Audiences continued to defy the critics in 2025, with two widely panned films – A Minecraft Movie and the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch – dominating the box office. Here are some of the films the critics did like, a few of which were also commercial hits

STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, A DOWNTRODDEN EMPLOYEE TURNS THE TABLES ON HER BOSS. AS SAM RAIMI RETURNS TO HORROR-COMEDY WITH SEND HELP , HE AND HIS CAST DISCUSS THE JOYS OF GOING PRIMAL

Don’t have a plan. Don’t be cocky. Doing drugs is dumb. He knows what it’s like to be poor. He’ll know when it’s time to quit – and will. These things and more shape his world view.

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