2025, or at least its summer, has already delivered a few fantastic films.

In May, the presumed final installment of the “Mission Impossible” series, “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” premiered and further solidified the franchise as one of the greatest action series of all time. Wes Anderson’s newest film “The Phoenician Scheme” released on May 30, further solidifying Anderson as a continually misunderstood auteur.

I would be remiss to not shout out some of the great horror films that have been released so far — namely “Sinners,” “Bring Her Back” and, a year after its debut at the Cannes Film Festival, “The Shrouds.” There were also plenty of rereleases, like “Dogma” (1999) and “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” (2005), with other rereleases planned for later this summer, such as “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) in June.

But once a film has been released, as we all know, it no longer holds any weight in the cultural lexicon. So, if you want to stay up-to-date this summer with all of the newest releases, here are eight movies you can watch in theaters.

“The Life of Chuck” – June 13

Acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan has scribed and directed an adaptation of acclaimed horror writer Stephen King’s novella, which ironically is not horror. “The Life of Chuck” is about a guy, named Chuck (Tom Hiddleston), and how he impacts the world around him for the better. It is an emotional and optimistic story — at least, according to reviews from its Toronto International Film Festival debut and may even be a bit of an attempt at Oscar-bait from Flanagan.

If Flanagan’s previous work on “Doctor Sleep” (2019) and “Gerald’s Game” (2017) were enough to go on, he can definitely be trusted with a King adaptation, even if it lies outside the horror genre that Flanagan and King most often find themselves in.

“Materialists” – June 13

Celine Song’s second feature is gearing up to be one of the biggest question marks of the summer. Her 2023 debut, “Past Lives,” was a critical darling, nominated for two Academy Awards and earning a place on the National Board of Review’s Top Ten Films for 2023. 

“Materialists,” however, seems to be aiming for different places than its predecessor. As opposed to the dramatic focus of “Past Lives,” “Materialists” is distinctly a rom-com, and doesn’t focus on Korean protagonists as the former did. The film instead finds its leads in Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. It does, however, continue the very funny trend of both Song and husband Justin Kuritzkes making films about love triangles and ambiguous cheating. Will this film finally reveal who their third is?

“F1: The Movie” – June 27

Do you care about F1? If so, you should watch this movie. Did you like “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) or were you one of the four people to see “Tron: Legacy” (2010)? If so, you should watch this movie. Joseph Kosinski’s latest fare involves cool cars, fast driving, men getting really loud in each other’s faces and probably real stunts. Prestige action, hopefully, at its finest.

“Superman” – July 11

If you were really upset that you didn’t start watching Marvel movies — or, less likely, the DC Extended Universe movies — as they first started releasing, or wanted that live experience of watching a new cinematic universe form, you’ve technically already missed your second chance. The new DC Universe has already started with “Creature Commandos,” a show that dropped on Max a few months ago. But you can at least watch the theatrical films as they release! This one comes from James Gunn, the writer and director of all of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, so it’ll probably even be good, too. Considering it, to a certain extent, decides the future of DC in film, it will be worth checking out.

“Eddington” – July 18

Hollywood, or, more specifically A24, is not quite done with Ari Aster’s whole deal just yet. No matter how you may feel about “Beau Is Afraid” (2023), it is a little astonishing that “Eddington” was made due to the extremely polarizing response and commercial failure of Aster’s last venture.

Nevertheless, the director is back with, seemingly, his first non-horror film. “Eddington” revolves around a small town falling into political chaos during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a safe bet to say that the film will be, somehow, both very well made and very divisive, hopefully making for an entertaining watch.

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” – July 25

Spread the word: It’s a Pedro Pascal summer. Depending on how you count it, this will be either the third or fourth attempt at adapting Marvel’s first family, and it certainly seems like the success of this film will make or break the company’s whole scheme for the future. 

The creative team is well-formed, with director Matt Shakman having also produced and directed all of “WandaVision,” arguably Marvel’s best project. Two of its writers, Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson, also have great resumes: the former worked on the story for “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022) and the latter worked on “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017), another of the best projects out of Marvel Studios. The title characters also look great, with Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn all showing, dare I say, fantastic superhero potential. We all just have to wait and see if audiences resonate, because if not, Marvel Studios may be as good as done. Low stakes!

“Together” – July 30

Ever wanted to meld into or become your partner’s body? Like, in a really gross, body-horror way? No? Yeah, that makes sense. That is, however, the premise of Michael Shanks’ debut “Together,” produced by and starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie. 

It was the subject of a bit of a bidding war after its positive reception at Sundance earlier this year, although it has also notably become the subject of a plagiarism lawsuit alleging that Brie and Franco created the film based on a script they had read but ended up passing on. Except they didn’t write “Together.” It’s a confusing situation. Let’s hope that the lawsuit doesn’t cancel the release. Or maybe that it does?

“Weapons” – August 8

Comedians and horror films are, strangely enough, often a winning combination. Aside from Jordan Peele, one of the most promising up-and-coming directors with this strange combo is Zach Cregger.

Starting his career in the comedy troupe and eponymous television show “The Whitest Kids U’ Know,” Cregger made his solo feature debut with one of the greatest horror films of the 21st century: “Barbarian” (2022). Needless to say by that endorsement, “Weapons” will be worth your while. And, hey, if you also see “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” you’ll see Julia Garner on the big screen twice this summer. She won’t be silver in this one, though. Probably.