This year, I made it my silly little mission to see a movie in theaters every single month of the year. This challenge led me to view some of the most incredible, mediocre, and boring ass movies of all time. So I’m gonna rank all twelve I saw for you and tell you what I thought. I’ll start with the worst.
12. Nosferatu
This movie was a roller coaster, genuinely. It tells the story of a vampire who becomes obsessed with a woman named Ellen after her husband Thomas visits his castle, leading to a plague and death in Ellen’s town. The plot involves Thomas’s business trip to Transylvania, the vampire’s subsequent arrival in Germany, and Ellen’s realization that she must sacrifice herself to the vampire for the town to be saved from the deadly plague. Really crazy shit. However not my cup of tea.
11. Jaws
The theater in my hometown does flashback cinema every month, and when I found out they were showing Jaws, I knew I needed to go. I used to be obsessed with this movie. And I’m still lowkey obsessed with the book. One of my favorites. However, when I watched the movie this time around, the most enjoyable part was the candy I was eating. The movie is boring as fuck. Super long and drawn out. Take my advice: read the book and skip the movie on this one.
10. Snow White
I saw the live-action Snow White back in March. It didn’t blow me away. I didn’t hate it either—it’s just one of those movies I won’t be watching again. I will say, though, that Gal Gadot did phenomenal as the Evil Queen. I thought all the casting was spot on. But yeah, that pretty much sums up my thoughts on the movie.
9. Halloween
In October, I went to another flashback cinema and saw Halloween. I had never seen the original before, so I was excited to go. I had seen a couple of the sequels in theaters, and those are always good. I absolutely love horror movies. It’s my favorite genre. But this movie was pretty solid, I mean, it’s a classic for a reason. Just a little drawn out. But nothing too terrible.
8. Captain America: Brave New World
I sorta gave up on the Marvel franchise a while ago. It’s a full-time job trying to keep up with that shit. But I did go with my mom and sister to see the new Captain America. The plot was good, but honestly, my favorite part was when i by Kendrick Lamar started playing for the end credits. I’m obsessed with that song.
But in a nutshell, for anyone curious, this movie follows Sam Wilson as the new Captain America. He gets drawn into a global conspiracy involving President Ross and a dangerous new material called Adamantium. Whatever the hell that is. This all leads to confrontations with mind-controlled soldiers and a quest to clear Isaiah Bradley’s name. It was a good movie. Like it was alright.
7. Happy Gilmore
Another flashback cinema sighting. We all know the plot— Happy Gilmore wants to be a professional hockey player, but discovers he may actually have a talent for playing an entirely different sport: golf. When his grandmother learns she is about to lose her home, Happy joins a golf tournament to try and win enough money to buy it for her. With his powerful driving skills and foul-mouthed attitude, Happy becomes an unlikely golf hero — much to the chagrin of the well-mannered golf professionals. It’s a classic for a reason. A solid movie in my opinion.
6. Wicked For Good
I only saw like half of the first Wicked movie, but it felt a little like torture, and there was too much singing. However, the second one pleasantly surprised me. There was more depth to the plot, and it was an entertaining start to finish. I never felt bored with it. The movie continues Elphaba’s story as the feared Wicked Witch of the West, fighting for animal rights against the corrupt Wizard’s regime, while Glinda is positioned as “Glinda the Good,” a glamorous public figure. Estranged, their paths force a confrontation, revealing the Wizard’s deceit, leading to Elphaba’s exile and shaping their legacies as the iconic witches, all while connecting to Dorothy’s arrival and the iconic story of Oz.
5. Jurassic World: Rebirth
Honestly, there’s not much I love more than a fucking dinosaur movie. I love every single Jurassic Park and Jurassic World. It’s really just a franchise I connect with. This one was also pretty funny, and I went to see it with my cousins, which was a good memory.
Jurassic World: Rebirth follows a specialized team, led by Scarlett Johansson (love her), on a mission to an abandoned InGen island to collect DNA from giant dinosaurs for a pharmaceutical breakthrough to cure diseases. However, their expedition turns into a fight for survival against mutated creatures and a sinister secret, intersecting with a shipwrecked family and delving into the ethical cost of genetic power. All cool stuff. Not a bad watch.
4. F1
F1 was such a great fucking movie. It was number one on my list for a while. Brad and Damson are gorgeous and such lovely actors. The plot actually had me engaged. And I don’t give an actual singular fuck about cars or F1 at all. The plot was just so entertaining and lively. And the soundtrack was phenomenal.
It’s about an aging American F1 legend, Sonny Hayes, who comes out of retirement to mentor hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce at the struggling APXGP team, owned by Sonny’s former teammate, to save the team from collapse while battling his own past demons and the fierce rivalry with his young teammate for one last shot at glory. All cool stuff.
3. Eternity
Eternity is about an elderly couple, Joan and Larry, who die within a week of each other and meet in a beautiful afterlife waystation where souls choose their eternal home. Joan is faced with choosing between her long-married, comfortable life with Larry and her first love, Luke, who died young in the Korean War and has waited decades for her in a vibrant, youthful eternity. She explores both lives—a passionate youth with Luke and a long, familiar marriage with Larry—to decide which love truly defines her forever.
This movie had me fucking gagged. I loved it, but it will really pull on your heartstrings. Almost cried. Very emotional but such a lovely ending. The entire time, though, you kinda wanna pull out your hair. Also, this film gets bonus points because it was, without a doubt, the funniest film I saw this year.
2. Him
This movie is about Cameron Cade—a rising quarterback who suffers a potentially career-ending injury after being attacked by an unhinged fan. Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White, offers to train him at an isolated compound. However, as the training accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma turns into something darker, sending Cam down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for.
Tyriq fucking Withers. Such a phenomenal talent and incredibly good-looking man. But looks aside, this movie was one of the best to come out in 2025. Of course, if Jordan Peele’s name is attached to it in any way, you know it’s gonna be good. It was the perfect blend of suspenseful, scary, gory, and shocking. Everything I love about a movie. We know horror is my favorite genre, and this movie lived up to, or rather surpassed, every expectation I had set.
1. Sinners
The best movie of the year, without a doubt, goes to Sinners. Sinners follows twin WWI veterans Smoke and Stack, who return to 1932 Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint, only to encounter a vampire curse linked to racism, violence, and the supernatural, forcing them to protect their community and grapple with their identities against a sinister force and the looming threat of the KKK. It perfectly blends period drama and horror as their quest for a safe space turns into a fight for survival and cultural legacy.
I recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. The performances from Michael B. Jordan and Miles Canton, and honestly, everyone else, were incredible. The talent, emotion, and thought that went into this film cannot be topped. There were also so many different elements that you kinda have to interpret the meaning of and ponder on your own time, which I loved. Also, my favorite scene of any movie ever comes from Sinners. The scene that showed the history of African dancing and highlighted the cultural resilience of the performing arts was so breathtaking. Such a meaningful and thoughtful work of art. Sincerely, this movie was incredible. It was just the right balance of suspense, gore, and comedy, and also worked in deep themes of Black identity, faith, heritage, spiritual freedom, and survival. So complex, yet executed so well.
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