U.S. Release Date: 2026-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War violence, bloody images, some strong language, and smoking)
Genre: War Drama
Director: Anthony Maras
Cast: Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, Damian Lewis
Although it struggles to make meteorology cinematic, this historical drama offers a tense look at the crucial weather forecast behind the Normandy invasion.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-01-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, gore, profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng
Every horror fan deserves a decent fix, and "Primate" delivers a solid, suspense-driven creature feature that hits many of the right notes without relying on cheap parody.
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. Home Release Date: 2025-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Malcolm Washington
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Skylar Aleece Smith
With impeccable period details, top-notch performances, and the text of one of the most lauded plays of the 20th century, this represents one of the stronger unsung late-2024 drops from Netflix.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nude Images)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Michael Cera, Mia Threapleton, Benedict Cumberbatch
Anderson has almost completely dispensed with a conventional storyline in service of a movie that delights in parodying seemingly anything and everything.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-11-14
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Documentary
Director: George Butler, Robert Fiore
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Matty Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Serge Nubret, Franco Columbu
A cheesy curiosity upon its release, it has become a valuable historical record because of the lasting cultural impact of its central figure.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-11-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Ti West
Cast: Mia Goth, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, David Corenswet, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Alistair Sewell
For those enamored with Ti West’s extraordinarily entertaining 2022 horror film, "X," his latest effort is required viewing, although it’s a much different kettle of fish.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Milena Smit, Rossy De Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde
Thoroughly conventional by the director’s standards, the central narrative is accessible and offers a wrenching emotional experience.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Disturbing Images, Nudity)
Genre: Western/Drama
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Perhaps not as powerful or wrenching as Campion intended for it to be but "The Power of the Dog" remains an unsettling piece of cinema.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-05-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Valene Kane, Shazad Latif, Christine Adams, Amir Rahimzadeh, Morgan Watkins, Emma Cater
Worth seeing for the story it tells, the tension it generates, and the glimpse of potential it offers for future productions employing the "screenlife" technique.