The year 2026 has become a defining one for indie horror. First, audiences were reeled-in to Gen Z’s own interpretation of the consequences of wish-making in Obsession. Then, we saw a popular internet phenomenon come to life in Backrooms. And now, straight from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Too Many Cooks creator Casper Kelly officially unleashes his feature-length directorial debut: Buddy, which can be considered to be the most bizarre film of the year, and that it is actually a compliment. What makes it actually work is its overall sense of imagination to take the rising concept of “mascot horror” and inject in real world-building from scratch with a dose of meta-commentary on the dark realities of what happened on the sets of various 80s and 90s children’s TV shows.

With the year coming to an end, now is the time to unveil my top 10 films of 2025. This year, two films from the same studio (Warner Bros.) have made it into my top 2, and even, for the first time on any of my public lists, two animated films have also made it in. Each film had something for everyone and I'm sure you're enjoyed them as much as I did. What were your favorites from 2025?

Happy New Year everyone! Can't wait to see what 2023 has in store for all of us. And as my last post of 2022, here's my list of my top 10 movies of the Year. What were your favorites?

Signing off from 2021 with a look at my list of the Top 10 films I have seen this year. Happy New Year and see you in 2022!