U.S. Release Date: 2026-05-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Language and some violent content/bloody images)
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
Director: Kane Parsons
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell
Kane Parsons delivers an atmospheric mind trip that favors slow burning existential dread over a conventional horror approach.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-10-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Gore)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delb
Tries for dark comedy and lands on joyless cynicism, a misanthropic misfire that mistakes discomfort for depth.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Demian Bichir, Jeremy Davies, Miguel Mora, Arianna Rivas
A tense, atmospheric sequel that expands the mythology, deepens the characters, and proves horror can thrive without relying on cheap repetition.
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" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Cast: Bill Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips
A serious downer, with a nihilistic approach designed to infuse the viewer with a sense of growing unease without worrying about delivering a catharsis.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Gustaf Skarsgard
"Black Bag" belongs on an Endangered Species list – a spy thriller that relies on uncovering motivations and unraveling narrative knots to generate suspense.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Leo Woodall, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Casper Knopf, Mila Jankovic, Nico Parker
Although more mediocre than terrible, this unnecessary installment never should have been made.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-02-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Disturbing Images)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Madeleine Gavin
Cast: Seungeun Kim, Soyeon Lee, Hyeonseo Lee, Jinhae Roh, Jinpyeong Roh, Yonggil Roh
Uses a combination of guerilla footage and interviews to create a vivid portrait of what it means to live inside and attempt to escape from North Korea – all without resorting to recreations and/or re-enactments.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Michael Gracey
Cast: Robbie Williams, Frazer Hadfield, Kate Mulvany, Anthony Hayes, Raechelle Banno, Damon Herriman, Alison Steadman, Steve Pemberton, Jonno Davies, Jake Simmance
Although Robbie Williams fails to offer a dramatic life story worthy of a big-screen telling, two stylistic/narrative choices make this overall a compelling bio-pic.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Explicit Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Alessandro Nivola, Issach De Bankole
Rewards patience not only in the way it crafts its central character but develops the era in which it transpires.