Movies Completed in 2025 (ranked & commented)

I never knew looking at food and landscapes for two hours could feel so relaxing and comforting. 

Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Invisible_Soul/review/452506

I absolutely loved this, the landscapes, the food, the knowledge, the calmness. 

A lot lighter than lighting up the stars, but it was very obvious they rushed through the original story. I really need to watch the anime now.

A serious yet heartwarming movie about a very wholesome friendship. Deductions for smoking and unneccessary drama. 

Not an original story by any means, but heartwarming nonetheless, with great acting. Those 1,5 hours went by in a blink, leading me through a rollercoaster of emotions and without making me feel drained. 1 point deduction for the rushed character development and dissatsifying conflict resolutions.

Took me a while to get into, but I ended up cheering for the runners and their team. I usually don't like patriotism, but here it was well-deserved and very fitting (and not military or political). I had goosebumps by the end and someone also cut onions.

A thrilling crime drama that had me glued to my screen with a sadly only half-baked ending that wanted to cater to too many tastes at once. It was too complex of a story to put into a movie.

Great overall concept that added a great red string. Very fitting OST.  Huge fan of the trio, especially ninja guy.

Cute and interesting, a good introduction into Karuta that made you feel passionate for the characters and the game. Ending wasn't 100% as I wanted it though. 

Emotional but a bit slow at times with nice characterisations and great acting. 

From heartwarming to heartbreaking, this movie was dark and deep. As it is based on a real story, I wish they would have emphasised that aspect more. Some character's decisions I found hard to understand. 

Cinematographically stunning, artsy and very strong in setting the atmosphere.

The storytelling was a mess for the actually very intriguing story it had to tell, but 12yo me couldn't care and wanted to give this an 8 so here we go.

Too many messages and issues at once. I loved the complexity and the red string of the plot, but especially external factors could have been introduced and concluded a bit more clearly. Forget logic, too. 

Sweet and wholesome with a bit of meaning I could've done without. 

Had they shown a bit more dancing, I would have given it an 8. While the characterisations were rather shallow, the passion for the dance, the hard work put every individual team member contributed in their own unique style and the way the team dealt with setbacks all were great to watch.

This was a lot better than expected and surprisingly thrilling. I didn't figure out the culprit from the beginning and never would have guessed the why. Characterisation could have been a lot stronger and of course you'll miss any realism, but I still was hooked.

I don't know what the point of this movie was, but there was some nice attention to detail and the couple was cute I guess. 

Lacked context of the original series so a bit hard to follow through at times. Don't think too hard or the plotholes will swamp you. 0.5 extra for broody ninja guy saving the day with actions before words.

A nice rerun of the series with the scenes cut well into each other. Not recommended to watch as a standalone movie. 

A nice short movie, the mystery was a bit too obvious to me and the ending too open. I also didn't enjoy the fantasy element, although it was the plot driver.

Nice comedy, nice although superficial message, not so nice fantastic elements and not spooky at all. 

The action was good, the humour nice, it just didn't have much of either and the plot was rather forgettable.

A bit too extreme for my taste with smart main characters turning average and a message dropped in favour of shock value.

Cliché ridden, ableist, messy plot with too many unfinished plot lines and a ton of convenient coincidences. 

Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Invisible_Soul/review/515386 

Intriguing yet not very unique setting with yet another disappointing ending. At least police wasn't completely incompetent, though they had some strange priorities. 

Thematically consistent, cinematographically expressive but suffering from poor characterisation and failed attempts in presenting motives  to actually evoke doubts about my own morality. 

Too many open chapters with no closure. Nice atmosphere but FL was hard to like. 

Some parts were a straight 9/10, others more like a 4/10. They tried too hard to include Western styles and tropes and it ended up being over the top and not even remotely related to the original franchise. 

Early parts of the tomb were funny, clever and had a lot of bromance. It all went downhill from there. Skip through the last third and you'll have a great time. 

Peak comedy employing some elements of horror and a short adobe tutorial. Loved it. 

Two equally idiotic MLs that should have paid attention at police university but instead bulldoze their enemies. This had more fanservice, shock value and prolonged action scenes than it had actual fights, investigation and excitement. I mostly felt annoyed and frustrated watching.

The movie was actually better than the series, but I also had a harder time overlooking all the red flags so I had to downgrade the rating.

I love movies about sign language and this one was beautifully filmed and so calm. Plot and characters felt very incomplete and onedimensional though.

A short film with an interesting premise and concept and subtitles who think you're stupid.

Confusing, hard to follow, too many things happening at once with bad foreshadowing. Liked the ending. 

This was all over the place as it tried to tangle up various plot lines. The mother's character made no sense to me. I was glad it wasn't a sad movie but it never managed to explain the lack of overhwelm and sadness given how much drama the plot offered.

Really relaxing and perfect before bedtime, but confusing storytelling with too many characters I couldn't care for. A lot less food and a lot less diner than I expected from the title. 

Storytelling was a bit off,  the relationships grew quite abruptly and a lot of issues were brushed over rather quickly. 

Easy and light RomCom with 100% predictability and enough comedy to make me smile occasionally. Not good, but enjoyable as a one-time watch.

The comedy in this was amazing and I really enjoyed the cooking aspect of it, but the romance was pretty forgettable and some scenes were just way over the top.

Where's the diner? First 30 minutes were great, but then it went down from there. A lot unneccessary violence, drama, romance and daytime outside stuff I wasn't the least bit interested in. 

It felt a bit long at times as the inner monologue didn't go anywhere but ended up being really cute. 

Nomen est omen this was absolutely average with some crammed up unneccessary drama in the last 15 minutes that was there just to be there. ML was nice, FL...just was. Felt like some writer just had some "hot takes" they wanted to throw into the world.

FL was annoying as hell towards the end, wish they'd just left it to be fluffy, inspiring and cute. Absolute non-ending. 

The intriguing mystery and great magic turned out quite underwhelming. The whole movie lacked consistency and a clear concept in execution. 

Review: https://kisskh.at/profile/Invisible_Soul/review/504892

Strong FL turned damsel in distress, ML is the greatest idiot and the smartest guy of them all is actually still average.

Rewatching it in movie form didn't really solve any of the issues I had with it.

Torn between wth did I just watch and why did I still like it? It was unhinged and random but strangely addictive. 

It someohow lacked passion, and I hated the "he's a genius" trope, that not only made it hard to see the character develop his abilities, but also neglects the amount of hard work any professional puts into their skills. I didn't like any of the characters either. But the scenery shots were beautiful.

Artsy, metaphorical and very (very) stomach-churning. The ending felt weird and forced. 

Pretty landscape and an interesting insight into history and culture met a nonexistent plot. 

The romance sucked tho ML was cute, the dancing was nice, author's fiat was everywhere and the plot still nonexistent. Extra points for the nice landscapes.

You can't have a heartwarming story in a place that looks like nobody lives there. No decoration, many backgrounds looked like wallpapers that the characters were pasted in front of. The character's stories felt flat. 

Admittedly didn't pay much attention while watching but it was a disappointment still. Storytelling and characters were lacking and it had almost nothing to do with investigation. 

First half was cute. Predictable, but cute. But as the plot moved away from cooking and romance, they lost me.  Make bad decisions, win bad ratings. 

No explanations, just open ends. Barely any talking but I wish someone had explained just one thing. The plot was intriguing, but the storytelling sucked, the characters were black boxes and the rest was nothing special either. 

Chaotic, boring, the comedy was fine and ML was nice. That's about it. -1 point for what they did to the poor whales.