My 2025 Movies Year-end Countdown

0:00 12 — The Legacy Suit Problem
4:22 11 — Dinosaurs, Again… But It Works
7:55 10 — The Blocky World, Big Theater Energy
10:31 9 — The Sequel That Gets Serious
13:18 8 — The Missing Kids Mystery Spiral
15:33 7 — Foster Home Dread, Sibling Anchor
18:09 6 — Death Runs the Family Tree
21:32 5 — The Angel Comedy That Has Heart
25:12 4 — Retro Future, Real Feelings
29:41 3 — One Night, Music, Sin, Teeth
32:09 2 — Puns, Tension, Real Partnership
36:16 1 — Hope as Rebellion
40:29 Wrap-Up — Why Lists Still Matter

A year-end movie countdown from LoneStar*98, ranking 12 notable watches from 2025—starting at #12 and building to the #1 pick. This list moves across franchises, animation, horror, and superheroes, focusing less on “what’s popular” and more on what actually stuck: character energy, tonal choices, rewatchability, and the moments that left a real aftertaste.

Rather than treating the ranking as a scorecard, the video treats it as a snapshot of a year—what hit, what missed, and what still felt worth carrying into 2026. Some entries land as pure spectacle and comfort-watch fun, while others earn their spot through theme, mood, and emotional weight. The top of the list leans into stories that feel honest about change: relationships evolving, dread lingering, consequences staying permanent, and hope surviving without turning naïve.

This kind of countdown sits inside the larger LoneStar*98 “Digital Innerverse” idea: a personal archive of lived reactions, media as a mirror, and a record of what mattered in real time. It’s not a review channel chasing consensus—more like a yearly marker in a growing library of reflections.

Movies discussed (ranked):
Captain America: Brave New World; Jurassic World Rebirth; Minecraft Movie; Wicked: For Good; Weapons; Bring Her Back; Final Destination: Bloodlines; Good Fortune; Fantastic Four: First Steps; Sinners; Zootopia 2; Superman (James Gunn, 2025).