I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast · Bob Zerull

Best Movies of 2025

·1 hr 46 min·5 clips

Sean Patrick opens the final 2025 episode of I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast with Jeff on the line and the mood already set for year-end cleanup. They say they're going to get through the two new movies first so they can move on to the best of 2025. A bit of news comes up when Bridget Bardot's death is mentioned, which turns into a blunt conversation about her reputation. After that, they move toward the week's new films and the goal of clearing the deck before the year-end list begins. One of the movies they discuss is Dangerous Animals. Sean Patrick says he went in blind and ended up genuinely liking it, and he also notes that Jai Courtney took him a minute to place. Another honorable mention is Good Boy. That pick lands partly because of the technical craft, including the featurette about how the tension was built, along with the lighting tricks and the dog commands. I Know What You Did Last Summer gets a surprise boost from its mid-credit scene, especially the callbacks to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and the return of Brandy. Sean Patrick says the movie was already fun, but that tag pushed it further up for him. From there, they move into year-end rankings. Sean Patrick runs through his honorable mentions and then the lower half of his top 10, with Bob Trevino Likes It, Sinners, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hamnet, and Life of Chuck all showing up in the final stretch. The episode ends by teasing next week's regular show and the first movie of the new year, which keeps the finish focused on the next round of reviews rather than a big sendoff.

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A year end movie roundup built around best of picks, honorable mentions, and a lively top 10 countdown.

Sean Patrick and Jeff spend this one clearing the table for their 2025 best of list after two new movies, and the discussion gets sharper once they settle into the picks.

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