The Look Ahead: June 2025
Brad Pitt in a race car, M3GAN returns, and we find out the fate of The Bear (I hope)
The Look Ahead: June 2025
June isn’t just about finding out what The Bear’s Chicago Tribune review said, or seeing Brad Pitt speeding through Monaco. This month also features a creepy murder doll sequel, a long-awaited zombie epic, and some buzzy TV comebacks. Julianne Moore’s on a farm, Pedro Pascal’s in a love triangle, and Pixar goes galactic.
Below is what I’m most looking forward to in June, in escalating order of hype:
Mildly curious
Okay, now you have my attention
Now wait a second here…
Need this yesterday
I’m already sat
Let’s dig into it and be ready to save these recs!
🎈 Mildly Curious
June 4 – Stick (Apple TV+)
Best-case scenario, Ted Lasso meets Happy Gilmore. Worst-case… kinda exactly that too. Owen Wilson plays a washed-up golfer coaching a teenage prodigy. This series could be breezy fare or painfully corny. Wilson’s charm is likely to carry it through at least the front nine.
June 6 – Dangerous Animals (Theaters)
A killer shark movie that delighted audiences at Cannes. Director Sean Byrne (The Devil’s Candy) knows how to stage brutality. It could be Jaws-lite for the Letterboxd generation or just chum in the water.
June 6 – Ballerina (Theaters)
Ana de Armas enters the John Wick universe in a spin-off that includes some old faces. It’s concerning that the most news this is making is Lionsgate’s bizarre ban on anything but positive social reactions out of early screenings. Bomb incoming?
June 10 – Call Her Alex (Hulu)
Alex Cooper is undeniably a force. This two-part doc charts her rise, tour, and the persona she’s built. The podcast made oversharing a brand, so how revealing will Cooper be here, or will this just burnish the myth?
June 13 – How to Train Your Dragon (Theaters)
I hate live-action remakes and find it hard to believe anything redeemable will come out of this one. The original animated trilogy is already great. Yet watch this make stupid amounts of money.
June 24 – Ironheart (Disney+)
Only interested due to Ryan Coogler’s involvement as producer. Dominique Thorne returns as Riri Williams following Wakanda Forever to be a pseudo–Iron Man? I don’t know, folks. Wake me up if this gets dazzling reviews — otherwise I’m skipping.
👀 Okay, Now You Have My Attention
June 6 – Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu)
Prey was grossly underrated, and this new animated entry, also from director Dan Trachtenberg, sounds dope — three timelines (ninjas, Vikings, and WWII pilots) and one intergalactic hunter. If this is half as gnarly and batshit as it sounds, it could be one of the month’s best surprises.
June 20 – Familiar Touch (Theaters)
A critical darling out of Venice last year, Familiar Touch promises a tactile, intimate film about aging, memory, and bodies. I sense Sarah Friedland’s debut will land with emotional force.
June 20 – Olympo (Netflix)
Just a bang-up concept — an elite athletic academy full of beautiful, competitive teens, where betrayal goes hand in hand with sport. Spanish-language and Gen Z–slick. Execution’s key, but this could sneakily be one of the summer’s go-to binges.
😳 Now Wait a Second Here…
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