HollywoodCiak's Best & Worst of the Year: 2025

It's THAT time of the year again: the best and worst movies of 2025. And let's be real here, it wasn't a good year at all.
Of course I'm only going to include films that were released last year and that I went to see, so I'm sure there will be plenty of snubs and surprises there. Also, this is my personal opinion, on a year I've spent mostly watching tv shows, tv series and old movies because what was put out there didn't necessarily appeal to me. So off we go.

Worst

10. Thunderbolts*
09. Black Phone 2
08. Wicked: For Good
07. Eddington
06. Together
05. Wolf Man
04. Shelby Oaks
03. My Oxford Year
02. I Know What You Did Last Summer
01. Lilo & Stitch

Best

10. F1
09. Final Destination: Bloodlines
08. Avatar: Fire and Ash
07. How to Train Your Dragon
06. Bugonia
05. Pillion
04. 28 Years Later
03. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
02. Sinners
01. Weapons

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Film 2401 - Together

Intro: I was curious to see this movie, the trailer seemed interesting.

Film 2401: "Together" (2025), Michael Shanks
Watched: At the movies
Language: English
Watched with: Niamh, Debbi
Thoughts: I'll be honest, not a big fan of this one. It's not bad per se, it just didn't deliver to the potential of its premise.
The imagination is there, the story has some interesting twists - althought the biggest one you can see it coming from a mile away - but ultimately "Together" is not as gripping as you would expect. The body horror and physical stunts are great - the visual effects really help here - but there's something missing and ultimately the movie didn't resonate too much with me. Something similar we've seen last year could be "The Substance", but that movie reaches a level of iconic that is never matched here. Dave Franco and Alison Brie are really committed though, and they're a great pair on the big screen.
Cast: Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey.
Box Office: $32.3 million
Worth a watch?: "Together" could be the baby of "The Substance" and "Midsommar", although this movie never reaches the peak that the other two films are able to achieve. It's not bad, but not great either.
Awards: /
Key word: Muscle relaxers.
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