U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Disturbing Images, Sexual Content, Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Michael Shanks
Cast: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman
Though there are some narrative hiccups, its emotional core elevates it beyond mere cringeworthy gore.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Cartoonish Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Cast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder
This is a fun, funny trifle that deserves to be enjoyed on its own terms - a throwback that only feels old when that serves its purposes.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sophie Brooks
Cast: Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds
Anyone familiar with "Misery" will recognize the connective tissue, but Brooks does not want the movie to stray close to horror territory and therefore avoids taking chances.
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: 2025-07-18
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: 2025-07-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddy Prinze Jr., Billy Campbell
Seemingly every choice made during the final quarter-hour is precisely the wrong one.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Gunn
Cast: David Corenswet, Neva Howell, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Maria Gabriela de Faria
The 2025 "Superman" feels a lot like many of the other superhero movies out there - fun, frisky, and forgettable.
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: 2025-07-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Dinosaur Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonthan Bailey, Rupert Friend Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Ed Skrein
“Excitement” is not something this installment delivers with relish or consistency.
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, Ivanna Sakhno, Aristotle Athari, Jermaine Clement
I have a low tolerance for useless, pointless sequels and an even lower one for those that pad out their running length in the mistaken belief that longer somehow coveys legitimacy.