These are the 5 worst movies of 2025: ‘War of the Worlds,’ ‘Smurfs’ and more torture

A line I get a lot is, “Being a movie critic must be the best job in the world.” You’d think! But Hollywood so often has other ideas. Even considering that there are always far more dogs released annually than winners — check out my best-of-the-year list for those — 2025 was a real doozy. The horrific torture was spread across all genres — romantic comedy, science fiction, family and serious drama — and budgets. Some cost $320 million, some look...