In brief: Sisu: Road to Revenge is a loud, bloody action sequel directed and written by Jalmari Helander. The film brings back Jorma Tommila as Aatami Korpi — the near-indestructible ex-soldier first introduced in Sisu (2022) — and adds Stephen Lang and Richard Brake as brutal new antagonists. Clocking in at roughly 88–89 minutes, the … Read more
Trap House is an action-thriller directed by Michael Dowse that mixes family drama with cartel violence. The film stars Dave Bautista as Ray Seale (an undercover DEA agent), with Jack Champion (Cody Seale), Sophia Lillis (Deni Matthews), Bobby Cannavale, Kate del Castillo, Whitney Peak, Tony Dalton, Inde Narvaez and others rounding out a large ensemble. … Read more
Eddington (2025) film—written and directed by Aster—premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival before releasing in U.S. theaters on July 18, 2025. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone in a story set during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in a fictional New Mexico town. The film blends neo-western energy, dark satire, … Read more
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man (2025) is a high-octane, dystopian action thriller adapted from Stephen King’s 1982 novel and reimagined for modern audiences. The film is directed by Edgar Wright, co-written by Wright and Michael Bacall, and stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards alongside Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, … Read more
Predator: Badlands marks a notable tonal pivot in the long-running Predator franchise: it’s the first mainline Predator movie since the series began to receive a PG-13 classification from the Motion Picture Association. The MPA’s official justification—“sequences of strong sci-fi violence”—is accurate shorthand for what families should know: the film contains sustained, imaginative, and sometimes intense … Read more
Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedy, action, crime film One Battle After Another landed in theaters in late September 2025 as an ambitious, big-budget action-thriller with an arthouse soul. The movie — written and directed by Anderson and anchored by Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-revolutionary trying to rescue his daughter — has earned raves from critics … Read more