Category: Independent Film

• Good Boy (2025) Review: A Haunting Horror Told Through a Dog’s Eyes

  

  Release Date: Theatrical release (U.S.) — October 3, 2025 (festival premiere at SXSW March 10, 2025) Runtime: 73 minutes (1 hr 13 min) Rated: PG-13 — for terror, bloody images and strong language Production Companies: What’s Wrong With Your Dog? (Leonberg / Fischer indie credit) — distributed in English territories by Shudder / IFC (Independent Film…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  October 3, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Animal in horror films, Ben Leonberg, Dog POV horror, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Good Boy 2025, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror Films, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Independent Film Company, Independent Horror, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Indie Films, Indie Horror, Indy the dog, Larry Fessenden, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Shudder, Shudder releases 2025

• The Best Horror Films of 2025 (So Far): From 28 Years Later to The Long Walk

  

  2025 has been an incredible year for horror, and I wanted to take a moment to highlight the films that are keeping the theatrical experience alive. While plenty of other blockbusters have carried their weight at the box office, I’d argue horror deserves its own recognition. As anyone in the fandom knows, it’s one of…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  October 2, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Thriller

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 28 Years Later, A24, A24 Horror, A24 Movies, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Adam Stein, Alex Garland, Alfie Williams, Alison Brie, Amy Madigan, Book to Film Adaptation, Bring Her Back, Bring Her Back 2025, Companion, Cooper Hoffman, Danny Boyle, Danny Phillippou, Dave Franco, David Jonsson, Drew Hancock, Dystopian Films, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Final Destination, Final Destination Kills, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Francis Lawrence, Hailee Steinfeld, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror Films, Horror Franchise, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, horror nostalgia, Horror reviews, Horror Sequels, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Independent Horror, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Indie Films, Indie Horror, Jack O’ Connell, Jack Quaid, Jodie Comer, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Lionsgate Films, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Phillippou, Michael Shanks, Miles Caton, Modern Horror, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Sequels, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Horror Films, New Movie Releases 2025, Post-Apocalyptic Films, Psychological Horror, Ralph Fiennes, Robots in Movies, Ryan Coogler, Sally Hawkins, Sinners, Sophie Thatcher, Stephen King, summer horror movies, Supernatural Horror, The Long Walk, The Long Walk 2025, Together 2025, Tony Todd, Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures, Weapons 2025, Weapons Review, Zach Cregger, Zach Lipovsky

• Splitsville Review: A Screwball Comedy of Open Marriages, Divorce, and Disastrous Loyalties

  

  Release Date: U.S. limited theatrical release on August 22, 2025, expanding wide on September 5, 2025 Runtime: 82 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for language, sexual content, and nudity Production Companies: Neon, Topic Studios, Watch This Ready, TeaTime Pictures Producers: Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Ryan Heller, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Samantha Racanelli Cinematography:…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  August 26, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Romantic Comedy

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Adria Arjona, Dakota Johnson, Divorce in Cinema, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Indie Films, Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Modern Relationships, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Open Marriage in Film, Relationship Movies, Screwball Comedy, Splitsville (2025), Splitsville Review

• Lurker (2025) Review: Fame, Manipulation, and the Toxic Dance of Parasocial Relationships

  

  Release Date: theatrical release in U.S. on August 22, 2025 Runtime: 101 minutes (1h 41min) Rated: R for language throughout and some sexual content Production Companies: High Frequency Entertainment, MeMo Films, Twin Pictures Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Jack Selby, Galen Core, Olmo Schnabel, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Archie Madekwe Cinematography: Pat Scola…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  August 26, 2025

  Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Independent Film, Psychological Drama, Thriller

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Alex Russell, Archie Madekwe, Celebrity Culture in Film, Fame and Obsession, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Havana Rose Liu, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Indie Films, Kenny Beats, Lurker (2025), Lurker Review, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Parasocial Relationships, Psychological Thriller 2025, Théodore Pellerin, Zack Fox

• Jimmy & Stiggs: Joe Begos, Aliens, and the Neon Mayhem of Eli Roth’s New Horror Banner

  

  Release Date: Limited US release August 15, 2025 Runtime: 80 minutes (1h 20min) Rated: R for severe violence and gore, severe profanity, severe alcohol, drug and smoking use, moderate sex and nudity, moderate frightening and intense scenes Production Companies: Channel 83 Films, Media Capital Technologies, associated with The Horror Section / Iconic Events Releasing Producers: Joe…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  August 18, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Independent Film, Sci-Fi

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Eli Roth, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror comedy, Horror Films, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Horror reviews, Independent Horror, Indie Horror, Jimmy & Stiggs, Joe Begos, Matt Mercer, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, New Movie Releases 2025, Sci-Fi Horror, Snoop Dogg, summer horror movies, The Horror Section