerina is one I would have expected to be here, but it’s nice that John Wick can keep going with less Keanu

Worst movies of 2025 (from best to worst)

• The Mastermind
• Eddington
• Drop
• Jurassic World: Rebirth
• Emelia Perez (I saw this in January in theaters)

I go to a lot of regal’s mystery movies and not all of them are winners. Both The Mastermind and Drop were mystery movies and sucked, though Life of Chuck was also one so it’s not all misses. Still, sucking is one thing, offending my taste buds is another. I know it’s beating a dead horse to continue to shit on Emelia Perez but that movie is full of offensive stereotypes, is factually wrong about the trans experience, and the music is awful. Jurassic World: Rebirth beat you about the head with the nostalgia hammer until you have a hard time remembering what you liked about the franchise in the first place

On to some overall notes from the year:

Movies that really surprised me:

• Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League: it is shocking just how much better this is than the first Batman Ninja, to the point I’d probably recommend not watching the first one
• The Life of Chuck: it’s crazy how good this is. I know everyone hates this recommendation, but it’s better to go in blind to this like I did
• Smokey and the Bandit: the ACAB motif, the Shakespearean opening song, the crisp 96 minute runtime. It’s a joy!
• Eternity: Genuinely some of the most dynamic characters I have seen in any story in a long time

Classics I finally saw that are worth watching: Hunt for the Red October, For a Few Dollars More, They Live, and Smokey and the Bandit

Movies that don’t hold up: Minecraft, The Predator, Eddington, Backdraft, and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Movies I watched while making this list: Sicario, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wake Up Dead Man

My top 2 recommendations from the year:

• Eternity - it’s a little artsier and has some very dynamic characters
• Predator: Killer of Killers - if you’re looking for something exciting and easy to watch

If you’d like to look at all of my ratings or change the sorting, here’s a link to the spreadsheet I used to make this, or a direct download