Reaching a ‘Good’ Conclusion Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good is the epic conclusion to the acclaimed Broadway musical adaptation of Wicked. The film follows Elphaba and Glinda four years after the events of the… Read More »‘Wicked: For Good’ (2025): A Review
2025 had many great films, but they would not have worked without stellar performances. Many of the performances will stand the test of time and deserve to be highlighted for their strength and depth.
Now that the year is ending, it is time to reflect on the best of the year. This year’s best films were both timely and personal, and it would only be right to give them their flowers before 2026 commences.
A Mysterious Brazilian Tale Screened at the Virginia Film Festival, The Secret Agent presents a backdrop of an oppressive dictatorship in late 1970s Brazil. The film is led by beautiful scenery that works well amidst… Read More »‘The Secret Agent’ (2025): A Review
A Sensational Testament that Shakes Screened at the Virginia Film Festival, The Testament of Ann Lee serves as Mona Fastvold’s follow-up to The Brutalist, only this time the project is a religious musical epic. The… Read More »‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ (2025): A Review
“The Boss’s” Painful Delivery Screened at the Virginia Film Festival on opening night, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere serves as a biopic about “The Boss” himself. Jeremy Allen White stars as Bruce Springsteen, chronicling the… Read More »‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ (2025): A Review
A Take on Dismantling Capitalism Yorgos Lanthimos takes a look at dismantling capitalism through the lens of conspiracy theories in Bugonia. The film follows two conspiracy theorists who think that a female, high-profile corporate executive… Read More »‘Bugonia’ (2025): A Review
‘Sentimental Value’ is a character study in familial dysfunction through the lens of art with exceptional performances from its all-star cast.
‘Rental Family’ closed for the Virginia Film Festival. The film showcased an actor who doesn’t know his place in the world. Only by getting close to others does he begin to start to differentiate between acting and reality.
A Tear-Jerking Triumph Inspired by a Classic Screened at the Virginia Film Festival, Chole Zhao’s Hamnet is adapted from the best-selling novel under the same name, written by Maggie O’Farrell. The film serves as a… Read More »‘Hamnet’(2025): A Review
