Take Sally Hawkins’ Laura for instance, a gregarious and extroverted foster mother who seems to take sincere interest in Andy (Billy Barrett) and Piper (Sora Wong). Andy and Piper are step-siblings turned orphans. They also genuinely look after one another, with Piper and the actor playing her both being visually impaired. So that makes the horror they’re about to be put through by a guardian who is herself unable to let go of the memory of a child she lost all the more insidious, even before demonology and ritualistic incantations emerge. Beyond horror trappings, it’s the naked vulnerability on display in the Philippous’ screenplay, as well as a ferocious turn by Hawkins, who in turn channels Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, that makes Bring Her Back immersive to the point of asphyxiation., Welcome to the best new movies of 2025! (If you’re looking for the previous big list of 2024’s best movies, it’s now in this guide, or you can find it using the navigation links below.) We’re adding the latest Certified Fresh films as they come out, so check back every week!, With the summer movie season winding down, we catch our breath and look back on the best films of 2025 so far, from Sinners to Superman and everything in between..