June 2025 Movie Preview

Horror/Thriller - dir. Danny Boyle
In theaters June 20

28 Days Later... introduced the world to future Oscar winner Cillian Murphy; was the start of future Oscar nominee Alex Garland's screenwriting career, and served as a confirmation for many of the talent of Trainspotting director (and future Oscar winner for Slumdog Millionaire) Danny Boyle. Shot on digital video, the film known for its fast-moving zombies would inspire a well-received sequel, though that film featured a new director (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo), writers, and cast. The original film's triumvirate would instead collaborate on Sunshine, which came out the same year. Now, not quite 28 years later, the franchise returns with a third film directed again by Boyle and written by Boyle and Alex Garland. Their new contagion thriller picks up the story with a group of survivors living on a small island. When two of their members, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams, venture to the mainland, they come face to face with new mutations of both infected and survivors alike. Jodie Comer, Jack O'Connell, and Ralph Fiennes also star in what is currently planned as the first film in a new trilogy, to be followed by Nia DaCosta's The Bone Temple in January.

Foreign/Documentary - dir. Albert Serra
In theaters June 27

Director Albert Serra's follow-up to his award-winning Pacifiction is an impressively objective documentary about one of bullfighting's stars, Peruvian Andrés Roca Rey. With the help of cinematographer Arthur Tort, Serra chronicles the controversial pastime, allowing the audience to experience its rituals, beauty, savagery, and absurdity. The film immerses viewers, and those with a low tolerance for cruelty to animals should beware.

Action/Thriller - dir. Len Wiseman
In theaters June 6

This spin-off from the John Wick series stars Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, an assassin in training for the Ruska Roma. Set during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and directed by Len Wiseman (the Underworld series, Live Free or Die Hard) from a script by Shay Hatten, the film was originally scheduled to be released a year ago, but producers decided to shoot additional action sequences and increase the film's connection to the original franchise. New to the John Wick universe are Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus, and returning in their roles from the previous films are Anjelica Huston as The Director, Lance Reddick (in his final screen appearance) as Charon, Ian McShane as Winston, and, or course John Wick, himself, Keanu Reeves.

Horror/Thriller - dir. Sean Byrne
In theaters June 6

Jai Courtney stars as Tucker, a shark-obsessed serial killer, in the latest from Australian director Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones, The Devil's Candy). After a bloody opening, Nick Lepard's script introduces Zephyr (Hassie Harrison), a tough surfer who proves to be a lot for the deranged Tucker to handle. When the film premiered in the Director's Fortnight last month, critics praised Courtney's maniacally entertaining performance and Byrne's crafting of a tense, gory thriller.

Animation/Sci-Fi/Family - dir. Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi
In theaters June 20

While Pixar's last original film, Elemental, wasn't loved by critics, audiences made it a surprise hit. Last year's Inside Out 2, while not as critically beloved as the original, still earned good reviews and was a smash at the summer box office. Being a non-sequel with science fiction elements, will Pixar's latest, the story of an alien-obsessed boy who is beamed up to the Communiverse and mistaken by this interplanetary organization for Earth's leader, land with critics and audiences alike, or will it split them once again? Domee Shi (Turning Red) directs alongside Adrian Molina (Coco) and Madeline Sharafian.

Comedy/Drama - dir. Jon S. Baird
In theaters June 20

Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie, Tetris) directs Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney as Buddy and Macy Smart, whose dedication to regional theater might only be surpassed by their love of their two very different sons, Lester (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) and Derrick (Jack Champion). Written by Steven Roger (I, Tonya), this family drama captures the struggle of the Smart family as Buddy purses his theatrical dreams and Macy keeps an eye on reality.

Action/Drama/Sports - dir. Joseph Kosinski
In theaters (and IMAX) June 27

Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is at the helm for another high-octane summer blockbuster scripted by one of that film's writers, Ehren Kruger. Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a driver closer to the end of his career than the beginning, who is recruited by his former teammate, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), to help his struggling Formula 1 team. The catch for Sonny is that he will have to help break in headstrong rookie driver Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), who thinks he's ready to be the top driver in the sport. Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) also stars as the team's racing director.

Drama - dir. Sarah Friedland
In theaters June 20

Sarah Friedland won Best Director in the Horizon section of the 2024 Venice Film Festival and the Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Feature for this portrait of Ruth (Horizon Best Actress winner Kathleen Chalfant), an elderly woman transitioning to assisted living and dealing with new relationships along with an ever-shifting memory and sense of self. H. Jon Benjamin (Bob's Burgers, Archer) plays her son, who helps to make Ruth comfortable in her new surroundings along with the support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen).

Action-Adventure/Fantasy - dir. Dean DeBlois
In theaters (and IMAX) June 13

This (mostly) live-action remake will try to capture the magic of the 2010 animated hit, and with original director Dean DeBlois at the helm, maybe it has a chance. In Berk, where vikings and dragons have feuded for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames), the son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise) will defy tradition with the help of the Night Fury Toothless, the fearless and driven Astrid (Nico Parker), and the village's blacksmith, Gobber (Nick Frost). DeBlois has promised to not make a replica of the original, instead adding scenes that hopefully bring more depth to the characters and the mythology of the imagined world.

Horror/Comedy - dir. David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano
In theaters June 6

Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells star as an American couple who decide to take one last vacation to Italy before becoming adoptive parents. What starts out as a dream trip soon turns into a nightmare in this dark comedy written and directed by David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano (Permission). It's a deft skewering of misinterpreting cultural differences filled with enough grisly gags to satisfy horror and comedy fans.

Drama/Fantasy/Sci-Fi - dir. Mike Flanagan
In limited release June 6 / expands nationwide June 13

After Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep, writer-director Mike Flanagan takes on a third Stephen King adaptation, but one with a distinctly different tone. Following the novella's structure, this life-affirming story of Charles Krantz (Tom Hiddleston and Jacob Tremblay) is told in reverse (beginning with Act III) and narrated by Nick Offerman. The film begins in a post-apocalyptic world with a schoolteacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and a nurse (Karen Gillan) wondering why they keep seeing "Thanks Chuck!" billboards everywhere. Then it transitions into the second act, which features Hiddleston and an elaborate dance number, and finally to Chuck as a young man being raised by his grandparents (Mia Sara and Mark Hamill). This winner of the People Choice Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival—an honor that in most years is a precursor to an Oscar Best Picture nomination—has divided critics so far, but we'll see if more reviewers get on board as the film rolls out nationwide this month.

Documentary - dir. Shoshannah Stern
In theaters June 20

In 1987, Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar for Children of a Lesser God, becoming the first deaf actor to do so, giving hope to Shoshannah Stern, a deaf woman, that she too could become an actress and filmmaker. Now, in her intimate directorial debut, Stern shares the screen with Matlin as the two discuss Matlin's life entirely in American Sign Language. This unique and moving profile was praised by critics who saw it at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Drama - dir. Celine Song
In theaters June 13

Writer-director Celine Song's follow-up to 2023's critically-lauded Past Lives is a romance about an ambitious New York City matchmaker (Dakota Johnson) torn between the perfect, new man in her life (Pedro Pascal) and her less-than-perfect ex (Chris Evans). Inspired by her own time working as a matchmaker, Song aims to make a film that explores what love looks like in 2025.

Horror/Sci-Fi - dir. Gerard Johnstone
In theaters June 27

M3GAN, the surprise hit of 2023, is getting an upgrade. Set two years after the events of the original film, this self-aware sequel from writer-director Gerard Johnstone finds Allison Williams' Gemma advocating for government oversight of A.I. while her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), rebels against her strict rules. When a new killing machine known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno) emerges from M3GAN's original technology, Gemma decides that only a more lethal M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) can stop Amelia. May the dance…face-off begin.

Animation/Action/Sci-Fi/Anthology - dir. Dan Trachtenberg
Streams on Hulu beginning June 6

It took until film #7, but the Predator franchise finally produced a well-reviewed feature in 2022 with Prey. That film's director, Dan Trachtenberg, has been given the reins of two additional Predator installments. One, Predator: Badlands, will open in theaters in November. The other, a very different kind of Predator film, heads straight to Hulu this month. Killer of Killers is an animated anthology with a trio of segments set during vastly different time periods. Each follows a powerful warrior—a Viking, a ninja, and a WWII pilot—as they walk into a bar are targeted by your favorite extraterrestrial predators.

Foreign/Drama - dir. Dag Johan Haugerud
In theaters June 13

The first film in Dag Johan Haugerud 's Oslo trilogy—but the second to reach North American theaters following last month's Love—explores the lives of two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages. When one has a sexual encounter with another man, he shares with the other that he doesn't see it as an expression of homosexual longing or infidelity. When the other has a dream in which he sees himself as a woman, he explains to his friend that he feels confused and wonders how society has shaped his personality and possibly suppressed his true self. It's a character study built on dialogue, the importance of self reflection, and open listening.

Drama - dir. Eva Victor
In limited release June 27 / expands nationwide July 18

Writer-director-star Eva Victor's debut feature follows Agnes (Victor), a graduate student turned literature professor, over five years. Moving backward and forward in time, Victor reveals the complexity of Agnes's attempt to recover from a traumatic incident. Agnes finds comfort and possibility in her best friend Lydia (Naomi Ackie), her friendly neighbor (Lucas Hedges), and a cat. Victor won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival for a film sure to be one of the best-reviewed of the year.

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