Favorite movies of 2025, picked by DPL staff!
A group of survivors of the rage virus lives on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
Contemporary cinema's foremost chronicler of American dreamers and schemers hustling on the margins of capitalist promise, Sean Baker, reaches new heights of mastery with this audacious anti Cinderella story a whirlwind neorealist screwball comedy with an aching heart. In an electric, star-is-born performance, Mikey Madison soars as Anora, an enterprising, ferociously foulmouthed Brooklyn erotic dancer and sex worker whose Prince Not-So-Charming comes along in the form of a Russian oligarch's wild-child son.
At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cecile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic friend turns her world upside down. A modern take on Francoise Sagan's unforgettable coming-of-age novel. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
A group of old friends reunite at a secluded mansion, but their weekend getaway goes sideways when someone is not what they seem.
A poignant portrait of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of love at both ends of the twentieth century, Zeinabu Irene Davis's film is a groundbreaking story of inclusion and visibility. In dual performances, Michelle A. Banks and John Earl Jelks play an educated dressmaker and an illiterate migrant in 1910s Chicago, and a resilient graphic artist and an endearing librarian living in the same city eight decades later. Employing archival photography, an original score blending ragtime and African percussion, and lyrical editing, Davis deftly intertwines the two couple's stories, in ways both tender and tragic. Compensation is a landmark of American independent cinema that confronts the social forces and prejudices that hinder love.
Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events--selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope's wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.
An NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teenage punks, neo-Nazis and a debt collector embark on a collision course in 1987 Oakland, California.
Adapted from the novel by Edward Ashton, Mickey Barnes is an "expendable," a disposable crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous duties because he can be restored if his body dies, with his memories largely intact. With only one regeneration, though, things go very wrong.
The adventure comedy follows a group of misfits who are transported from their everyday lives into the imaginative, blocky world of Minecraft. As they navigate this new environment, they must learn to master its challenges and search for a way back home. Combining action, humor, and Minecraft's unique aesthetics, the movie promises an exciting blend of creativity and heartwarming moments, appealing to fans of Minecraft, adventure films, and creative storytelling.
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.
It's there before the family even moves in. It witnesses the family's most intimate uncomfortable moments. It navigates the family's new house at supernatural speed. It wants, no, it needs, something.
Originally recorded and filmed during Waters' concert at the O2 Arena in the Czech Republic on May 25, 2023, this deluxe set captures Waters' widely praised live show, featuring iconic tracks like "Us & them," "Comfortably numb," "Wish you were here," and "Is This The Life We Really Want?." Additionally, Waters performs his highly acclaimed new song, "The Bar". Filmed live in Prague, this high-definition DVD captures the immersive visuals and sonic brilliance of the This Is Not A Drill tour.
A genre-hopping political-satire-cum-horror-comedy starring Cate Blanchett, Rumours follows leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit as they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.
Secret Mall Apartment, the acclaimed new documentary from director Jeremy Workman and executive producer Jesse Eisenberg, is coming to Blu-ray and DVD from Music Box Films. In 2003, eight Rhode Island artists created a secret apartment inside a mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, it became a deeply meaningful place for its inhabitants in this astonishing true story about discovering your purpose within the most commercial and improbable places.
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Demi Moore gives the career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister fired from her fitness TV show by studio head Harvey. She is drawn to The Substance. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn as the gorgeous Sue.
Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads, and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.