What comes next?
It is a question that seemed to be at the forefront of filmmakers’ minds this year, as a creeping sense of post-truth paranoia and radical action worked its way into the movies. Ari Aster’s “Eddington,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia,” and Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” all took on our current political moment through stories of reactionaries and revolutionaries, spanning the spectrum from cautious optimism to outright cynicism.
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident,” and Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” meanwhile, offered powerful explorations of the way the past can haunt us—and the costs we pay when we try to move forward.
Other filmmakers found success by making movies that were such confident throwbacks they wouldn’t have felt out of place on screens 25 years ago (and I mean that in the best possible way). Akiva Schaffer’s “The Naked Gun,” Darren Aronofsky’s “Caught Stealing,” Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag,” Céline Song’s “Materialists,” Andrew DeYoung’s “Friendship,” and Michael Angelo Covino’s “Splitsville” are all wildly entertaining adult movies that brought old-school thrills and laughs to the big screen.
And that is where these movies were meant to be seen. Watching these movies in a theater makes the emotions bigger, the laughs louder, the quiet more striking. 2025 was a powerful showcase of what movies can and should be—and why it is still worth seeing them on the big screen in 2026 and beyond.
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“Song Sung Blue”
Based on the true story of Mike and Claire Sardina, two down-on-their-luck musicians who find improbable success—and love—when they form a Neil Diamond tribute band, “Song Sung Blue” is the feel-good movie of the holiday season! Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as the Sardinas, “Song Sung Blue” is a rocking tribute to the idea that it is never too late to follow your dreams.
“Marty Supreme”
In 1950s New York City, Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) is a young man with a dream no one respects: to become America’s first table tennis superstar. Going to hell and back in pursuit of greatness, Marty risks everything he has to prove the world wrong in this tense, tender, and funny exploration of the American dream from director Josh Safdie.
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
A year after the events of “The Way of Water,” Jake Sully and his family encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe called the Ash people. When their fiery leader, Varang, allies with Jake’s enemy, Quaritch, the conflict on Pandora escalates to devastating consequences in “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” the next installment in director James Cameron’s visionary sci-fi series.
“The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants”
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate named The Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure where no Sponge has gone before: the deepest, darkest depths of the sea! The biggest cinematic outing yet for this long-running family series, do not miss “The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants” when it splashes into The Triplex!
“Zootopia 2”
Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) are back on the case in “Zootopia 2,” Disney Animation’s follow-up to 2016’s smash hit family film! Following the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
Held over through the Holidays!
Coming Soon
“Is This Thing On?”
As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Will Arnett) seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess (Laura Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and the shifting shape of love. Mining sly humor from its mature portrait of a failing marriage, “Is This Thing On?” is another terrific character study from director Bradley Cooper and an ideal showcase for Will Arnett’s dramatic chops.
Starts January 9.
“Hamnet”
From Academy Award-winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet” tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, “Hamlet.” Featuring emotional tour-de-force performances from stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, “Hamnet” is an award season juggernaut that will break your heart and heal it before the lights come up.
Starts January 16.
“The Choral”
As World War I rages on, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire, decides to recruit local young men to replace the men they have lost to war. Under the direction of new chorus master Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes), the group helps the whole community discover that the best response to the chaos laying waste to their lives is coming together to make music.
Starts January 16.
