The Vern's Top 10 Movies of 2025 and 5 worst

 

The end of 2025 is here and so is my list of the best and worst movies, enjoy.

The Turing Test(2025) Written Review

 

The Turing Test

Cast: Marlene Fahnster, Richard Lingscheidt, Ozen Fiden

Writer and Director: Jaschar Marktanner

*** and a 1;/2 *'s out of Five Stars

This will contain  minor spoilers

Set mostly inside a infinite white void. A doctor named Sophie is busy preping her A.I.creation for an upcoming convention.  The goal is to make her peers in the scintific commuity belive that this unit can pass for a human being.  Sophie plans to do this with the help of the Turing Test but her creation does not think highly of this approach as it has some big limitations.   When the A.I. unit asks her about the process made so far, something strange happens.  Sophie stops in the middle of he statement and repeats the begining words she origianally spoke.  Revealing that she is the A. I. unit they are testin

My Recent Podcast Guest Spots on St. Paul Filmcast and That's Da Bomb Yo.

 

I was a recent guest on a few different podcasts and I want to take the time and highlight a few of them here.

Over on Rabbit Hole Podcasts.  Jason Soto bringe me on to That's Da Bomb You(Hella Rad Movies of the 90s) to talk about the contraversial film from the 90's, Kids.  A movie about disaffected teenagers living in New York City that features a young Chloe Sevingy and Rosario Dawson.    Listen below.

The Housemaid (2025) Non Spoiler Video Review.

 

The Vern takes a quick look at the big screen adaptation of the best selling book of the same name, The Housemaid. Starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.

The Sure Thing(1985) Review & a Small Tribute to Rob Reiner

 

The Vern reviews The Sure Thing. A movie Rob Reiner directed between This is Spinal Tap and Stand by Me. He also talks about the other movies that were directed by this talented man who was taken tragically from this world.

Rest in Peace Rob Reiner

Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac( It Was Just a Smashing Whole Bloody Eternity of Hamnet)

In this episode of the Cinema Recall Podcast, host Vern discusses recent movie releases and their potential for awards recognition. He reviews 'Hamnet', a poignant film about Shakespeare's life, and ' It Was Just an Accident', a thought-provoking narrative on revenge and ambiguity. The conversation continues with 'The Smashing Machine', a dramatic portrayal of UFC's early days, and 'Eternity', a romantic drama reminiscent of 90s films. Finally, Vern shares his experience watching 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' in theaters, emphasizing its cinematic brilliance and the importance ofsupporting films in theaters.

Tangerine(2015) w/ Howard Casner of Pop Art Podcast

 

We finish up our series on director Sean Baker by discussing the film that people took notice of first, Tangerine. The story of two transgender sex workers in Hollywood, CA. Where one finds out that her pimp has been cheating on her while she was away in jail.  Filmed only with an Iphone at the time. This wonderful holiday fable gets covered with special guest, Howard Casner of Pop Art podcast.