I finally watched Mountainhead a few months after it premiered on the 2025 movie schedule, and I can’t quite figure out if it’s the funniest or scariest movie I’ve seen all year. Immediately after the shocking Mountainhead ending and while I was coming to terms with its implications for the billionaire characters with no self-awareness or shame played by its star-studded cast, I kept going back and forth: Is this funnier or scarier?
After thinking on it a good while, I’ve come to the realization that this dynamic makes this movie about four tech billionaires having a mountain retreat as the world burns around them (a result of their actions) so much better. Let me explain…
