U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Adult Themes, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Drama
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, Christoph Waltz, David Bradley, Charles Dance
Del Toro builds a gorgeous monster, but while this meandering retelling finds some new avenues, it still feels overly familiar.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Michod
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O'Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad L. Coleman
Sydney Sweeney delivers intensity and nuance in a sports biopic that finds unexpected strength beyond its familiar setup.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Adult Themes, Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Lakeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek
Jennifer Lawrence gives everything to a bleak, self-indulgent spiral of madness that mesmerizes at times but ultimately drains the viewer.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi, Elle Fanning
Reinvigorates the tired franchise with sharp humor, bold world building, and a surprisingly sympathetic monster at its core.
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: 2025-09-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Joshua Odjick, Ben Wang, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill
Although not a sprint to greatness, as endurance tests go, this is a rewarding march.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schrieber, Vincent O'Onofrio, Benito Martinez Ocasio, Regina King, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Nikita Kukushkin
"Caught Stealing" gives Aronofsky the right canvas, and he delivers with enough style to lift the film above the B-movie neo-noir roots of its screenplay.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Ethan Coen
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day, Talia Ryder
Niche it may be, but in its sleazy, unruly charm, it reminds us that sometimes a mess can be more fun than perfection.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Disturbing Images, Sexual Content, Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Michael Shanks
Cast: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman
Though there are some narrative hiccups, its emotional core elevates it beyond mere cringeworthy gore.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Cartoonish Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Cast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder
This is a fun, funny trifle that deserves to be enjoyed on its own terms - a throwback that only feels old when that serves its purposes.