U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Matt Shakman
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser
Removing the shackles of canon and continuity allow "First Steps" to breathe.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Car Crashes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, Javier Bardem
Watching the film, you may not believe you are in a racing car but you will feel like you are doing more than passively sitting in a theater seat.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza Gonzalez, Domhnall Gleeson, Arian Moayed, Laz Alonso, Carmen Ejogo, Stanley Tucci
Yet another original streaming “event” movie that rewards viewers for inattentiveness - the less attention one pays to this soulless retread of an action/adventure wannabe, the better it looks.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
Cast: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Tony Todd, Tinpo Lee, Alex Zahara, Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Richard Harmon, Rya Kihlstedt, Teo Briones, Brec Bassinger
In large part because of a great beginning and a solid ending, this is one of the better entries into the series.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: James Madigan
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov, Katee Sackhoff
There are a few standout moments but there are also a few too many scenes when the movie goes on auto-pilot as if it is reluctant to get really crazy.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace
Those hoping for 90 minutes of white-knuckle excitement will wish they had waited until something better came along.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sports Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Rachel Morrison
Cast: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry, Olunike Adeliyi, De’Adre Aziza
Does not break any molds but expertly crafts familiar material into an end product that will likely appeal to a wide audience.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-08-14
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sara Dosa
Cast: Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft
Feels like a “greatest hits” album, tracking some of the most important volcanoes that the couple visited/investigated during the quarter century of their partnership.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Berlanti
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia
Although not a complete failure to launch (thanks primarily to the charisma and energy of Johansson), neither does it have the thrust to make it into orbit.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Irene Cara, Maureen Teefy, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Gene Anthony Ray, Antonia Franceschi, Debbie Allen
Cliched dramatic stories aside, the movie has a gritty charm and overall likeability that makes it worth revisiting