Best films of 2025 (plus ticket giveaway)
On a year that proves audiences are changing, LSJ chooses the best releases of 2025.
Film review: Memoir of a Snail
With a great cast of Australian voices, Adam Elliot’s sophomore feature was worth the 15 years wait.
Film review: The Apprentice
The long-awaited biopic of Donald Trump’s rise to fame comes a little bit too early and has little to say. But it gives us a…
Film review: Joker: Folie à Deux
Todd Phillips’ sequel to his unexpected critically-acclaimed comic-book adaptation takes some brave swings but the original’s shortcomings are accentuated.
Film review: Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola finally releases his magnum opus. An insane esoteric multi-million dollar project with a lot to say to those willing to hear.
Film review: Dark Waters
In recognition of Robert Bilott’s upcoming keynote on the Law Society conference, LSJ reviews Todd Haynes’ 2019 film about his legal fight against a chemical…
Film review: The Substance
Demi Moore is back in this award-winning ultraviolent satire about toxic beauty standards. Not for weak stomachs.
Film review: Bonnard, Pierre & Marthe
Cécile de France does her best to elevate Martin Provost’s outdated biopic of the famous French painter.
Film review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Thirty-six years later, Tim Burton returns to the world he’s all too familiar with, in a bid to re-ignite his career.
Film review: I Saw The TV Glow
Boasting beautiful visuals between dreamscapes and nightmares, I Saw the TV Glow is a stimulating and emotional experience.
Film review: Blink Twice
Zoë Kravitz’ directorial debut is intense, stylish, lurid, but a missed opportunity for much more complex subject.