The year 2025 is not going to start quietly in theaters. The film premieres will begin to accumulate from the first week, and it is time to take out the big cards from the deck in a few months where, once passed, the absence of blockbusters that swallow up the entire billboard is noticeable.
The month begins with Liam Neeson years in Absolution (January 1, in theaters). Gerard Butler’s hosts also return in Thieves game: Panther (January 10, theaters), a new hyper-realistic version of Bambi, a life in the forest (January 10, in theaters); horror parody The Blackening (January 15, on Movistar Plus+); The fencing teacherby Vicent Perez (January 24, theaters), and the children’s phenomenon Polican (January 31, rooms). But there are more useful things to start the year on the right foot.
horror villain. But just for that reason, it hits home in this film in which two young Mormons enter a house where an affable and mysterious man begins to give them a talk about religion. And that British phlegm of the eternal romantic in another register, it works.
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 1st, in theaters.
Live in the moment
John Crowley, y The goldfinchtries again to break our hearts by uniting one of the most charismatic couples of the moment (and Andrew Garfield) to tell us about their sad relationship for years. In case you want to start the year crying.
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 1st, in theaters.
Better Man
No self-respecting musician can be left without biopicbut Robbie Williams has decided to go wild, and make the craziest choice: placing a computer-made monkey interpreting his race. A playful and daring film that is not your typical award-seeking hagiography.
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 1st, in theaters.
Luca Guadagnino does not stop, and now decides to transform Daniel Craig into the most opposite of the very heterosexual James Bond. The adaptation of the book by William S. Burroughs, a kind of autofiction by the author beat, It could already be seen in Venice: “It enriches its protagonist, reinforces his discourse on love, loss and loneliness”, .
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 1st, in theaters.
The light we imagine
India’s Oscar candidate won the Grand Jury prize at Cannes (it was the first Indian film in 30 years of the festival). “The story of three women, two of them roommates, who work as nurses in Mumbai is a beautiful and delicate story of sisterhood and friendship,” .
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 1st, in theaters.
Wallace and Gromit: revenge is served with feathers
Yes, the biggest cheese lovers and the craziest inventions from all over the United Kingdom are back. And, yes, they do it in another feature film. The atypical friendship between this plasticine man who is more British than Elton John and.
When and where to see it? Friday the 3rd, on Netflix.
A Real Pain
Jesse Eisenberg (el Zuckerberg de La red social) turns to directing with one of these films with a seal indie as kind and good-natured as they are captivating about the memory of the Holocaust: the story of two brothers who return to Poland to see how their grandmother lived there before the Second World War. It comes at a very opportune time to be praised in Hollywood, and Kieran Culkin is the big favorite to win the Oscar for best supporting actor.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 10th, in theaters.
The Lives of Sing Sing
This month we have another of these films released for the Oscar that mixes feel-good movie of improvement with social history. This time, the protagonists are the prisoners of a prison who get to see the world through a theatrical production in prison. Colman Domingo wants another one.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 10th, in theaters.
Disassembling an elephant
Interpretive duo at the summit: Emma Suárez and Natalia de Molina. About addictions, family, dreams and the elephant in the room.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 10th, in theaters.
half of Ana
The directorial debut of actress Marta Nieto has not had the response at the Goya that could be expected, despite the fact that she has been working on it for years and with a script written during her time at the Film Academy residencies. His story, adaptation of his short Sonis that of a mother who struggles to rediscover herself while her daughter explores her gender identity.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 10th, in theaters.
The brides of the south
After the discovery, Elena López Riera wanted to delve into a very personal documentary to interview all types of women about sexuality, their marriage, desire and raise it in the face of the current moment and the escape from motherhood.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 10th, in theaters.
The brightness of television
He is one of this year’s, but it has been difficult for him to arrive in our country. a vision lynchiana and full of originality that is like a nightmare. For addicts of the most experimental horror.
When and where to see it? On Monday the 13th, on Movistar Plus+.
werewolf
Universal and director Leigh Whannell have set out to resurrect the house’s classic monsters, but from the perspective of authorial, social and, as they call it now, elevated (also cheaper) horror. by turning it into a parable of sexual violence, and now they dare to deal with lycanthropes. Terror usually works in a month like January.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 17th, in theaters.
Nicole Kidman, for this film, has described it as a classic psicothriller sexual of the nineties, but seen from the perspective of a director, Halina Reijn. Because this actress, who has worked with some of the greatest filmmakers in history, has made it her goal to work with at least one woman every year, and they are giving her opportunities that she never had as one of the most daring performers. “This film leaves me very vulnerable, exposed, scared. The filming was very intimate, but now we deliver it to the world. I hope it doesn’t show, but I’m shaking.”
When and where to see it? On Friday the 17th, in theaters.
One of the films of the year, , comes with a complicated story behind it. Its director, Mohammad Rasoulof, fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings, but Cannes gave him shelter to present his film about the women-led revolts and challenge the regime. “A resounding family drama of almost three hours about the awareness of three women, a mother and her two daughters, in the face of the wave of protests that began in 2022 due to the death of the young Masha Amini, beaten and arrested for wearing the wrong clothes. the veil”,
When and where to see it? On Friday the 17th, in theaters.
Back to action
The name of the film already anticipates it. , Cameron Diaz is back. And for that reason alone, this film is worth highlighting, in which he shares shots with Jamie Foxx and Glenn Close, and which, however, looks like another action comedy that Netflix churns out like hotcakes. At least we’re glad that one of the funniest actresses of her generation is back.
When and where to see it? Friday the 17th, on Netflix.
Brats: the young stars of the 80s
Demi Moore. Molly Ringwald. Emily Estevez. Rob Lowe. They are the Brat Pack and they starred in many of the nineties classics, but that youth made them pay a high price in Hollywood. Teenage angst moved into their lives, and that is what this documentary (directed by one of them, Andrew McCarthy) with its protagonists tries to remember.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 22nd, on Movistar Plus+.
The brutalist
It’s the movie of the year. That’s what many said in Cannes. An epic of a Holocaust refugee in the US and his life as a larger-than-life architect. Adrien Brody is the big favorite to win his second Oscar in this Brady Corbet film that could become a classic. “Its narrative ambition, its coherence and the themes addressed build an entire cinematographic cathedral. Nothing to envy of the buildings he invents”, .
When and where to see it? On Friday the 24th, in theaters.
The fever of the rich
The Basque Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia switches to English after the with another thriller about the clash of classes.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 24th, in theaters.
Flow, a world to save
It’s the animated phenomenon of awards season, and it comes from… Latvia. An animal poetry that begins with a cat that finds a world covered in water. The beauty of animation does not age.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 24th, in theaters.
How to become a millionaire before grandma dies
January is international Oscar candidate month, and this is a Thai phenomenon that focuses on a retired grandmother (an amateur actress in her first role) and her grandson streamer. Another heartfelt and pleasant film for a cold beginning of the year.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 24th, in theaters.
You are cordially invited
Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon in a wedding comedy. You already know what there is.
When and where to see it? On Thursday the 30th, on Amazon Prime Video.
Mikaela
There is no year without a Daniel Calparsoro film. One hundred years of forgiveness, The mail, up to the sky…And we know what it brings: lots of action and crazy twists. The change is that this time the protagonist is an up-and-coming Antonio Resines.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 31st, in theaters.
September 5
A film that has become Israel’s favorite during the awards season, about the sports journalists who covered the terrorist attack with hostages at the 1972 Olympic Games.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 31st, in theaters.
Memories of a snail
It is another of the animated gems of the season, and is designed by Adam Elliot (Mary and Max). A lot of melancholy for the story of a misfit girl, full of anxiety after the death of her father.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 31st, in theaters.
The End
In this season’s succession of sad musicals (from to Emilia Perezpassing through Dust will be) we now end up in a bunker after the end of the world that documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer gives us. Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon provide the rest of the weirdness.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 31st, in theaters.
A different man
Sebastian Stan is one of the most interesting actors of his generation. And he demonstrates it again with this role of an actor who undergoes surgery to radically transform his face, but who does not find perfection in his beauty either. A black comedy to enjoy.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 31st, in theaters.
