Cascade Picks: top five movies of 2025 (according to us)

Ah, yes — a new year, a new semester, new teachers, new classmates, new killer assignments… but also new movies to add to the endless list. At The Cascade, we’re all for focusing on your classes, but sometimes it’s nice to let yourself get lost in someone else’s story — more specifically, in the vast universe that is film.

But let’s be real for a second: in this new streaming era, choosing what to watch next can feel overwhelming. Not like I’m that ancient, but I still remember when cable made the decision for you — no endless scrolling, or trailer snippets, just a title that looked interesting enough to commit to.

So, in the spirit of honouring simpler times — and as we bid 2025 goodbye — here are some of our staff’s picks for their top five movies of last year.

Anna McCausland, Production Assistant
(High-octane existentialism)

1. Sinners
2. F1: The Movie
3. Warfare
4. Frankenstein
5. Wake Up Dead Man

Veronica Powell, Staff Writer
(Haunted but functional)

1. Black Phone 2
2. Sinners 
3. Weapons
4. A Working Man
5. The Lost Bus

Jeffrey Kennett, Sports Editor
(High?stakes heartache) 

1. One Battle After Another
2. Marty Supreme 
3. Hamnet
4. Sorry, Baby
5. It Was Just an Accident 

Caitlyn Carr, Features Editor
(Elegantly feral)

1. Sinners
2. Frankenstein
3. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
4. KPop Demon Hunters
5. Weapons

Ethan Paulson, Varsity Writer
(Controlled intensity)

1. Marty Supreme 
2. One Battle After Another
3. Wake Up Dead Man
4. Sinners
5. Novocaine

Darien Johnsen, Editor-in-Chief
(Loving, with a kill switch)

1. Die My Love
2. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
3. Sentimental Value
4. Sinners
5. Wicked: For Good 

Sky S. Terrones, Arts Editor
(Soft sincerity in a minor key)

1. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
2. Wicked: For Good
3. The President’s Cake
4. 100 Nights of Hero
5. Good Boy

Cassie Williams, Managing Editor
(Blaze-born grief and love)

1. Bugonia
2. Hamnet
3. Marty Supreme
4. Die My Love
5. Frankenstein

There you have it, dear movie enthusiasts. A new year may bring new classes, new deadlines, and new streaming rabbit holes — but at least we can agree on one thing: Sinners clearly stole our collective hearts. Consider it The Cascade’s unofficial favourite of 2025.

What about you — did any of our picks make your list? Could this collection have used a bit more rainbow-flavoured seasoning? When could it not. Either way, here’s to another year of stories worth getting lost in.

From all of us at The Cascade, happy watching — and happy surviving the semester.

The Cascade

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