Tag: Weapons

• Oscars 2026: Politics, Horror Breakthroughs, and the Night Hollywood Finally Changed

  

  The 2026 Oscars delivered historic wins, long-overdue recognition, and a surprising embrace of genre filmmaking. From Paul Thomas Anderson’s Best Picture triumph for One Battle After Another to Ryan Coogler’s groundbreaking success with Sinners, the ceremony reflected a changing Hollywood—one increasingly shaped by political storytelling, horror innovation, and new voices.

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  March 16, 2026

  2025 Movies, A24 Movies, Awards Season, Entertainment, Film, Women Directors

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 2026 Oscars, 98th Academy Awards, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Madigan, Andy Jurgensen, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Awards Season, Awards Season 2026, Best Films of 2025, Cassandra Kulukundis, Chase Infiniti, Chloé Zhao, Die My Love, F1, Frankenstein, Frankenstein (2025), Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Kpop Demon Hunters, Ludwig Göransson, Michael B. Jordan, New Movie Releases 2025, No Other Choice, One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Sorry Baby, The Testament of Ann Lee, Weapons

• 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 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

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 28 Years Later, Adam Stein, Alex Garland, Ash (2025), Ben Leonberg, Best Horror Movies 2025, Black Phone 2, Bone Lake, Bring Her Back, Charlie Polinger, Christopher Landon, Clown in a Cornfield, Companion, Dan Trachtenberg, Danny Boyle, Danny Phillippou, David Cronenberg, Drew Hancock, Drop, Eli Craig, Emilie Blichfeldt, film, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Flying Lotus, Francis Lawrence, Frankenstein (2025), Genre Cinema, Good Boy, Guillermo del Toro, Heart Eyes, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror Films, Horror Franchise, Horror Movies 2025, Horror Sequels, In Our Blood, Josh Ruben, Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Michael Phillippou, Michael Shanks, Modern Horror, Movie Rankings, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, movies, New Horror Films, New Movie Releases 2025, Osgood Perkins, Pedro Kos, Predator Badlands, Queens of the Dead, reviews, Ryan Coogler, Scott Derrickson, Sinners, Strange Harvest, Stuart Ortiz, The Long Walk, The Monkey, The Plague, The Shrouds, The Ugly Stepsister, Tina Romero, Together, V/H/S/ Halloween, Weapons, Zach Cregger, Zach Lipovsky