50 Best 'New to Me' Films of 2025 My fav discoveries/new to me movies that I watched in 2025.

Here’s my list of my favourite discoveries/new to me movies I watched in 2025. A lot of bangers! Maybe you’ll find a new favourite on here, too.

penn badgley borrowed my coat for a photo but I had no idea who he was

everything feels evil but not the fun kind of evil

Comafields YouTube video by Burial - Topic

Despite everything, there's still a glimmer of lightness anytime Burial drops a surprise EP. This one is particularly gorgeous, grandiose, widescreen emotion that completely floored me on first listen.

I’ve offered to cut off one of my fingers to prove my love before why haven’t you

you haven’t lived until you’ve done something irresponsible for the benefit of a beautiful woman and to the detriment of yourself

death stranding is beautiful because you’ll have a cutscene that grapples with death and grief followed by a notification that someone named slavic_hardbass7 used the road you built

This is cause you said demon’s souls is the only game on ps5

anyone could have directed Thanksgiving, but only a violent zionist dork could have directed the 2024 smash hit Borderlands

kmoe - Bloodbath (Dance) [Music video] YouTube video by kmoe

kmoe album is a winner, I've had "bloodbath" on repeat since hearing it last night www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGJ0...

take this down

I didn’t think the second season of The Rehearsal could top the first but it already has and we’re only halfway through. When Nathan Fielder warns you that what you’re about to see “might seem weird,” you best believe him.

Out of date film stock that was developed only to show an abstract smear of colours.

Out of date film stock that was developed only to show an abstract smear of colours.

Been experimenting with some out of date film stock, the results aren’t always great but sometimes you’ll get an abstract smearing of colour that looks really cool even if you’re not quite sure what you were originally taking a photo of.

The Arrow Video release of ‘V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal.’

I’m going v-cinema mode

you can just be going about your day and bam, you'll remember, "THE WHOLE GOOD MUSIC MADE BAD MUSIC"

A screencap from the film The Eel (1997). A woman stands over a bridge, lowering a bento on a string towards two fishermen, who drive their boat through the river in a small village. The river reflects the slate blue of the night sky, with only a few lanterns providing a warm yellow light in the scene.

A shot of an eel sitting in a glass tank. A pipe blows bubbles vibrantly on the left side. A man running is refracted into the tank, looking like he is running inside the eel, or perhaps becoming one with it.

A group of people hold a late night party around a giant pillar of light, decorated to resemble a space ship of some kind.. Red blue and white lights are strung up from every corner, arranged into a pentagram shape.

A man, played by Koji Yakusho, stands up in a small rowboat. He holds a light blue bucket, looking into it with a certain sense of remorse yet acceptance on his face. In the background red fireworks dance in the sky and are reflected in the water.

just watched The Eel (1997). Absolutely incredible film. Every other scene had a shot that was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen in a movie.

browsin the web on my macbook and flicking my wrist back after every click like I'm a DJ or something

The poster art for Walter Hill's 1987 neo-western Extreme Prejudice.

The poster art for Shinya Tsukamoto's 2023 WWII drama Shadow of Fire.

The poster art for Dominik Graf's 1988 heist thriller The Cat.

The poster art for Toshiharu Ikeda's pink neo-noir Scent of a Spell.

Favourites for March include Walter Hill's underrated neo-Western Extreme Prejudice (1987), Shinya Tsukamoto's stunning WWII drama Shadow of Fire (2023), the methodical and very German heist movie The Cat (1988), and Toshiharu Ikeda's gorgeous pinku neo-noir Scent of a Spell (1985).

maybe it’s not your decade, come back in 2030

You need Devil Fetus in your life?

An image showing various blu-ray releases from Vinegar Syndrome and the OCN Distribution partner labels across two rows. On the top row, from left to right, is the Vinegar Syndrome release of Devil Fetus and Her Vengeance, followed by the AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault, and the 4K UHD Vinegar Syndrome release of Brimstone and Treacle. On the bottom row is the Kani release of Kisapmata (In the Wink of an Eye), the Film Movement Classics release of The Oldest Profession (aka Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market), and the Bleeding Skull release of Cannibal Orgy and the Films of J.T. IV.

I love a Vinegar Syndrome delivery day. Such a great month from them and their partners, especially the always reliable Kani and Bleeding Skull. We’ve got HK black magic, a collection of AGFA mixtapes, a British thriller starring Sting, a Filipino classic, high-brow pinku, and no-budget punk art.

A comment on Jeremy Corbyn’s Letterboxd review of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ from Louis Norton that reads, ‘Jezza watch The End of Evangelion.’

Jeremy Corbyn is on Letterboxd now and I saw this comment on one of his reviews

no type of social media advertising makes me feel as violent as the fake podcast format

The poster for Carlos Enrique Taboada's 1986 fantasy-horror 'Poison for the Fairies.'

The poster for Lucio Fulci's 1972 thriller-mystery film 'Don't Torture a Duckling.'

The poster for Kong Dashan's 2021 comedy-drama 'Journey to the West.'

The poster for Tokuzō Tanaka's 1968 horror film 'The Snow Woman.'

February was another really strong month: Poison for the Fairies (1986), Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), Journey to the West (2021), and The Snow Woman (1968).

letterboxd is a website where you can witness someone eviscerate your favourite movie while having Rango in their top 4, kinda crazy

Japanese retvrn

ALBERT, I HAD ANOTHER MONICA BELUCCI FANTA

The vinyl release of Cindy Lee’s 2024 album ‘Diamond Jubilee.’

Finally.

Ok

The Third Window Films blu-ray of Mermaid Legend, the 1984 revenge movie by director Toshiharu Ikeda.

all-timer revenge flick Mermaid Legend is finally available on blu-ray, track this down immediately if you haven’t seen it already