Best films of 2025 (plus ticket giveaway)
On a year that proves audiences are changing, LSJ chooses the best releases of 2025.
Film review: F1: The Movie
Brad Pitt steers the wheel in this entertaining crowd pleaser that sometimes feels like a throwback to classic blockbusters. The product placement can be distracting,…
Film review: Dangerous Animals
A deranged Jai Courtney stands out in this effective Ozploitation film that merges the subgenres of shark and serial killer features together.
Film review: Ballerina (plus ticket giveaway)
Ana de Armas replaces Keanu Reeves in the cult franchise that figures out if it can survive without its main star.
Film review: The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson’s 12th film is not trying to convince detractors but please his fans. The cast is the expected. The charm is the same. It…
Film review: Universal Language
A series of vignettes set in a Canadian Manitoba where Farsi is the main language, with an homage to Abbas Kiarostami via a whimsical Wes…
Film review: La Cocina
Beautifully shot and often kinetic, this loose adaption of Arnold Wesker’s play is a bit uneven, but what it does well, it does really well.
Film review: The Wedding Banquet (Plus Sydney Film Festival giveaway)
A remake of a classic Ang Lee movie updates its theme to the demands and reality of 2025
Film review: Thunderbolts* (plus ticket giveaway)
The latest Marvel film signals what we all know – in spite of the talented people around it, the franchise lost its heart and brain…
Film review: Sinners
Ryan Coogler steps away from the shackles of franchises to deliver one of the most exciting horror blockbusters since Jordan Peele’s Get Out
Film review: Small Things Like These
Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson stand out in this very faithful adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella.