The newly released films I see in 2025 will appear here. The lists include films seen in the cinema and new releases watched via streaming at home, as that’s the future for film releases post-pandemic. The text reviews beneath each film are what I said on social media about each.
2025 Total: 10. (Seen in cinema: 5. Seen via home streaming: 5.)
The 2024 page is here. It links to the previous year, and so do the others, going back to 2015 when I started the One Film Per Week cinema thing. This 2025 page is NOT up to date. I’ll add the other films I saw after June 2025 later today or over the weekend.
June
🎥 in Omniplex Cinema Dundonald.
Elio is good. It’s not a classic Pixar film in the way that The Incredibles or Inside Out are. But it’s a good coming-of-age sci-fi story. It reminded me of Valarian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Jupiter Arising. I liked both of those, and I liked Elio.
It looks gorgeous. And the music is good. Plus, it has a Carl Sagan monologue and a Talking Heads song. Bonus. Worth seeing.
🖥️ via Amazon Prime on Apple TV.
You’re Cordially Invited is hit and miss. The first third is okay. Funny scenes. The middle drags. The final third picked up again. It’s probably the rom-com film I’ve liked least from the ones I’ve watched over the last five years. Not recommended. Better choices are available.
May
🎥 in Omniplex Cinema Dundonald.
It’ll surprise nobody who remembers my praise for Asteroid City to hear that I loved The Phoenician Scheme. It’s Wes Anderson with the dials turned to max. You’ll either love it or be annoyed.
Mia Threaplton is fantastic in the lead role. Doing deadpan with aplomb. Richard Ayoade is superb as the jungle bandit leader, Sergio.
The usual recent Wes Anderson regulars round out a stellar cast. Plus new ones. Definitely a keeper. A film for multiple viewings.
🖥️ via Apple TV+.
I enjoyed Fountain of Youth. It’s fantastical nonsense, of course. With all the tropes you’d expect from a film looking for ancient artefacts.
The cast is pleasant to spend 2 hours with, and one is very easy on the eye. I could see a series of films with the cast. I’m glad I watched it.
🎥 in Omniplex MAXX Dundonald.
I enjoyed Thunderbolts*. It was fun, despite being a film about how power corrupts, loneliness, depression, and finding your team. I didn’t care much about the previous Avengers films (and didn’t see many of them). I like this motley collection of characters more.
April
🖥️ via Amazon Prime on AppleTV.
Well. After watching Picture This, I have another film to add to my Feel Good Films list. It’s a rom-com based around the family dynamics, friendships, and business of a sister in a UK-Indian family, whose sister is getting married. It has themes similar to Polite Society (but without the martial arts and Sci-Fi elements) and What’s Love Got To Do With It.
I liked it a lot and had a warm glow of contentment at the end. It’s on Prime.
🖥️ via Apple TV+.
Holy moly. The marketing for Fly Me to the Moon (2024) was terrible. It was sold with a nod and a wink as a film that showed that the Apollo 11 moon landing was faked. It’s not!
Ironically, the film is a drama-comedy about marketing the space program and selling ideas to the public more generally.
I really enjoyed it. I’m glad I decided to finally watch it tonight. You should watch it. It’s on Apple TV+ to stream and, weirdly, on Amazon Prime to buy.
March
🎥 in Omniplex MAXX Dundonald.
I enjoyed it. On the surface, it’s a spy thriller. With the obligatory video walls & satellite surveillance from around the world etc.
At its core though, it’s a film about how people who work in that environment have meaningful relationships when much of what they do is necessarily hidden behind lies or restrictions due to classified intelligence.
It’s a light-hearted take that’s not going to change the genre. It doesn’t need to. Marisa Abela shines.
January
🎥 in Omniplex MAXX Dundonald.
I’m not a student of Bob Dylan’s life or music. I’m aware of the controversy around his move to electric guitar. I’ve always liked Dylan’s songs when covered by others. Not a fan of his voice.
A Complete Unknown tells his origin story and coming to terms with fame. I’ve always said being famous would be ghastly. It certainly seems to be for Dylan in this portrayal.
The cast is excellent. I loved it. Timothee Chalomet is ace in the lead. The 2+ hour running time flew past. A keeper.
🖥️ via Rental on AppleTV Store.
Omni Loop is a strange film. On the one hand, it’s your standard repeat a specific time period over and over (a week in this case), but it’s also a human story about coming to terms with death and accepting a life lived and your time left.
It also ruminates on how lonely it would be to repeat the same week many thousands of times without ever being able to change the outcome.
I liked it a lot. And it’s worth two hours of your time.