Tag: Drew Hancock

• The 25 Best Horror Films of 2025 — Ranked

  

  Fear, flesh, and feeling collide in 2025’s most unforgettable horror films. From intimate character studies to blood-soaked spectacles, this year’s genre offerings pushed boundaries, challenged expectations, and proved once again why horror remains one of cinema’s most vital storytelling spaces. Here are my 25 favorite horror films of 2025 — ranked, reflected on, and celebrated…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  December 30, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, A24 Movies, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Independent Film, Mockumentary, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Women Directors

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• The Year of Relationships: 2025 Movies That Get Love Right (and Wrong)

  

  Where do we, as a society, currently stand when it comes to relationships? Dating? Commitment? The landscape has shifted so dramatically that it sometimes feels like we’re living in an entirely new emotional era. The openness of relationships has expanded far beyond where it once was—breaking away from antiquated, traditional notions and allowing people to…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  December 4, 2025

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• 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

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• Artificial Affection: The Sci-Fi Relationships of Love Me and Companion

  

  Companion Directed by: Drew Hancock Starring: Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid In an era where every other movie integrates AI, robots, and androids to stay topical, it’s easy to fall into the usual stereotypes and conventions. However, Companion cleverly plays with these tropes in a meta way, offering sharp social commentary on manipulation, love, and female…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  February 6, 2025

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