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27 Best Movies Of 2025

By SlashFilm Staff 8 hours ago

2025 has been a fantastic year for movies. As the year comes to a close, we've wrangled a list of the best films we saw over the past 12 months.

A collage of Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) clutching his face and screaming in Home Alone surrounded by Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) in Bad Santa, Bess (Lynne Carver) and Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) in A Christmas Carol (1938), Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) in Last Holiday (2006), and Susan Walker (Natalie Wood) and Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

12 Best Christmas Movies Streaming On Hulu

By Sam Stone 18 hours ago

Get in the holiday spirit with this collection of Christmas movies streaming now on Hulu, featuring family fun, Santa Claus, and even a heist.

Alan Rickman as Metatron, spreading his wings in Dogma

Kevin Smith Has The Perfect Replacement For The Late Alan Rickman In Dogma 2 [Exclusive]

By Ethan Anderton 2 days ago

Alan Rickman passed away in 2016, meaning he cannot return as Metatron in Dogma 2, but Kevin Smith already has someone in mind to honor the late actor.

The Green Knight (Ralph Ineson) in The Green Knight

The Best Medieval Fantasy Movie Of The 2020s Is Streaming For Free On Tubi

By Devin Meenan 3 days ago

David Lowery's excellent and underrated The Green Knight (which is a stealth Christmas movie) is now streaming for free on Tubi.

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15 Best Christmas Movies On HBO Max

By Russell Murray 3 days ago

While we wait to determine the fate of HBO Max in the midst of a Warner Bros. takeover, here are the best Christmas movies the streamer is offering now.

Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network surrounded by shots of him on Sasquatch Sunset and Holy Rollers

10 Best Jesse Eisenberg Performances, Ranked

By Lex Briscuso 4 days ago

From a smarmy tech billionaire to a sasquatch and plenty more in between, these are Jessie Eisenberg's best performances.

Conan looking alarmed in Conan the Barbarian

Oliver Stone's First Script For Conan The Barbarian Is Gloriously Outrageous

By Witney Seibold 5 days ago

Oliver Stone was using a lot of cocaine when he was working on Conan the Barbarian, so his early script draft for the film is unsurprisingly bizarre.

Harry Potter on his broomstick in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

This Spoof Is The Best Way To Watch The First Harry Potter Movie

By Witney Seibold 5 days ago

If you're searching for an ethical way to enjoy the first Harry Potter movie, look no further than this wonderfully comedic full-length audio commentary track.

Jack Skellington in a graveyard in The Nightmare Before Christmas

Why Tim Burton Decided Not To Direct Nightmare Before Christmas

By Witney Seibold 5 days ago

As much as The Nightmare Before Christmas is Tim Burton's creation, he had several good reasons for recruiting Henry Selick to direct the film instead.

Bilbo Baggins standing at his door in The Hobbit

'70s Fantasy Movies That Everyone Should Watch At Least Once

By Witney Seibold 6 days ago

Many of the best '70s fantasy movies are just as enjoyable now as they were back then, ranging from whimsical animated adventures to sweeping live-action epics.

Patrick Wilson as Orm and Jason Momoa as Aquaman standing amidst rubble in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

The Final DCEU Movie Ever Has Become A Streaming Hit On Netflix

By Ryan Scott 7 days ago

The DC Extended Universe may be a thing of the past, but that isn't stopping Netflix subscribers from checking out the final DCEU movie in large numbers.

Jacob Elordi as the Creature in Frankenstein, Indra Ové as the New Orleans prostitute and Tom Cruise as Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview with the Vampire, Marjorie Estiano as Ana in Good Manners, Mia Wasikowska as Edith Cushing in Crimson Peak, and Gary Oldman as Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula

10 Best Movies Like Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein

By Leo Noboru Lima 8 days ago

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein will inspire a new generation of filmmakers, and if you want to see more movies in the same vein, these are a good start.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers art print from Mondo with Treebeard lifting a boulder in battle

Mondo's New Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Posters Bring Beautiful Battles [Exclusive]

By Ethan Anderton 9 days ago

Mondo has a new set of Lord of the Rings posters by artist Riccardo Federici that bring singular moments from each movie to life in stunning artwork.

Kurt Russell in Christmas Chronicles, Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman in Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Mystery, and Dustin Milligan in Hot Frosty around Jesper in Klaus in a composite image

15 Best Christmas Movies Streaming On Netflix

By Russell Murray 9 days ago

If you've got a Netflix subscription and an itch for some holiday spirit, these are the best Christmas movies streaming on the service right now.

Kyomoto and Fujino look at some manga art in Look Back

Live-Action Remakes Of Animated Movies Are Usually Terrible – But There's One Way To Save Them

By Rafael Motamayor 9 days ago

Most live-action remakes of animated films are creatively bankrupt despite their box office success, but here's how to make them work.

Izzi smiling, holding a book, in The Fountain

Brad Pitt Almost Destroyed This Underrated Rachel Weisz Drama

By Witney Seibold 10 days ago

While Brad Pitt was, in many ways, the reason Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain even got made, he was also nearly responsible for derailing the movie entirely.

A collage of a bewildered and snow-covered George Bailey (James Stewart) in It's a Wonderful Life with Dudley (Cary Grant) and Julia Brougham (Loretta Young) in The Bishop's Wife on his left and Jefferson Jones (Dennis Morgan) and Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) in Christmas in Connecticut on his right

12 Best Movies Like It's A Wonderful Life

By Samuel Stone 11 days ago

If you've seen Frank Capra's spectacular classic It's a Wonderful Life and are in the mood to watch other films like it, boy, have we got the list for you.

James Earl Jones as Doom staring menacingly in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Arnold Schwarzenegger Traded James Earl Jones Workout Tips For Acting Lessons

By Michael Boyle 11 days ago

As they prepared to star in Conan the Barbarian together, Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones made a deal to help the former improve his acting.

Elphaba and Glinda on a swing in front of stars in Wicked: For Good

Wicked Fans All Have The Same Complaint About The Movies (And They're Not Wrong)

By Nina Starner 13 days ago

Wicked fans may be divided on their feelings about Wicked: For Good, but everyone seems to agree on one aspect that needed improvement.

Lilo & Stitch looking at various movies and TV shows on physical media

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: The Best Movies & TV Shows Worth Buying On Physical Media

By Ethan Anderton 16 days ago

If you really want to own your movies and TV shows, physical media is the way to go, and our holiday gift guide is packed with tons of cool titles to buy now.

Glinda looking up lovingly at Fiyero in front of a crowd in Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good Cut This Glinda Scene Because It Was 'Too Passionate'

By Nina Starner 17 days ago

We can't imagine anything from Act II of Wicked being cut for Wicked: For Good, but one scene with Glinda was cut for being 'too passionate.'

Elphaba looking confused and Glinda smiling at the Wizard in Wicked: For Good

Wicked 3 Seems Inevitable After Universal's Latest Update — But Is It A Good Idea?

By Nina Starner 17 days ago

Universal is actively looking for a way to continue the Wicked franchise (be it with Wicked 3 or a related film), and we have some ... thoughts on the matter.

The Tin Man, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow facing the Wizard of Oz in Wicked: For Good

Who Plays Dorothy In Wicked: For Good - And What Does She Look Like?

By Ryan Scott 17 days ago

Dorothy doesn't play a huge role in Wicked: For Good, but the actor behind the Wizard of Oz character has now revealed images of herself on the film's set.

Glinda scowling at Elphaba next to Dorothy's house while wearing a blue gown and a crown in Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good Would Have Worked Better With One Major Change

By Nina Starner 17 days ago

Splitting Wicked into two movies wasn't a bad idea at all, but did the sequel Wicked: For Good have to be so dang long? We don't think so.

Elphaba and Fiyero looking concerned in the Wizard's quarters in Wicked: For Good

Wicked Fans Are Saying The Same Thing About Scarecrow's Look

By Nina Starner 17 days ago

Fans and critics alike have been divided on Wicked: For Good, but everyone seems unified on their feelings about the look of the Scarecrow.

The monster strapped to a gurney while Baron Frankenstein looks at her in Flesh for Frankenstein

Udo Kier Starred In An X-Rated Frankenstein Movie 52 Years Before Netflix's Adaptation

By Witney Seibold 17 days ago

Udo Kier starred in countless horror movie favorites, including a retelling of Frankenstein that earned a controversial X-rating.

Ariana Grande as Glinda walking down the aisle during her wedding in Wicked: For Good

Why Wicked: For Good Made One Major Change From The Broadway Musical

By Ryan Scott 17 days ago

Wicked: For Good had to make some changes to justify being its own separate film, including a change to one of the show's big songs.