Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)
Nov 9, 2024Comic-Book Super-Villain
Joker was a huge hit with Joaquin Phoenix winning an Academy Award for his role. This sequel emerged to very mixed reception
Domain Entertainment
Weapons (2025)
Sep 20, 2025Mysterious Disappearance
Captivating and original film from Zach Cregger, director of Barbarian, about a town that is affected by the mysterious disappearance of a class of children. One of the few recent box-office success based on an original script where you definitely can’t predict where things are going
The Running Man (2025)
Dec 20, 2025Future Televised Human Hunting
Edgar Wright conducts a remake of The Running Man and takes this much more back to the original Stephen King book than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, while adding a level of biting modern commentary
The Naked Gun (2025)
Sep 28, 2025Hard-Boiled Detective Parody
A revival of the Leslie Nielsen starring Naked Gun films, which were a parody of the hard-boiled detective film. With Liam Neeson playing Nielsen’s son. Featuring a surprising degree of SF content
Companion (2025)
Mar 1, 2025Sex Android Gains Independence
A smart and extremely clever variant on Androids/A.I. themes with Sophie Thatcher as a sex android who gains self-awareness and independence. A great script filled with hilarious whiplash twists.
Superman (2025)
Sep 6, 2025Comic-Book Superhero
James Gunn’s almost completely successful reboot of the cinematic Superman, the first film perhaps that comes with a total confidence in the comic-book source and where Gunn is not afraid to be goofy
Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
Jun 28, 2025Precognition/Descendants of a Doomed Survivor
A return to the Final Destination franchise after fourteen years, this comes with an undeniable sense of humour, producing a series of highly entertaining despatches to make the best entry in the series so far
Smurfs (2025)
Sep 7, 2025Animation/Cute Blue-Skinned Creatures
An animated revival of The Smurfs. This was greeted with a very divided reception. With a massive celebrity voice line-up packed into almost any corner of the film the casting director can manage
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
May 31, 2025Videogame Adaptation
A live-action film based on the popular Minecraft videogame with Jack Black and Jason Momoa venturing into a brick-based otherworld
Sinners (2025)
Jun 7, 2025Vampire Film
Ryan Coogler of Black Panther fame makes a smart and intelligent vampire film set in the American South during the 1930s