Top 25 Movies of 2025 + Blind Ranking 2026 Releases!

Top 25 Movies of 2025 + Blind Ranking 2026 Releases!

There were a lot of great movies in 2025, and we've seen just about all of them! So this week we’re back and breaking down our Top 25 Movies of the Year, counting down the films that stuck with us the most—from the big theatrical hits to the smaller surprises we couldn’t stop thinking about. Which movies made the cut? Which ones got snubbed? And how different are our lists? THIS WEEK’S SIDETRACK: David is stepping into the hot seat for a blind ranking challenge. We’ve pulled together ten of the most anticipated movies coming this year, but he has to rank them before he knows what the next movie is. Will he accidentally put the biggest movie of the year at #10? There’s a very good chance. FOLLOW US: @CinemaSidetrack @andyperezfilm / andyperezfilm.com @absofool / @absolool

PREDATOR: BADLANDS & DIE MY LOVE Reviews + We Write a Predator Movie!

Hollywood’s been in a box office slump this fall, and Predator: Badlands seems to be the only hit from summer 'til Wicked: For Good (which we’ll be covering next week). But is Dan Trachtenberg’s new Predator any good itself? We’ll see! And also, Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence are crawling around like dogs! THIS WEEK’S SIDETRACK:  We’re trying our hand at a special pitch challenge. Using Predator: Badlands and Die My Love as a starting point, we’re building our very own relationship drama Predator movie! FOLLOW US: @CinemaSidetrack @andyperezfilm / andyperezfilm.com @absofool / @absolool

2025 Movie Catch-Up! + SPRINGSTEEN w/ Bruce Springsteen Historian Melissa Ziobro

There are tons of movies we've missed this year, so we're putting the pause on new releases to give our thoughts on five films that we've been meaning to catch-up on: A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, BLUE MOON, GOOD FORTUNE, AFTER THE HUNT and LURKER. Then we're breaking down SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE with Prof. Melissa Ziobro, the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University. FOLLOW THE SHOW: @CinemaSidetrack @andyperezfilm / andyperezfilm.com @absofool / @absolool

FRANKENSTEIN & SHELBY OAKS Reviews + Oscar-Nominated Director Pedro Kos on IN OUR BLOOD

Spooky season is coming to a close with a long-awaited adaptation from a seasoned auteur and a long-awaited debut from a YouTube film critic. They're finally both here, but can either of them possibly live up to the hype cinema fans have had in their heads for years?? We'll see on this week's edition of SPOOKY Cinema Sidetrack! And at the end of the episode, we're joined by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Pedro Kos to discuss his new found footage genre mashup IN OUR BLOOD, which is available everywhere on demand starting December 1st. MOVIE NEWS: -Taylor Sheridan's big move to NBCUniversal -Johnny Depp and Ti West teaming up for A CHRISTMAS CAROL -Trailer reaction for SCREAM 7 FOLLOW THE SHOW: @CinemaSidetrack @andyperezfilm / andyperezfilm.com @absolool / @absofool

BUGONIA & BLACK PHONE 2 Reviews + ALIEN MOVIE DRAFT!

Spooky season is here and with it is a new blockbuster horror sequel in BLACK PHONE 2! The Grabber has stuffed the box office in his big black van, but can he make a good Freddy Krueger knock-off from beyond the grave? We'll see! In addition to that, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are back teaming together for the 4th time with BUGONIA. Is Emma Stone an alien, or is she just bald?? You'll have to see the movie to find out, because this is a strictly NON-SPOILER REVIEW! But to feed into the hype, we'll be doing an ALIEN MOVIE DRAFT at the end of the episode. MOVIE NEWS: -Trailer reactions to PRIMATE and SEND HELP -Disney turned down a Kylo Ren Star Wars sequel?? FOLLOW THE SHOW: @CinemaSidetrack @andyperezfilm / andyperezfilm.com @absofool / @absolool