December Movie Preview: To See or Not To See

2025 has been an immensely good year in film. From ‘Sinners’ to ‘The Long Walk,’ we have eaten well this year as film fans. With December around the corner, 2025 still has one more dish left to serve. Check out our preview of all of the films hitting the big screen this month!

Friday, December 5th, 2025

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

Director: Emma Tammi
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich

Preview: Serving as the sequal to 2023’s, ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s,’ the second film in the series returns with frightful consequences. The story focuses on Abby (Rubio) attempting to reconnect with Freddy after the events of the first film. The real draw here, of course, is the reuniting of Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich on screen for the first time since 1996’s, ‘Scream.’ The film will be…to die for.

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Hamnet

Director: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal

Preview: This is my must see movie of December. There has been really good buzz out of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) about the film and word of mouth has been really positive. Centering around the birth and death of William (Mescal) and Agnes (Buckley) Shakespeares son, Hamnet, the film tells a story of loss, love, and the creation of a masterpiece. This is a day one film for me. Everyone I’ve talked to has had rave reviews. This stands to be one of the most heartbreaking films of the year, and an absolute must see.

Ella McCay

Director: James L. Brooks
Starring: Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjani, Ayo Edebiri, Julie Kavner, Jamie Lee Curtis

Preview: This has sleeper hit all over it. Directed by the great James L Brooks, ‘Ella McCay’ has a ton of talent in the cast. I’ve had my eye on this film since I saw “Gracie Films” go across the screen in a theater. The film tells the story of Ella McCay (Mackey), who has just become governor of the state where she was raised. Politics may be complicated, but family is The Water Temple (shout out to my Zelda fans) as McCay deals with her relationship with her father, husban, and brother.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night

Director: Mike P. Nelson
Starring: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine

Preview: Christmas has always hilariously been associated with horror. This years addition to that tried and true tradition is the remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night. After witnessing the grisly murder of his parents, a young boy grows up to seek revenge. Putting on the Santa suit himself, the now, young man sets out to enact his violent plot. This types of films are always hit or miss. this stands to be no different.

Friday, December 19th, 2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Kate Winslett, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Oona Chaplin

Preview: ‘The Avatar’ films have turned into their own little events, much akin to the Marvel films. People turn out for them. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ will be no difference. The Sully family deals with the aftermath of Neteyem’s death while also coming into contact with a new and aggressive Na’vi tribe known as the Ash People. It goes without saying that you’re going to want to watch ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ on the biggest screen possible.

The Housemaid

Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, Brandon Sklenar

Preview: ‘The Housemaid’ is a thriller starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. Young and looking for a fresh start, Millie (Sweeney) becomes a live-in maid for Nina (Seyfried) and her husband, Andrew (Skelnar), an afluent couple, elite couple. This is something that I am arguably the least excited for. After the bomb that was Christy, Sweeney is defintely in need of a hit.

The SpongeBob Movie: The Search For SquarePants

Director: Derek Drymon
Starring: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Roger Bumpass, Mr Lawrence, Carloyn Lawrence, Mark Hamill

Preview: Let’s face it. The SpongeBob films are what they are: silly fun. My son is looking forward to it, ergo I’m looking forward to it. If it gets him into film, I’m here for it. This time around SpongeBob (Kenny) goes on an adventure wtih the pirate, The Frying Dutchman (Hamill), with Patrick (Faberbakke) to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs (Brown). Hilarity ensues. This is a first weekend viewing in our house.

Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25th, 2025

Anaconda

Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton

Preview: If you’re going to reboot the movie ‘Anaconda,’ then this is how you do it. There is literally no other way to remake that absurd movie than to make an absurd comedy about rebooting the absurd movie. It’s genius if you think about it. Griff (Rudd) and Doug (Black) set out to remake the 1997 action classic starring Jennifer Lopez, ‘Anaconda.’ When things don’t go anywhere near as planned, the pair and their team find themselves in real danger. This film has grown on me. I’m pretty excited for where this is going. At the absolute worst we get a Paul Rudd/Jack Black team-up and that in and of itself is worth price of admission.

Marty Supreme

Director: Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwenyth Paltrow

Preview: The Safdie, be it Josh or Benny, have made some of my favorite movies over the last few years. If you haven’t seen ‘Uncut Gems,’ do it…now. Josh Safdie goes solo on ‘Marty Supreme,’ teaming up with Timothée Chalamat to tell the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet) a young man pursuing his dream of becoming a table tennis champion. ‘Marty Supreme’ has all of the makings of Holiday Break Out hit.

Song Sung Blue

Director: Craig Brewer
Starring: Kate Hudson, Hugh Jackman

Preview: ‘Song Sung Blue’ came onto my radar late, but it’s definitely caught my attention. Following two down on their luck performers who start a Neil Diamond cover band. Mike (Jackman) and Claire (Hudson) start to realize that it’s never too late to find love. As a duo, Jackman and Hudson look to put on stupendous performances. ‘Song Sung Blue’ could be a potential sleeper hit this holiday season.

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