Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video.
Opening: Nov. 7, 2025
Wide (United States)
Christy
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Die My Love
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Nuremberg
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Predator: Badlands
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Limited (United States)
Sentimental Value
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Skarsgård soars as the aging filmmaker trying to reconnect with his daughter, one he understands more than she had realized. The actor stops us dead in our tracks with his expression…seeing his own mortality in his friend.
Stone Cold Fox
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It has enough dramatic moments, good performances, and surprising twists to be more than just a nostalgic pastiche. Give it a chance if you can, especially if you’re looking for a fun experience that exceeds expectations.
Train Dreams
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Every now and then along comes a piece of cinema with so much soul it moves you to your very core…encompasses not only a period which saw vast changes in technology and the American landscape, but comes close to defining that elusive mystery of existence.
2025 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
The Bad Guys 2
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Blue Moon
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Bugonia
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Friendship
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Him
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Regretting You
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
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Tron: Ares
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Weapons
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31 Candles
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Pega numa fórmula convencional, em alguns elementos inesperados, e entrega tudo o que pode. Ajuda a refletir sobre a vida, sobre amores talvez não correspondidos e sobre segundas oportunidades.
Anniversary
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: And through those evolutions we receive what is probably the best ensemble of performances this year with a wealth of impassioned acts of courage and crucial examples of ambiguity when motivation and reality diverge.
Clone Cops
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Temos mortes estúpidas, temos tiros certeiros que falham, temos mortes demasiado lentas… Vale tudo.
Dracula
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: All the Jude hallmarks are here, but it proved too meandering and gimmicky for full investment—especially with that fifty-minute sequence dragging simply because my brain had already been trained on ADHD-levels of pornographic content swipes.
Frankenstein
David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: Maybe it won’t be remembered as a fan favorite. However, it’s still a fascinating tale that gets better the longer it goes on, with two excellent performances from Oscar Isaac and a transformative turn from Jacob Elordi.
Hallow Road
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …has a familiar feel (think Richard Gere’s strange drive in the superior “The Mothman Prophecies”) until it doesn’t and while some may find that mysterious conclusion something to turn over and over looking for a solution, others may find one too many things that just don’t quite add up.
If You See Something
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A faceta mais aparente é esse tal choque cultural e incapacidade de perceber o nosso semelhante vindo de longe, mas também são evidentes as feridas invisíveis que a guerra deixa para as gerações futuras.
It Was Just an Accident
Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: It Was Just an Accident is the type of film that constantly keeps the audience on their collective toes, never knowing where it will head next. And that’s even if you didn’t know the details of how and why it was made; once that is discovered, it becomes something much deeper and more important than most other movies that will be released in 2025.
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: For the duration of its 105 minutes, It Was Just an Accident makes you tense and it makes you think.
Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: For a film that seeks to be patriotic and religious, there’s an awful lot of insincere lip service.
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The animation here is distinctive, an unusual palette of salmons and peaches against unnatural greens and pinks used for us to view nature through the eyes of a toddler.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The film’s animation style suits this truth too with its impressionistic color fields creating dimensionality rather than relying upon outlines. It lets the real and surreal overlap so the drama is always filtered through this child’s eyes.
Nouvelle Vague
- Excerpt: Nouvelle Vague culminates in an exciting and satisfying experience that honors the movement Godard helped build without ever falling into imitation or embarrassing itself in the French New Wave’s trappings.
The Old Man and the Demon Sword
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Este é um fenómeno isolado que não se vai repetir por algum tempo. Vejam agora, ou esperem para sempre.
Sato and Sato
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Chihiro Amano showed with “Mrs Noisy” that she is a filmmaker of subtle intelligence, and “Sato and Sato” confirms she continues on the same path—creating a story that is both thoughtful, realistic, and moving.
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Energetic, insightful, and deeply human, “A Savage Art” succeeds not just as a tribute but as a testament to why artists like Oliphant matter. It argues that sharp imagery, fearless humor, and unapologetic dissent are necessary elements of democracy, and that the disappearance of voices like his would leave a dangerous silence in their place.
Stitch Head
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Quem conhece o livro, achará maravilhoso. Quem vem na ignorância, tenderá a ver primeiro as semelhanças com outras obras.
The Summer Book
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Por bom que isso seja, falta a substância para se agarrar em memórias. Mas vamo-nos lembrar do que sentimos.
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The scenery is gorgeous, the players three-dimensional in their yearning, and the overall vibe a heartfelt shot of nostalgia for sleepy summers, new friends, and indelible experiences possessed with the power to alter the very fabric of your soul.
The Unholy Trinity
- Excerpt: Westerns are back! Not really, but they should be. The Unholy Trinity is a bargain bin blu-ray attempt, but at least it’s an attempt.
V/H/S: Halloween
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It delivers three outstanding short films, one that could have been better, and thankfully, only one that didn’t convince me at all. A pretty decent result, really.
White Flowers and Fruits
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In the end, these uneven elements bring “White Flowers and Fruits” down, leaving it as a work filled with emotion and good intentions that are not always presented effectively. At times, it is also clear that the production would have benefited from more refined post-production. On the other hand, the commentary on grief—how one must learn to live with pain rather than attempt to erase it—reveals that Sakamoto possesses a thoughtful and promising artistic voice. She simply needs to further polish her narrative approach.
White Snow
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Despite these technical limitations, “White Snow” stands out as an excellent political drama, one that highlights the absurdity of systemic repression and rigid notions of political correctness, while also functioning as a deeply personal journey of a mother toward a state that could even be described as enlightenment.
A Working Man
- Excerpt: David Ayer should just keep making action-thrillers for the rest of his career! A Working Man fits right in his wheelhouse.
2024 Films
The Spirit of Halloweentown
Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Esta é a história de como estão. 25 anos depois do filme lhes ter dado visibilidade e um propósito.
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