Tag: David Jonsson

• Top 30 Films of 2025: A Year Defined by Risk, Reckoning, and Reinvention

  

  A personal ranking of the 30 films that defined my 2025 — shaped by risk-taking, reinvention, and moral reckoning. From intimate character studies to bold genre experiments, these are the films that lingered, challenged expectations, and revealed where cinema felt most alive this year.

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  January 22, 2026

  2025 Movie Reviews, A24 Movies, Action, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Franchise Revivals, Horror, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Thriller, Women Directors

  2025, 2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 28 Years Later, A24, Alex Garland, Alex Russell, Alfie Williams, Amanda Seyfried, Amazon MGM Studios, Archie Madekwe, Ari Aster, Óliver Laxe, Bi Gan, Brady Corbet, Bring Her Back, Bugonia, Carson Lund, Charlie Polinger, Chase Infiniti, Chloé Zhao, Clint Bentley, Cooper Hoffman, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Danny Phillippou, David Jonsson, Die My Love, Dylan O’Brien, Eddington, Eephus, Emma Stone, Eva Victor, film, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, films, Focus Features, Francis Lawrence, Frankenstein (2025), Guillermo del Toro, Hamnet, Hedda, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Imogen Poots, Independent Film Company, It Was Just an Accident, Jacob Elordi, Jafar Panahi, James Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Joachim Trier, Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Edgerton, Josh O’Connor, Josh Safdie, Kaouther Ben Hania, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Kristen Stewart, Lee Byung-hun, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lurker (2025), Lynne Ramsay, Marty Supreme, Mary Bronstein, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Phillippou, Mona Fastvold, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, movies, MUBI, Music Box Films, Neon, Netflix, New Movie Releases 2025, Nia DaCosta, No Other Choice, One Battle After Another, Oscar Isaac, Park Chan-wook, Paul Mescal, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Fiennes, Renate Reinsve, Resurrection, Rhian Johnson, Roadside Attractions, Robert Pattinson, Rose Byrne, Ryan Coogler, Sally Hawkins, Searchlight Pictures, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Sirāt, Sony Pictures Releasing, Sorry Baby, Stellan Skarsgård, Teyana Taylor, Théodore Pellerin, The Chronology of Water, The Long Walk, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Thessa Thompson, Timothée Chalamet, Train Dreams, Twinless, Wagner Moura, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Warner Bros. Pictures, Weapons, Yorgos Lanthimos, Zach Cregger

• 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

• The Long Walk Review: Francis Lawrence Turns Stephen King’s Dystopia Into Brutal Spectacle

  

  Release Date: September 12, 2025 (USA) Runtime: 108 minutes (1h 48min) Rated: R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, suicide, pervasive language, sexual references Production Companies: Vertigo Entertainment Producers: Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy Cinematography: Jo Willems Editing: Mark Yoshikawa Music / Composer: Jeremiah Fraites The Long Walk (2025) Director: Francis Lawrence Writer(s):…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  September 19, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Psychological Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Book to Film Adaptation, Book-to-film adaptation, Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Dystopian Films, Dystopian films 2025, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Francis Lawrence, Mark Hamill, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Sci-Fi Movies, Stephen King, Stephen King Adaptation, The Long Walk, The Long Walk 2025