Why We See Movies Podcast

Today on the Podcast we discuss our favorite films of 2025 as well as some of the worst movies of the year.

RUNNER UP'S

OUR TOP 20 - 11 (4:55)

OUR TOP 10 - 6 (14:00)

OUR TOP 5 - 1 (24:20)

WORST OF THE YEAR (38:50)

RON'S LIST

Runner Up's - The Phoenician Scheme / Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale / Black Bag / Caught Stealing / The Smashing Machine / Song Sung Blue / Jay Kelly / A House of Dynamite / The Naked Gun / Zootopia 2 / Predator: Badlands / F1: The Movie

20) Weapons 19) It Was Just An Accident 18) Cover Up 17) Bugonia 16) Wake Up Dead Man 15) Marty Supreme 14) Sentimental Vaule 13) Hamnet 12) Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein 11) Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning

10) Blue Moon 9) Train Dreams 8) Thunderbolts* 7) Sinners 6) The Life Of Chuck 5) Fantastic Four: First Steps 4) Eddington 3) Superman 2) Nouvelle Vague 1) One Battle After Another

DARREN'S LIST

Runner Up's - Frankenstein / The Bad Guys 2 / K Pop: Demon Hunters / Dogman / Rental Family / 28 Years Later / The Testament Of Anne Lee / Predator: Badlands / Elio

20) Eddington 19) Captain America: Brave New World 18) F1: The Movie 17) Jurassic World: Rebirth 16) Together 15) Weapons 14) Wake Up Dead Man 13) Predator: Badlands 12) Thunderbolts* 11) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

10) Zootopia 2 9) Jaws At 50 8) Train Dreams 7) Superman 6) Hamnet 5) Fantastic Four: First Steps 4) Marty Supreme 3) Mission Impossible Final Reckoning 2) One Battle After Another 1) Sinners

PAUL'S LIST

Runner Up's - Mission Impossible Final Reckoning / Jurassic World: Rebirth / Thunderbolts* / Fantastic Four: First Steps / Superman / Marty Supreme

10) Frankenstein 9) Predator: Badlands 8) Hamnet 7) Predator: Killer Of Killers 6) John Candy: I Like Me 5) The Life Of Chuck 4) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 3) K Pop: Demon Hunters 2) Sinners 1) Train Dreams

WORST OF THE YEAR

Snow White / The Wolfman / The Electric State / Honey, Don't / Eden / Anaconda / Nobody 2 / Jurassic World: Rebirth / A Minecraft Movie / Mickey 17 / Avatar: Fire & Ash / Zootopia 2

Today on the Podcast we discuss the fourth Spider-Man movie from the MCU, Brand New Day.

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P. - Sam Niell

FEATURE REVIEW: SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY (3:40)

SPOILERS AHEAD!!! (16:00)

RANT & RAVE

Darren (26:00) - Maxxxine / The Lesson

Ron (30:25) - Spider-Noir (Amazon) / Supergirl / Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Happiness: An Almost History Of America (HBO)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the epic, The Odyssey starring, Matt Damon.

FEATURE REVIEW: THE ODYSSEY

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

RANT & RAVE

Ron (25:30) - Lorne (Focus Features) / Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man (HBO MAX)

Darren (31:20) - Beau Is Afraid - The Surfer / The Seed of the Sacred Fig / The Room Next Door

Today on the Podcast we discuss the second season of the Marvel series, Daredevil Born Again, as well as the special, Punisher: One Last Kill.

FEATURE REVIEW: DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN SEASON TWO

SPOILERS AHEAD!!! (8:20)

PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL (13:40)

RANT & RAVE

Ron (16:55) - Jerry West: The Logo (Amazon) / Apex (Netflix)

Paul (19:40) - Gary (Hulu) / John Candy: I Like Me (Amazon)

Darren (23:55) - I'm Still Here / Red Rooms

Today on the Podcast we discuss the smash hits, Backrooms and Obsession, as well as the latest Pixar movies, Toy Story 5.

FEATURE REVIEW: TOY STORY 5

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

RANT & RAVE

Ron (12:00) - Backrooms (A24) / Obsession (Focus)

Ron & Darren (17:20) - The Sheep Detectives (Amazon)

Darren (21:30) - The Love Witch / Final Destination: Bloodlines

Today on the Podcast we discuss the new Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu.

FEATURE REVIEW: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

RANT & RAVE

Ron (15:40) - Goat / Hoppers (Pixar)

Paul (19:00) - John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial (Apple) / Beatles "64 (Disney+)

Darren (24:40) - The Return / The Godfather Coda: 35th Anniversary Soundtrack CD

Today on the Podcast we discuss Steven Spielberg's new alien film, Disclosure Day.

NEWS ON THE MARCH

Obsession and Backrooms success stuns film industry

FEATURE REVIEW: DISCLOSURE DAY (5:00)

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

RANT & RAVE

Ron (15:55) - Masters of the Universe (2026) / Over Your Dead Body

Darren (21:30) - The Idea of You / Am I Ok?

Today on the Podcast we discuss the romantic tragedy revolving around the early life of, William Shakespeare, Hamnet.

FEATURE REVEIW: HAMNET

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

RANT & RAVE

Paul (9:45) - Calgary Comic Expo 2026

Darren (17:20) - The Persian Version / Leave the World Behind (Netflix)

Ron (27:45) - The Bride / Videoheaven

Today on the Podcast we discuss the bio-pic, Marty Supreme as well as the Star Wars animated series, Maul Shadow Lord.

FEATURE REVIEW: MARTY SUPREME

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

RANT & RAVE

Ron (8:50) - The Housemaid / Send Help

Paul (13:20) - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Paul & Darren (14:40) - Maul: Shadow Lord (Disney+)

Darren (23:00) - The Outrun

Today on the Podcast se discuss the Netflix movie, Train Dreams.

FEATURE REVIEW: TRAIN DREAMS

RANT & RAVE

Ron (6:30) - Jury Duty (Amazon) / Adolescence (Netflix)

Darren (12:10) - Skinamarink / Hundreds of Beavers

Paul (19:20) - Belgravia / Samurai Jack