Bonus Episode – Rob is joined by Drs. Anj and Chris Lewis to review the movies we saw in 2025.
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Great discussion gents! I heard of many films I didn’t know existed, and also have several recommendations to check out.
We of course saw the three big super hero films (Superman, FF, Thunderbolts). All of them were really entertaining for my money, and each had something important to say, which was a nice bonus. We also saw Sinners (thanks for the HoF shoutout) and Del Toro’s Frankenstein on the big screen. Loved Sinners, and while Frankenstein isn’t going to replace my beloved Universal films (the first two) or Hammer (the first one), I think I’d place it at #3 in Shelly adaptations now. I wanted to see Weapons but didn’t get around to it in the theater, but watched it on HBO Max and was really engrossed by it. Worthy of all the hype.
We saw the insanely popular Lilo & Stitch live-action remake. It was cute, but could have just went to Disney Plus. Zootopia 2 was excellent though, way better than expected. I understand why it’s breaking records. The day after Christmas we saw Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. Highly recommended. Heartwarming, and unexpectedly heartbreaking!
For the classics we were lucky enough to see Psycho at a local theater showing Hitchcock films around Halloween. And at the nearby drive-in they paired Carpenter’s Christine with one of my all-time favorites, Smokey and the Bandit.
I’m probably forgetting a few, but those are the standouts.
Ah, thanks Chris. It’s always fun to chat with Rob and Anj, and we all had long lists of movies we wanted to talk about.
Given that we all have the superhero films at heart, there was a good spread of movies between the three of us and not too much duplication; glad there were a few in the mix that were new to you! Come join us on Letterboxd!