U.S. Release Date: 2026-05-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violent/Disturbing Content, Language)
Genre: Horror/Mystery
Director: Damian McCarthy
Cast: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh
Leverages a lonely setting , a strong lead performance, and supernatural elements to bolster an effectively unsettling mystery.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-03-06
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Action/peril, some scary images, and mild language)
Genre: Animated
Director: Daniel Chong
Cast: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep
Delivers a reliable dose of animated entertainment for the family but it lacks the creative spark that defined the best Pixar classics.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Chloe Zhao
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, Jacobi Jupe, David Wilmot, Noah Jupe
Uneven pacing aside, this intimate drama lands hard in its final act thanks to Buckley and a riveting Hamlet staging.
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: 2025-06-13
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Dean DeBlois
Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost
Represents solid family entertainment even if it feels like it is tracing over an existing pattern rather than developing something new.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Romance/Comedy
Director: Josh Ruben
Cast: Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster
Provides a fun 90-odd minutes whose beats are like that of a familiar tune played in a different key.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-07-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Action
Director: Andy Sidaris
Cast: Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Harold Diamond, Rodrigo Obregon, Cynthia Brimhall, Wolf Larson
Helped to define not only the filmography of Andy Sidaris, but the 80s exploitation subgenre that became popular in drive-ins and video stores.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Western
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast:
The first chapter of a multi-episode cinematic epic hints at potential greatness if not quite reaching that pinnacle on its own.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer
If someone was going to make a "Hunger Games" prequel, this is about the best one might hope for.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The manner in which director Alexander Payne and writer David Hemingson approach this familiar trope imbues it with freshness, honesty, and warmth.