U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: David Freyne
Cast: Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, John Early
A sharp, surprising rom com that blends heartfelt fantasy with real emotional stakes as one woman chooses between two afterlife loves.
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: 2025-07-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ari Aster
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward
The ham-fisted attempts to push buttons and manipulate viewers into thinking they are watching something incisive interfere with the shaky narrative.
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: 2025-03-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, Alan Tudyk, Giancarlo Esposito, Ke Huy Kuan, Woody Norman, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson
The greatest sin of all is the most difficult to forgive: "The Electric State" is a huge bore.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Leslie Odom Jr., Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles, Norbert Leo Butz, Lidya Jewett, Olivia Marcum, Ellen Burstyn
It might have helped if Green understood "The Exorcist" a little better rather than just copying from it.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action
Director: Scott Waugh
Cast: Jason Statham, Jacob Scipio, Randy Couture, Sylvester Stallone, Andy Garcia, Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa, Dolph Lundgren, Megan Fox, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Levy Tran
Feels like a movie that never should have been made for a franchise that, having lain dormant for nine years, did not deserve a resurrection.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Remo Girone, Andrea Scarduzio, Andrea Dodero, David Denman
The messiest of the three movies and the most narratively fractured, but it should still satisfy those who consider themselves to be fans.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-06-16
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Peter Sohn
Cast: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Catherine O’Hara, Wendi McLendon-Covey
A romantic comedy that uses allegory to touch on issues as wide-ranging as bigotry, immigration, and children trying to live up to parental expectations.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Lee Cronin
Cast: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher
Although always gruesome and sometimes darkly humorous, it is never especially scary. This is yet another victory for nostalgia over originality.