SpicyPulp’s Top Films of 2025

2025 has been a compelling year for cinema—so much so that we’ve eschewed our traditional Top 10 list in favour of a broader celebration of our favourite cinematic moments. This year delivered an extraordinary range of films that transcended genre, narrative, character, and creative expression, all culminating in unforgettable experiences that reminded us why nothing […]

‘Anaconda’ – Review

Jack Black and Paul Rudd are more than ready to go native, plunging headfirst into the jungle for Anaconda: a wild, unhinged, and gloriously self-aware remake-of-a-remake that fully embraces its own stupidity. Loud, ridiculous, and relentlessly entertaining, this is exactly the kind of sunburnt, beer-in-hand summer blockbuster chaos audiences could use right about now. Doug […]

‘Rental Family’ – Review

2025 has already proven itself to be a year rich with cinematic treasures, delivering film experiences that transcend genre, expectation, and emotional register. As the year begins to crest toward its final act, audiences are gifted something truly special with Rental Family, a heartfelt, deeply resonant comedy-drama from filmmaker Hikari, and one that arrives precisely […]

Behold the Epic Heroic Journey of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Fresh off his Academy Award–winning triumph with Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan is once again setting his sights on cinematic immortality. Announced in 2023, Nolan’s next project would be nothing less than an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey;  one of the foundational texts of Western literature and a mythic tale that has echoed across millennia. Now, with […]

‘The Housemaid’ – Review

Christmas is almost here, and while most filmmakers are content to serve up cosy sentimentality and sugar-dusted escapism, Paul Feig has other, far more dangerous ideas on his mind. With The Housemaid, the filmmaker behind Bridesmaids and A Simple Favor delivers a seductive, scandal-soaked psychological thriller that slithers under your skin and refuses to let […]

‘Fallout’ – Season Two – Review

In 2024, Prime Video detonated expectations when superstar producer Jonathan Nolan and creators Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet brought the beloved, bombed-out fantasyland of Fallout to life — and it landed with a radioactive bang. What could have been a shallow video-game cash-in instead emerged as one of the year’s most thrilling, confident pieces of […]

SpicyPulp’s Ultimate Christmas Buying Guide 2025: Big Energy Gifts for Him, Her & the Kids

Christmas 2025 is officially bearing down on us, and if your festive to-do list still includes “find actually good gifts”, we’ve got you covered. This year’s SpicyPulp Christmas Buying Guide is all about smart indulgence: gifts that look great, feel thoughtful, and hit that sweet spot between style, substance and a little bit of swagger. […]

‘The History of Sound’ – Review

Filmmaker Oliver Hermanus firmly cemented his talent with 2022’s Living, an intimate, emotionally resonant masterpiece led by Bill Nighy that quietly emerged as one of the decade’s defining pieces of cinema. It was sincere, deeply human, and profoundly warm: an exploration of life’s small miracles that lingered long after the credits. Now, Hermanus returns with […]