U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Cast: Bill Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips
A serious downer, with a nihilistic approach designed to infuse the viewer with a sense of growing unease without worrying about delivering a catharsis.
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: 2025-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Cast: Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizabeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Kaipo Dudoit, Tia Carrera
There is nothing to disabuse notions that this is an effective bonding opportunity for parents and young children with a healthy side order of nostalgia.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Greg Tarzan Davis, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Angela Basset, Henry Czerny, Shea Whigham
A no-holds-barred action-oriented epic that does not much care if it makes sense as long as viewers are amped-up and engaged.
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: 2025-05-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Trey Edward Shults
Cast: Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan
"Hurry Up Tomorrow" seems destined for one of two fates: to be buried in the landfill of self-indulgent, ill-advised vanity projects or find a second life as a cult classic.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-05-12
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
Director: Jack Clayton
Cast: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson, Pam Grier, Royal Dano
The film is worth searching out, especially if one appreciates movies that craft a spell with a powerfully rendered setting and unconventional storytelling.
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: 2025-05-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci
With the actors and director Paul Feig on board, the only thing no one bothered with was a good screenplay.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-05-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Geraldine Viswanathan
Bringing together the flotsam and jetsam of the MCU imparts the “back to basics” feel of Thunderbolts* with a welcome sense of freshness.