You know that moment when you sit down with snacks, dim the lights, and think, (This is gonna be good) only to realize 20 minutes in that you’ve made a huge mistake? Yeah. 2025 had a lot of those moments at the movies. Despite massive budgets, famous faces, and hyped-up trailers, some films just crashed and burned. Not in a dramatic way. In a (why did I waste my evening on this?) kind of way.
Look, reboots are tricky. But Snow White managed to miss almost every mark. Rachel Zegler tried to bring a modern twist, Gal Gadot looked stunning as the Evil Queen but the soul of the story got lost somewhere between the “empowerment” message and oddly awkward humor. It didn’t feel like a fairytale. It felt like a debate. And when a classic like Snow White ends up with a 2.1 rating, it says something: nobody’s buying it.
Michelle Yeoh is phenomenal, and no one’s debating that. But even she couldn’t breathe life into Star Trek: Section 31. What should’ve been sleek and gripping turned out to be weirdly slow and hollow. The script dragged, the stakes felt manufactured, and the deeper emotional notes? Barely there. For a universe known for bold storytelling, this just felt… tired. Like an extended TV episode that didn’t know when to end.
Oh, it tried. Hard. Amy Schumer went all in with a fake pregnancy plotline that was meant to be edgy but ended up just feeling, well, awkward. The film leaned so heavily on absurdity that it forgot to be relatable. The jokes felt recycled, the chemistry was off, and by the time the ending rolled around, you weren’t laughing you were just relieved it was over.
Let’s be honest Marvel fatigue is real. Still, fans were hopeful when Anthony Mackie took up the shield. But instead of something fresh, Brave New World gave us a bloated, politically confused mess. Even with Harrison Ford showing up, the movie felt like setup for something else, not a story that stood on its own. It had the action, sure but none of the emotional punch Marvel used to deliver so well.
You can pack a movie with Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson and still miss the mark. The Electric State looked incredible on the surface. The post-apocalyptic setting, the sleek robot sidekick, the road trip vibe… all the ingredients were there. But somehow, the film forgot to add heart. It moved, but never moved you. And that’s the kind of letdown that stings the most.
Because honestly? We wanted to love these movies. We showed up. We believed the trailers. And we left the theater thinking, “That could’ve been so much better.” Maybe next year.
Started my career in Automotive Journalism in 2015. Even though I'm a pharmacist, hanging around cars all the time has created a passion for the automotive industry since day 1.
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