Ranking: Top 25 Worst Films of 2025
- randazzojj123
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Welcome back to the blog readers. Another year is officially in the books, and another set of films have graced our senses and tickled our imaginations. We experienced yet another great year for film, but not everything is meant to be sunshine and roses, as evidenced in the chaos that is unfolding around us. There were some unequivocal stinkers that came out this year, and we unfortunately do have to talk about them. So with that being said, what would top the list of the worst that 2025 had to give us? Stick around to find out, or do yourself a favor and skip this one since these films should not be seen by anyone. Your choice, in the end.
NOTE: I cannot promise that I will not use spoilers on this list, so read this post at your own peril. This is your official spoiler warning; you have been warned. And most important of all, this ranking is just my opinion. Feel free to discuss and share your least favorite films of 2025 in the comments.
Dishonorable Mentions
Lilo & Stitch
If you know me, animation is not a major point of focus for me. So, it makes total sense that I never saw the original Lilo & Stitch (2002) film. Certain people in my circle will tell me I don't know what I'm missing, but I am pretty content with not having seen it. This film was not very memorable outside of the adorable performance of Maia Kealoha and Chris Sanders, and the unmistakable chemistry between the two title characters. The story felt pretty flat, but the ending is one of the things that saved the first billion-dollar film of 2025 from ending up higher on the list.
Karate Kid: Legends
I feel like I could have basically copied and pasted the paragraph for the last dishonorable mention for this dishonorable mention. I have never seen a Karate Kid film, and I feel like I did not have to in order to watch this film. Ben Wang may have been a revelation in the main role, but not even the combination of Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan could save this film from feeling formulaic at times. The martial arts was stunning and electric, but that was about the best that we can do in terms of positives. I would see a sequel with Wang, but you need a better script.
Dangerous Animals
If there is anything that has a special place in my heart, it would have to be shark films. Not many of them I have seen outside of Jaws (1975) have been that great. Here's the thing with this film: Jai Courtney was absolutely stellar in his villainous turn as a serial killer, and the story was actually pretty engaging. But the biggest problem is that the other performances were lifeless and not believable, and I have a massive problem with the ending of the film. I thought that we were going to get a horror film where the bad guy wins, but the fakeout was immensely disappointing.
Materialists
Celine Song burst onto the scene in 2023 with her critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated film Past Lives (2023), and all attention turned to what her next project would be. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect it to be a lowly dramedy where the drama was better than the comedy and Dakota Johnson fails to rebound after the total failure of Madame Web (2024). I did love the script and the performances of Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, but Johnson's inability to meet the quality of the script is the biggest reason why I did not agree with the 77% of critics who did like this film overall.
Eddington
Speaking of Pedro Pascal, we now get to a film that should have been and done so much better than it was and did. Ari Aster, the director of Hereditary (2018), is the director of a Western thriller that really did not do the best job of "thrilling" the audience. I mentioned in my review that while I enjoyed the performances of Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix and the script, I found the story tonally inconsistent, and that is the biggest detriment to this film. I hated how we went from black comedy to drama with guns after Pascal's character is gunned down in his own home. I wish the story would have stayed the same.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
I have never seen a Conjuring film, and I had a real funny feeling that this film was going to turn into another Halloween Ends (2022). This film was billed as the last case of the Warrens, but they decide to extend out the family drama and have the family make it to the house 80 minutes into a 135 minute film? Then the climax (which I do find to be brilliant and one of the best sequences of the year) is totally and tonally rushed, leading to an uneven viewing experience? I was very disappointed with this film, one that I believed would be pretty good.
Now that we have gotten these "dishonorable mentions" out of the way, let us discuss my top 25 worst films of 2025.
25. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
I was never going to put this film on my most anticipated films of the year list, but I do really enjoy Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie. Like a whole lot. And I truly believed from the looks of this film from the trailers that we would be hearing this film's name a whole lot come late January (aka Oscar nominations). It seemed like a film that the Academy would love. Unfortunately, that was totally not the case here.
I really enjoyed the main performances of Robbie and Farrell, and their honest and grounded portrayal of love and grief was the true emotional anchor of the film. I even loved the messaging that the film was trying to convey. The main issue I have with the film has to do with the execution of the messaging and the fact that the filmmakers focused on trying to make some visual noise over actual quality.
As I mentioned, I thought this was going to be an Oscar lock going into the film, but it really wound up being an Oscar bait film. I do really find it to be a shame because this film could have been really special, but it felt like it meandered at the end. Maybe it wouldn't have been such a letdown had the word "bold" in the title been replaced with "boring" and "beautiful" with "brainless."
24. 28 Years Later
This is going to be a recurring theme on this list regarding film franchises that I caught on to later than expected. We had it with like three of the dishonorable mentions, and we have yet another one here. The trailers for this film were excellent and I found myself being the most excited for this film out of all the June releases, but there is a reason that this film is here and not on my best films of the year list. To borrow from my friend Trick Willy, let's talk about it.
Let's get the obvious out of the way first. The performances were totally stellar from top to bottom, but particular praise must go to the young Alfie Williams, who gave one of my favorite performances of the year. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes were excellent as well. I also loved the music and the tone/atmosphere of the film. So then you may ask why this film is here. And I will answer that question by telling you that it is all in the story and the pacing.
I mentioned in my review that the film felt incomplete (especially because a sequel is coming this month), and the pacing felt uneven, which really hurt the film in its nearly 2 hour runtime. Also, the story outside of Spike and his family felt like it was mushed together and more focused on setting up the aforementioned sequel than telling a complete and even story. The only reason I plan on seeing 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) is because of Spike (and also the greatest actor to not have, but should have, an Academy Award).
23. Death of a Unicorn
You know me, I am all for having a good time going to see the picture films. Sometimes a film can be forgiven for lacking in certain qualities but still being entertaining. One of my favorite films, Back to the Future (1985), has a pretty cookie-cutter story but it is memorable for other reasons. But some films that lack certain qualities do not have the entertainment quality about them. This is unfortunately one of those.
While I did enjoy the performances of Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as a father-daughter duo that accidentally performs a hit-and-run on a unicorn (and their respective chemistry with each other), there were not many other qualities of the film I liked. Chief among them would have to be the writing of the film. The themes about corporate greed and the class system were treated like a punchline rather than something with actual meaning.
The other characters in the film, as I mentioned in my review back in March/April, are bumbling idiots and really add nothing to the film. The characters were not written with a whole lot of love and affection, and everyone feels like they were exaggerated with not much substance around them. After this film, it should have been me involved in the hit-and-run and not the unicorn. At least there would be nobody to haunt my killers.
22. Captain America: Brave New World
This film being here really stings the most. Marvel put together a masterful Captain America trilogy that consisted of some of the best MCU films ever: The First Avenger (2011), The Winter Soldier (2014), and Civil War (2016). Hype was high (at least from me), even when most people were not as excited. The trailers were great, but I was still cautiously optimistic. Thankfully, I was right to be.
The performances of Harrison Ford and Anthony Mackie are commendable, as is the instant chemistry that the two have. This film does prove that Mackie can be a good successor to Captain America. I also somewhat liked the action of the film, although it does not reach the highest highs that Marvel has reached before. But my biggest issue with the film has to be with the character of Ruth Bat-Seraph and her actor Shira Haas, and it is not just political issues I have with her.
Another problem I have with the film has to be the inconsistent and uneven script. That issue I chalk up to having five screenwriters with all conflicting ideas. This culminates in a spectacular display of crap when it comes to the villain of the film, a version of the Leader, that truly is up there as one of Marvel's worst villains ever. Move over Dar'Benn, the Leader may have the crown of worst villain now.
21. Regretting You
This film was a bit of a paradigm for me. I love most of the people involved in the film, but I am weary of book-to-film adaptations because they normally are not able to capture the spirit of the book. Also, the director is behind every teenage girl's favorite film of 2014 (also based on a book), and the film never really looked like anything special when it came to the one trailer I saw.
While I may have enjoyed the performances of McKenna Grace (what a turn she had in this film) and Allison Williams (who I will bring up later on in this ranking), Dave Franco and Mason Thames (who had an incredible 2025) were serviceable in their roles as well. I also thought that the script was pretty decent but it was pretty formulaic when it comes to the young adult adaptation thing, plus the narration of text messages really got on my nerve.
But this film's biggest sin is one that again, most of these adaptations also wind up committing. The film is so predictable in its nature that I basically choreographed most of the entirety of the film in the first twenty minutes. It just sucks when you can figure out the end of a film before the first act is even over, and those films are the worst offenders. Regretting You? More like regretting seeing this film.
20. The Amateur
I want to admit something to you before I get into my recap of this film. This film came out on the same weekend as two films that (spoiler alert) will be in my top 10 films of the year (and one weekend before a top 3 film of the year). So it was very obvious that one of the films was going to be the weakest link per se. Going into that weekend, I truly thought that film was going to be Drop (2025), but alas, here we are.
The biggest positive I have with this film (but also the only positive) has to do with Rami Malek's layered and excellent performance as a grieving husband. But the rest of the film really falls off a cliff. The pacing of the film is piss-poor (one of the more egregiously-paced films of the year, and the editing is absolutely terrible. And the story is absolutely formulaic at best. One of my biggest disappointments of the year.
As you can tell, I was really expecting big things from this film. I mean, part of that did come from the fact that I actually enjoyed the look of the film from the trailers. I can understand that not every film can be the best film of the year, but I was a bit hopeful that this film would be deep with an engaging story that would be methodical and thought-provoking. Instead, it felt like it was made by...well, amateurs.
19. Tron: Ares
I told you catching up on franchises way too late was going to be a theme with this worst films list. Tron (1982) was a film that was never received well or never did all that well at the box office. Its 2010 sequel, released way too late, suffered the same fate critically and commercially. So what made anyone think a threequel coming out fifteen years later would do any different? Luckily, I was right to doubt this film's chances.
I do have some positives regarding this film, however. Jared Leto was allegedly a major factor in getting this film made, and he gave it his all as the titular AI program. The visual effects were absolutely stunning, honestly some of the best of the year in my opinion. But the best part of the film would absolutely have to be the score by Nine Inch Nails. It was absolutely award-worthy and should be treated as such.
You may be asking yourself why I put this film on this list if I am going to say a lot of positive things about this film? It is because the story was so piss-poor. The original Tron was so ahead of its time in terms of its themes, but this one feels like it had nothing new to say about artificial intelligence's place in our world and the real threat it poses to the world. Seems like the creators really do not care about AI.
18. Jurassic World Rebirth
I think it is no secret that one of the things I love more than anything is dinosaurs eating people. I have been told my love of our world's former inhabitants began when I was 2 years old. Makes sense then why I would love the Jurassic films, starting with Jurassic World (2015). I do agree that the quality of these films have decreased over the last ten years, but I also unfortunately understand that it culminates in the worst film of the quadrilogy.
It truly sucks when the dinosaurs are the best part of a film that is supposed to be focused on humans. I love their designs, I love the effects that went into them, and I love the reverence that they are treated with. But that sadly is the end of the positives of this film. The characters are all lifeless, and the performances of Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and especially "pretty boy" himself Jonathan Bailey do not add to this statement.
But the biggest detriment that this film suffers from is from a piss-poor story. David Koepp wrote the script for this film, and the next film on this ranking, but he also wrote the script for one of my top ten films of the year. He wrote a script that was nonsensical, filled with plot armor, and convenient. No wonder this was also the least grossing of the Jurassic World films. Also it really lends itself to my nickname of it: "Jurassic World Refund."
17. Presence
Going into this film, I truly thought it was a horror film I was getting myself into. Coming out of it, I was surprised to learn it was a thriller. With that being said, however, I do want to mention that this is not only the weakest film that Steven Soderbergh directed this year out of his two, this is the weakest film that David Koepp wrote this year out of his three. Who knew their other collaboration would be one of my favorites of the year?
The one positive of this film would have to be the performance of Chris Sullivan, who plays a very grounded and skeptical father. His portrayal was real and genuine, and definitely the best of the film. Sadly, the other characters feel overinflated and overacted, and not even Lucy Liu's character really did it for me. I did see some redeeming qualities in Callina Liang's character though, since she is the emotional focus of the film.
I do like the concept of setting this film from the point of view of the ghastly "presence" in the house, because it lifts the restriction of time flow that haunted house films have. But I do not like the concept when the pacing of the 85-minute film makes it feel like two hours. Not only that, but the family drama feels Lifetime-inspired, and it totally took me out of the action. As one of my first films of 2025, I am glad that Soderbergh and Koepp were able to redeem themselves.
16. The Housemaid
This is one of the more recent additions to the list, after having seen it the same weekend as Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). I never expected to be any excited for this film, especially because the trailer with the Sabrina Carpenter song was pretty disinteresting. But, I am a man who loves to be proven wrong, and it is the best feeling in the world when that is the case. But I unfortunately was right to not be that excited for the film.
I did love the performances of Amanda Seyfried (who is getting award attention for another film) and Brandon Sklenar (who is the only correct choice to be the next Batman), but the performance of Sydney Sweeney was one of the big things that I did not get behind. She was not able to rise up to the material and give a meaningful (or convincing) performance as the titular housemaid.
I thought Rebecca Sonnenshine's script was decent (but not exceptional), and I was able to get behind all the twists and turns that she provides us in the end. But then, the biggest issue I have with the film has to do with the runtime and the pacing. There is no way a film well over two hours could be so poorly paced that it feels like a drag. Turns out, poorly paced films was a big problem in 2025, and this was one of the many victims of that curse.
15. The Mastermind
This is one of the three films that I saw as part of Regal's "Mystery Movie Monday" in 2025. The first one I ever saw was Spirited (2022) and was mildly entertained by it. I had heard of this film because it was a contender for the famous Palme d'Or at Cannes, but lost to It Was Just an Accident (2025), a real Oscars frontrunner. I had no expectations for this film, but did not expect to be bored out of my mind.
Josh O'Connor is firmly planted in my mind as a real contender to be one of the bigger actors over the next five to ten years. His performance in this film is solid, and the main reason why I do not check out in the first fifteen minutes. He may seem over-exaggerated in areas, but he was good. Unfortunately, nobody else in the film was able to reach the highs of O'Connor's performance.
Now here's the thing with this film: O'Connor's performance and the music are the only good things about the film. The pacing is some of the literal worst of the year, and that scene I spoke about in my review involving the paintings was insufferable. Plus, the script was not what it was promised to be, and I left feeling completely baffled once the film was over. And for the record (again), Ohio does not suck.
14. Until Dawn
I mentioned it once, I will mention it here, and I will mention it again later on. There are three things in this life that are certain: death, taxes, and video game adaptations being terrible. Some projects that have come out in the last 3 years have begun to change the narrative. I was hopeful that this would be one of the films, but boy was I mistaken once I walked out of the theater.
Literally the only good thing about this film was the performance of Ji-young Yoo. Her grounded performance as one of our main character's friends is seriously worth the price of admission. None of the other performers were able to deliver the goods like Yoo did, and it really does not help that the script was pretty terrible as well. Bad writing and bad performances? Terrible combo.
I have to make special mention (and no, not the good kind) of the film's terrible treatment of its brilliant premise. I loved the premise of each night of the loop being a homage to a different type of horror film, but the fact that they did not capitalize on the full extent of the premise left a very sour taste in my mouth. Again, blame the writing for being total ass. I most certainly did not make it...until dawn. See what I did there? Anyone?
13. Dead of Winter
If The Mastermind (2025) was the second film I saw under the Regal "Mystery Movie Monday" banner, this was the first. Here's the thing with this film: I had no idea it even existed. I had no idea what to expect going in. I mean, I saw Emma Thompson's name in the opening credits. That should have given me some hope that we were in for a good time, right? Right?
Sadly, Thompson's performance is the biggest detriment to this film. I mentioned in my review of this film that Thompson gives a performance that is way too overdramatic. Plus, her Minnesota accent was pretty terrible. None of the other actors, not even Judy Greer of all people, could salvage something redeemable out of their lifeless and dull performances. JUDY FUCKING GREER.
If you have been reading this post all the way down so far, you would know that the big issue films have had this year would have to be pacing. Do you know what is coming next? Pacing is terrible in this film, so much so that a simple scene like our main character flooding a cabin or stitching herself up were just so painful to sit through. I also mentioned in my review that the film should be titled "Dead of Boredom." My opinion on that still has not changed. At least the score was awesome.
12. Him
At this point, we are getting to the films that I did not really like all that much. These films have less redeeming qualities than the films further up this list. Truthfully, I was pretty excited for this film because it offered something different than we have seen before. A sports horror film where Marlon Wayans would be taking a villainous turn? That is money. But how did it end up? Yawn.
Turns out, the only good thing about this film happened to be Wayans's and Tyriq Withers's performances. Wayans delivers a truly electric and terrifying performance as a soon-to-be retiring star quarterback. Withers ups the ante and delivers a grounded and sincere performance as an up-and-coming quarterback that may just be willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.
But the reason I do not like this film boils down to this: the story takes a brilliant premise (one I said in my review would be greenlit instantly) and also instantly wastes its near-limitless potential. The script is just as bad, bordering on pure pandering (while not telling an engaging story with said premise) and convenient when it needed to be. The end was just terrible. I need to see one of those alternate endings or I will have Drake Maye throw a football at my head and knock me out long enough to forget this film exists.
11. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
I somewhat like Gerard Butler as an actor, unlike someone who I will be talking about very soon. Is he the greatest actor in the world? Not by a long shot. Olympus Has Fallen (2013) will always hold a special place in my heart. But he really needs to fire his agent because he gets put in some of the worst films. I did not see the first Den of Thieves (2018) film despite it looking good. I was not looking forward to this film, and I was right to not be excited.
I really like O'Shea Jackson Jr. as an actor, and he has been getting better since I saw him in Straight Outta Compton (2015). I commented on his ability to give me an honest and genuine portrayal of a criminal with a complex backstory. I said he bleeds a certain charisma that only he has, and he was by far the best thing about this meandering film. It is a real shame since his chemistry with Butler was way too convenient.
The script is the real issue I had with this film. The story was way too overstuffed for a film such as this, and our characters were not treated very well. The film works better when we are preparing for our main heist, and that does not happen all that much in this film. Plus, this film commits the cardinal sin of an action thriller film: there is very little action and very few thrills. Might as well sell me one of those diamonds so I can buy the memory of seeing this crap.
10. A Working Man
I think that it is obvious if you have been following me over the last three years (or if you know me in real life) that I do not like Jason Statham as an actor. He does not have charisma, he is not convincing enough, and him only taking on action roles does not help. I am not even interested in his new film Shelter (2026) despite seeing one television spot because it will be the same exact thing as this "Statham Stinker."
I feel like I do not have to go into much detail when I say what I am about to say. There are three things in life that are certain: death, taxes, and Jason Statham not being able to act to save his own life. The plot armor is on full display, and not even the appearances of David Harbour and Michael Peña could salvage yet another lifeless Statham bore of a performance.
I will concede that the violence is pretty good, pretty gory, and done right. But overall, the action is pointless and unnecessary in a lot of the places this film exists. Now don't get me wrong, this film is nowhere near the levels of crap of Meg 2: The Trench (2023) (more on that later), but I found myself just as bored as I was with that film. I think it's nigh time for Statham's career to die, because he is not as big as he thinks he is.
9. Honey Don't!
The only reason that this film was on my radar was because it had been screened at Cannes. I really had no expectations for this film other than the somewhat positive word of mouth that it got, and because Chris Evans is one of my favorite people in the business. Margaret Qualley should have been nominated for an Oscar for her role in The Substance (2024), but this film was the absolute wrong choice.
Don't get me wrong, I actually liked Qualley in the role of Honey O'Donahue. She brought a suaveness to the role that not many other people could have, but I do think that the accent may have been a bit much. On top of that, I do think the performances from some of the other actors, such as Charlie Day, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. Evans not being memorable in a film post-Avengers: Endgame (2019)? Who would have known?
I also really do not think that the story of this film is tonally inconsistent, and it bothers me how much we focus on things that do not even matter. And to think the film is just under 90 minutes. It feels pretty bloated for such a short runtime. Not only that, but I hate, HATE how much sex and nudity is in this film. It felt like Ethan Coen was trying to fulfill some wet dream and wet fantasy, and it totally did not work. In this case, do NOT bring on the filthy.
8. Black Phone 2
If you remember my best films of the year list for 2022 (and you would be forgiven because that was a while ago), but The Black Phone (2022) was my sixteenth-best film of the year. "Handsome Hawke" completely won me over as the Grabber, and this is where I got my first taste of what Mason Thames (who again had a great 2025) can do. I was so disappointed with this film because it feels like a genre shift.
I did love the performances of Thames, Hawke, and Madeleine McGraw. Each of them bring something familiar, yet new to their performances this time around, and getting to see these kids all grown up and mostly matured was heartening to see. Plus, who doesn't love Handsome Hawke? Sadly, this trio was the only thing that prevented this film from falling any higher on this list.
While I do like the themes that are presented throughout the film, I think the central themes are lost underneath a pretty drastic genre shift. It was not as bad as one that I will be talking about a bit later, but it was significant enough to drag the film down to this point. The first film was more of a psychological horror film, but this film goes into a more supernatural route, and it just. Did. Not. Work. Kill me in my dreams, Handsome Hawke. At least I won't ever have to see this nightmare again.
7. Flight Risk
Now we are getting into the films that I really did not like. Mel Gibson has become a titan of the industry, going from a very solid actor to a great director. However, his politics and connections have soured his relationship with the business, and his quality as a director. I remember not being very excited about this film, even though Marky Mark is one of my guys. Boy, this film was absolutely rough.
Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace have been around in the industry for a long time, but their performances in this film were dull and boring. No life and no excitement came from either of them. But one of the worst performances of the year by far absolutely comes from Mark Wahlberg in this film. His comically terrible performance turned me off from almost the very start, and his accent is pretty poor.
The dialogue from Jared Rosenberg is some of the most stiff and wooden that you will hear all year. Nothing any of the characters said made any sense at all. Worse than that, the fact that the film takes place in one location really highlights how bad the script was. And, the action felt lazy, uninspired, and just terrible. Whoever greenlit this monstrosity needs to be fired promptly and tried for criminal negligence.
6. Hurry Up Tomorrow
In case you did not know by now, I am a massive fan of the Weeknd. I have loved him ever since I heard the song "Earned It." I have found myself completely entranced by his music and his personality. However, acting may not be his bag since his last gig in that terrible HBO series The Idol (2023) was insufferably horrible. Sadly, this is yet another example of why he should not be acting.
However, I did not think the Weeknd was as terrible in this as he was in the Idol, especially because I think he is playing a version of himself. It feels more authentic and I commend him for doing things he may not have been comfortable doing. But I did love Jenna Ortega's character, because she brings a sort of mysticism to the role. Also, Barry Keoghan is in this film. Take that for what you will.
I do understand that this film (and its sister album of the same name that is amazing by the way) was inspired by a public incident that the Weeknd had in 2022. My problem is that the messaging and the themes were handled with about as much grace as Kristi Noem is handling one of her ICE agents murdering a woman in cold blood and lying about it. Fuck this film and fuck ICE.
5. The Electric State
This is the most recent addition to the list. I heard of this film directed by the Russo brothers but never got around to watch it when it came out in MARCH because the reviews were so poor. And that is a damn shame because I love a lot of the people in this film. Unfortunately, I had to wind up agreeing with those lovely people because this film is extremely boring and lazy.
The two lead performances, those of Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, were incredibly lifeless in every single way possible. They seemed bored, careless, and wishing they were anywhere else. Even all the voice actors were lazy in their efforts. However, the one performance that I found myself getting behind was that of Woody Norman. He was able to bring a grace to the film that nobody else could.
Everything else that went into making this film was absolutely, incredibly lazy and lifeless. The visual effects felt like it should not have cost them $320 million to create. The story was boring, uninteresting, soulless, lifeless, and dull. The direction is painfully lazy and lifeless. I know I never got to read the illustrated novel that this film is based on, but I would not touch that with a ten-foot pole after seeing this film. Can it be December already so I can watch Avengers: Doomsday (2026)?
4. M3GAN 2.0
You know that this film being here hurts me more than thinking about my love life and my dwindling bank account. I loved M3GAN (2023) for its wonderful blend of horror and comedy and knew that this film was going to be an event film for me when it came out. I certainly was not expecting this film to be not only terrible, but by far my biggest disappointment of the year.
Not a single performance can have the distinction of standing out to me. Even people like Violet McGraw and Allison Williams, who killed it in the first film, cannot reach the highest of highs this time around. Not even the people behind M3GAN could capture the same magic that they did last time. Even Ivanna Sakhno (who was very good in Ahsoka (2023-)) could convince me of her character.
The tonal shift from horror comedy to action comedy was not done well at all. It felt contrived, it felt soulless. I said that the action was not innovative or engaging. I said that the comedy this time around was totally unfunny, and the script was basically a ripoff of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). It was not a good ripoff of Terminator 2. I mentioned in my review that this film was 100.0% crappy and 0.0% watchable, and I stand by that shit. I would rather watch an AI film.
3. The Alto Knights
Boy, have I been waiting to roast this film again since I saw this total piece of shit in March. I thought before seeing this film that we would be getting back to the olden crime dramas that had us on the edge of our seat. Even the trailers gave me a bit of hope that we could get that feel and that vibe. I knew that this film was terrible very early on in the film, and this is the closest I have ever come to walking out of a film under my own power.
Robert de Niro is one of the greatest actors to ever live. A legendary career that goes back six decades, de Niro has played some of the most legendary characters in cinema history. The two characters that he plays in this film are so full of themselves that I could not stand seeing either of them on screen. It is even worse when you have one of the worst scripts I have ever seen in a film to go off of.
I mentioned the absolutely terrible script. My reaction to hearing almost every other line of dialogue was to plant face in hand, similar to how I was in Meg 2: The Trench (2023). To compound on the issues, the pacing of the film is also some of the worst I have ever seen. The fact that the film is 2 hours and 3 minutes and feels like it was over 3 hours is an absolute sin. I would rather be gunned down in a barbershop chair Albert Anastasia-style before having to watch this piece of shit again.
2. A Minecraft Movie
For about eight and a half months of 2025, this was my entry for the worst film of the year. I would be very surprised to hear of anyone who is above the age of eighteen enjoying this film. I never had any faith in this film from the minute I heard it was happening. Like my main man John Campea says, it is often lonely being right. This is absolutely one of the most vomit-inducing films of all time.
The acting is some of the most comical, over-the-top, and laughably terrible acting I have ever seen in my life. Jason Momoa and Jack Black are just as lifeless as the children, and Jennifer Coolidge being in this is an insult to her legendary career. The writing is probably worse than that of the last entry in the list, so much so that it felt like the five people who wrote it were all teenagers themselves.
Despite the visual effects being good, it really sucks that this film made as much money as it did because I hated every second of this film. I even hated how this film was handled by a bunch of teenage boys looking to get attention in any way. And the whole "chicken jockey" trend bullshit is just a reminder that we are doomed as a society. Well, that and the "six-seven" meme. And AI. And the government. We're fucked.
1. War of the Worlds
Remember for the last entry on this list, I mentioned that it spent eight and a half months being my worst film of the year? This is the film that finally took the spot away from A Minecraft Movie (2025). The film was released on Prime Video in July and I stayed away from all the piss-poor reception that it was getting. I figured I needed some more bad films for this list and gave this film a shot. This film is on Meg 2: The Trench levels of offensively bad.
Not a single performance that I saw in this film could convince me that any of the actors actually gave a flying shit about what they were doing. Not even Ice Cube. Not even Eva Longoria. Not even Clark Gregg, who is one of my favorite guys in the business. I almost walked out of the theater (aka my bedroom) whenever Ice Cube delivered a forced reaction whenever his character's children are in danger.
The writing is some of the laziest, abhorrent writing I have ever heard in a film. All the actors clearly do not care about the words they are saying. The story makes the Tom Cruise-led War of the Worlds (2005) look like Citizen Kane (1941). And don't even get me started on the visual effects. They are quite literally some of the worst effects I have ever seen. It baffles me that post-production took two years. And the product placement was desperate and ridiculous. Somebody beam me up to one of these alien ships and get me off this planet so I don't have to watch garbage like this ever again.
As you can see here, not every film can be a home run. Every year, there are bound to be films that miss the mark, whether slightly or completely. These films prove that not everyone can make the next Citizen Kane or Gone With the Wind (1939). It just sucks that there were so many bad films that came out this year. With that being said, I want to thank you all for reading this post all the way down because it means a whole lot to me. I hope you will join me for another potential great year for films in 2026, and hope you all have an amazing day.
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