U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Bruhl, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Jonathan Tittel, Richard Roxburgh, Toby Wallace, Feliz Kammerer
A dramatization of true events where strong performances and moments of intensity are undercut by uneven tone, diluted mystery, and a faltering conclusion.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Timo Tjahjanto
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, John Ortiz, Sharon Stone, RZA, Colin Hanks
Watchable in a B movie way but lacks the freshness and surprise that made the first film stand out.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Gunn
Cast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, Maria Gabriela de Faria
The 2025 "Superman" feels a lot like many of the other superhero movies out there - fun, frisky, and forgettable.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-20
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Science Fiction
Director: Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, Adrian Molina
Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brandon Moon, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil
Long story short: this is a good film for kids, but maybe not so great for adults, and feels less like Pixar than the generic films being churned out by rival animation companies.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Celine Song
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Zoe Winters
Weighed down by a flat performance from Dakota Johnson, the movie shifts into low-gear after an upbeat, promising first act.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Noman Reedus, Lance Reddick, Victoria Comte
A standard-order revenge thriller – an okay action film with a lugubrious first half that perks up considerably past the one-hour mark.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Laura Piani
Cast: Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Liz Crowther, Alan Fairbairn
The movie wants to be thoughtful and cultured but it ends up dispersing the delightful froth that makes the best movies of the genre so spirited.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Cast: Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizabeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Kaipo Dudoit, Tia Carrera
There is nothing to disabuse notions that this is an effective bonding opportunity for parents and young children with a healthy side order of nostalgia.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
Cast: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Alex Zahara, Tinpo Lee, Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger
In large part because of a great beginning and a solid ending, this is one of the better entries into the series.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: James Madigan
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov, Katee Sackhoff
There are a few standout moments but there are also a few too many scenes when the movie goes on auto-pilot as if it is reluctant to get really crazy.