The Toxic Avenger - huge fan of the first one, heard this one rules too

Caught Stealing - cool trailer, it's written by the novelist who wrote one of my favorite Moon Knight storylines in the comics, Charlie Huston.

HIM - coolest trailer of the year probably? and the premise is brilliant

Predator: Badlands - the only Predator I've seen is the first AVP so part of my hype is having something motivating me to go through the rest of the films. but the trailer was sick too.

Twinless - heard some positive buzz about it, but the preview for it ahead of My Mother's Wedding completely sold me on this. looks fantastic.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - love Margot Robbie, love that Colin Farrell will be speaking in his Irish accent for it, the imagery looks gorgeous, and the premise seems intriguing.

One Battle After Another - another big, original movie from WB after Sinners and Weapons were knockouts, and it looks really enjoyable but also like it's got some good drama. 

The Smashing Machine - love Emily Blunt, the trailer is killer though I wish I saw it less. truly seems like The Rock will actually be acting again, which is a treat.

Roofman - the trailer makes it look like a blast, and the cast is incredible. I will watch anything with LaKeith Stanfield after Sorry to Bother You.

The Running Man - I'm not an Edgar Wright gal. I love Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, really dig At World's End, but everything else from him leaves me pretty cold even when I can recognize its qualities. but this looks like a hoot, and the world needs satirical sci-fi/dystopian actioners with that RoboCop typea juice. usually Neill Blomkamp has been my guy for that itch, but I won't say no to Edgar Wright entering that arena.

Frankenstein - GUILLERMO DEL TORO.

Shelby Oaks - Chris Stuckmann's a YouTube guy who seems to have a good head on his shoulders (even if he really needs to stop working with BetterHelp) and good taste, and I'm always down to support a debut filmmaker.

Die, My Love - mostly just cuz'a the buzz and Jennifer Lawrence.

Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc - love the Chainsaw Man anime, so its cinematic continuation is a no-brainer inclusion.

Boys Go to Jupiter - might not be coming to Boston, as I'd hoped cuz I really do wanna see this in a theatre, but the animation looks spectacular.

Good Boy - a horror movie with a killer premise? hell yeah.

Splitsville - Dakota Johnson defender here, and the trailer was pretty great. the dodgeroll after jumping out of the car kills me.

Kreator: Hate & Hope - huge fan of Kreator, very fun and legendary thrash metal band from Germany. so a documentary about them is an easy sell for me.

Arco - mostly just cuz'a the buzz and Natalie Portman's involvement.

The Threesome - another preview for a movie I knew nothing about 'til I saw My Mother's Wedding, and the trailer for this was really funny, really charming.

Rental Family - ditto on that, but with the added bonus of starring Brendan Fraser.

Wake Up Dead Men - loved the last two, so yeah, a duh.

Fixed - love Genndy Tartakovsky's style with hand-drawn animation and I love that there's a new adult animated feature.

Jimmy and Stiggs - the Eli Roth connection isn't a selling point to me, but the metal and practical effects and low-down horror are.

ParaNorman: The Thrifting - the original film is one of my favorites, so yeah, getting to revisit its world, even if it's just for a short film, that's HUGE for me.

what are y'all looking forward to?

the 25 films I'm most interested in for the remainder of 2025, and why