When the Best Picture nominations expanded from five (5) in 2010, my understanding was that there could be up to ten (10) nominees. If the Academy felt there were not ten Best Picture representatives, maybe they would only select eight or nine representative pictures. Maybe fewer.
Yeah, that’s what should have happened this year. I understand how excited you are to have pictures named “Best,” even if it’s just a nomination, best there clearly are no Best Pictures this year, and some of these nominees are just embarrassing. Finding Marty Supreme there tells me you you’ve forgotten what great film looks like. And finding The Secret Agent there tells me you flat-out haven’t seen the film.
Personally, I blame Anora. Apparently, having a terrible protagonist is no longer a hindrance to Best Picture material. I wonder what will get sacrificed this year. Oh well, let’s get on with it. Here are the most Overrated films of 2025:
Marty Supreme
Speaking of terrible protagonists, the titular Marty ranks among the worst of 2025. And I do mean THE WORST. I hated this character. If you were so hot to give Timothée Chalamet an Oscar, you should have given him one for A Complete Unknown. He deserved that one; he does not deserve one for this performance. And I would love any of you out there to tell me what was so satisfying about the ending to this film. He acts like an ass, again, and then wins an exhibition match. What has been accomplished, really? And how has he grown? I see the same immature jerk that opened this film. This is an easy call for most overrated film of 2025.
This film would have been much better if I knew nothing about sports. Unfortunately, I know only
the barest minimum about Formula One racing, and yet. that’s enough to put me off this plot permanently.
Sentimental Value
Is giving Stellan Skarsgård some long overdue recognition going to make this film -suddenly and magically- have something happen? No. No it will not.
The Secret Agent
Not secret. Not an agent. But to compensate the film was extremely long.
One of Them Days
You’re gonna wake up and realize the humor in this film was kinda basic, kinda cringe … and maybe a little racist. Ok, Ok, a lot racist.
Blue Moon
♪You saw me dissing this film
Without a hero to love
Without a second locale♫
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
This is the kind of film that makes you loathe superhero films. While it isn’t as
bad as, say, Morbius or Madame Web, I felt like at least those films tried. They failed … miserably … but they tried. The Fantastic Four has now been offered to movie audiences four different times. Each one sucked. So you know what this version had to offer? A baby. Cuz nothing says fighting space evil like going through labor. And nothing says stopping Earth’s impending doom like dirty diapers.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Last time we did Downton, the king and queen stopped by. This time? Noël Coward. You went from royalty to Noël Coward … and, to be fair, I didn’t really like the king episode, either, but at least there was genuine controversy, I suppose.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The fact that Avatar movies still exist tells me, by itself, we are not doing our job as a society. At some point, we need to demand better entertainment than this. There are Star Wars people … people who can literally name all the Star Wars movies, shows and off-shoots. These are people who can easily make distinctions among the Star Wars world, citing “Madalorian” or “Ahsoka” or Rogue One … and if you’ve seen these things, you know they are distinct. Are there Avatar people? Not only could I not place any Avatar moment to an Avatar film, I couldn’t even tell you how many Avatar films there have been. On some level, you know it doesn’t matter. This films never change. They’re endless, identical cinematographical spooge fests
