17+ Best Netflix Movies to See in 2025

Is it just me or are the movies and shows on Netflix just not as good anymore? Or maybe it’s just that our standards have risen in general. Either way, it’s all the more important to have info on the best Netflix movies that do make the cut.
Should Nightbitch Have Been Made Into a Movie? | My Nightbitch Movie Review

I was really looking forward to seeing the movie Nightbitch because I loved the book. I even resubscribed to Hulu to see it…not sure if I’ll stay. Anyway, when I first heard Nightbitch was being made into a movie I was surprised. It didn’t strike me as the kind of book that would work as a film and
Milk Fed Book Review | The Next Lit Fic Novel to Drink Up

Milk Fed combined Rachel’s disordered eating and food obsession, longing for a mother figure, work environment, past, therapy and relationship to God and religion, plus her views on Israel. That’s what I like in a book: when it goes into the character’s life, family relationships and past deeply and comprehensively, rather than spreading the focus between many characters.
Gift Ideas for Book Lovers

So the obvious gift for a book lover is a book but if your book lover is more of a picky reader, like I am, then buying a book itself can actually be a flop. So what do you buy your book lover?
10 Reading Ideas for Lit Fic Lovers

I love having a list of reading ideas ready to go in case I don’t like the books I start reading and am then lost for what to read next. Here’s my list and why I chose them. I hope you’ll find some good reads to add to yours too!
Watch or Skip? Let Go on Netflix

Throughout Let Go Netflix we were all wondering did Stella push this trip for the kids’ sake or to win him back? Her motivations seemed to keep fluctuating… At some point Gustav says her issue is she doesn’t want him but also has trouble letting go, so I thought that must have been it, until it became clear.
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter: Book Review | Why This Literary Fiction Book Is Ripe For Reading

Ripe was literary fiction at its peak. It was soothing to the black hole we all have hovering near us. Like MYORAR, it’s more of a “no plot, just vibes” book, or you can focus on the plot: the pressures from her job, if her relationship is going anywhere, what will happen with her pregnancy…
Movies Based On Books to Add to Your Watchlist

Just like movies and shows based on true stories have a much higher chance of being quality, so do movies based on books, either fiction or non fiction. If I’ve read both the book and seen the movie I’ll let you know whether to read the book first or not. Sometimes the movie really is better!
The Lovely Bones: An Analysis

I first saw The Lovely Bones around 10 years ago as a teenager and it stayed with me so much I wanted to read the book after. Spoiler alert, the movie was better. Recently I came across a YouTube analysis of the movie and knew I wanted to see The Lovely Bones again. The analysis discussed how this movie focused on the emotional distress of being murdered and the process of coming to terms with it, rather than the physical horror. This is such an interesting distinction as many of these horror movies rely on surface level shock value, rather than going deeper for the victim. And I don’t know about you, but spare me the gore, what I want to see IS these complex processes play out on screen. I also liked how the movie aimed to tell a realistic story, but it was of subject matter beyond our knowledge: what happens after death, which put it in a unique category.
The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer: A Review

In The Adult, Natalie is 18 and just starting college. She grew up in a small town and it seems this is her first time away from home. She is shakingly insecure and unsure of her every move. Early on in her year she meets Nora, an older woman who ends up sitting next to Natalie at the park as she’s working on her poetry writing for class. Instantly, Natalie feels a calling towards her. They date and the relationship consumes Natalie’s focus. But where is the relationship going? It’s not clear to Natalie and she doesn’t have anyone to talk to about it.