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For decades, Superman was considered the brightest bauble in DC’s tiara (at least until that title was claimed by Batman). However, in recent years, that jewel has become tarnished as a combined result of neglect and malpractice. While audiences...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Gunn
Cast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, ...
For Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson was something of a family affair. For his directorial debut, the filmmaker recruited his brother, John David Washington, to play the lead, while his father, Denzel, produced. The screenplay, which Malcolm c...
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, ...
14 years sounds just about right. That’s the amount of time it took between the release of Jurassic Park III, with its waning box office, and that of the resoundingly successful reboot, Jurassic World. The problem is that the third Jurassic Worl...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Dinosaur Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonthan Bailey, ...
Have I ever before used the phrase “unspeakable dreck”? I don’t remember; maybe I was saving it up for this movie. It’s not the worst thing I have seen but it’s among the year’s most soulless, unentertaining slogs. The first M3GAN was ...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Cast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, ...
When it comes to the nuts and bolts of car racing movies, there’s a tendency to follow the trends and tropes of the wider sports film genre in which they form a sub-category. The difference is that when Robert Redford steps to the plate or S...
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, ...
Long story short: Elio is a good film for kids, maybe not so great for adults. That doesn’t sound like Pixar, which has developed a reputation for the “two tiered” approach: movies capable of engaging children while reaching their parents on...
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, ...
28 Years Later, the third film in the zombie-influenced series begun in 2002 with 28 Days Later and continued in 2007 with 28 Weeks Later, is a mix of generic and inspired elements. Only the unevenness of the proceedings and the lack of a clean en...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Aaron-Taylor Johnson, ...
Materialists, Celine Song’s follow-up to the sublime Past Lives, is a rom-com on Prozac. Weighed down by a flat performance from Dakota Johnson, the movie shifts into low-gear after an upbeat, promising first act. Johnson’s lack of chemistr...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Celine Song
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, ...
This is going to be a shorter review than the movie possibly deserves but there’s a reason for that. Part of the greatness of experiencing The Life of Chuck comes from watching it unfold and discerning all the connective tissue. Revealing too mu...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Flanagan
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, ...
I have made my peace with an unsavory truth: the Hollywood of today is going to continue crafting live-action remakes of the animated films of yesteryear until they run out of material. Why? Because audiences like them – more often than not, the...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-13
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Dean DeBlois
Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, ...