Films I’ve Watched This Year

Marty Supreme (technically 2025)

I watched Marty Supreme alone on Christmas night 2025 at Kew Gardens Cinema, but it was SO good I had to include it. Despite being set in the early 1950s, it felt resonant with the hustle and grind of NYC and being a go-getter.

Wuthering Heights

I read Wuthering Heights in my European Literature class sophomore year of high school, so I was really excited when I saw it playing as I passed the AMC in Santa Monica, California. I enjoyed the movie, but with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles and a soundtrack by Charli XCX, it felt more like a teenager directing an 1800s novel.

The Drama

In March, I got an A24 email inviting me to the wedding of Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. I knew they had a film coming out, so assuming this was a cute pop-up for the movie, I texted my friend to come with me. Nope. It was a marketing email to go see their new film, The Drama. I was intrigued by the mystery around it, so I saw it opening weekend at Majestic 10 in Williston, Vermont. It had one of the biggest plot twists I have ever seen in a movie. I won’t spoil it, but what an incredible film. It makes you want to grab burgers with your friends afterward and debrief.

Obsession

I hate horror, but this was too popular not to check out. Instead of a slasher or monster movie, it was more relatable in a teenage-angst way: wanting someone who doesn’t want you back. Does that justify forcing them to love you? Maybe not. However, the car-scene jump scare made me scream out loud. I can’t wait to see Inde Navarrette in the MCU’s X-Men.

Minions & Monsters

I LOVE MINIONS! But I didn’t want to look like a creep, so my coworker, her lovely 7-year-old, and I bought some candy and headed over to Majestic 10 in Williston, Vermont. Minions & Monsters, which is set in the 1920s and introduces some new minions, wasn’t as fun a watch compared to The Rise of Gru or Despicable Me 4 (which I loved). The scenery and storytelling were cute, but the last half of the movie, focusing on the evil monster, was kind of lame. I guess it truly is made for kids.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (x2)

WOAH WOAH WOAH. This movie was so good I had to see it twice. My first watch was opening night at Majestic 10 in Williston, Vermont, with my boss and her three lovely daughters. Despite a group of teenage boys shining a flashlight, walking between the aisles of the packed theater, and ignoring the multiple shushes around them, plus the youngest daughter nagging me for some of my popcorn, it was honestly the best of the four MCU Spider-Man films, and it ramped up my excitement for Doomsday. The camera bouncing through the telepathic scenes created insane visuals, and Peter Parker battling the Hand while they were controlled by Grey was breathtaking. I saw it a second time in 4DX at Pathé de Munt in Amsterdam.

Resident Evil

Again, I hate horror. But my sister and brother-in-law love it, so when I visited them in Florida, we went to Regal Royal Palm Beach. I have never been at a movie where I started googling when it would end based on the current scene, like I did with this one. The lack of any defining theme beyond the opening scene, plus the nonstop gore, made me want to vomit leaving the theater. I started playing Sudoku to avoid looking at the screen. As for my sister, she had an assignment due at 11:59 p.m. that she’d forgotten about and decided to finish mid-movie, so I’m not sure the experience was great for either of us.

Primetime

What I really wanted to see on my trip was Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the infamous host of To Catch a Predator. I went in knowing this but not knowing what to expect, and I was shocked. The movie is heavily dramatized, but very interesting to watch as it moves through the show’s prime (landing a primetime slot on NBC) to its fall: the suicide of a Texas DA, Chris Hansen’s affair, and a breakout show on a competing network, ABC’s What Would You Do? I grew up watching clips of the show on YouTube, so seeing Pattinson’s portrayal of Hansen was fascinating, and needless to say, he acted his ass off.

You Can See Everything

Wow. On Halloween night at Kew Gardens Cinema, I booked the last 8:15 p.m. showing and joined the one other person in the theater to be left breathless for the next three hours of my life. I’ve been fascinated by Elizabeth Holmes ever since I watched the 20/20 documentary on her in middle school. I learned about Nathan Fielder, the co-director and main on-screen presence, more recently, when I saw a TikTok clip of him flying a plane without a license. Over the years, I’ve seen the headlines, watched The Dropout, and knew she’d gotten married and had two kids, but no one has gotten this close a look into her life since the trial. Once the hour-and-a-half mark hits and Elizabeth is heading to prison, you’re wondering what could possibly be next, and then the movie drops a banger. The takeaway isn’t black and white. There’s such a thin line between reality and illusion that you’re left wondering what the hell was real. A really good watch. I wish there were an extended release with footage from the full month of filming.

Upcoming: DOOMSDAY!

I have two tickets to an early Avengers: Doomsday screening in December. I’ve been looking forward to this since RDJ was revealed as Doom. I’m painfully aware that this, along with Chris Evans’s return, is a draw for the people who dropped Marvel after Endgame, but I will be tuned in. I really enjoyed WandaVision, Loki, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and The Fantastic Four, so I’m excited to see how the multiverse aligns (or doesn’t).