Editors Picks | April 2025

The last few months, our Editor’s Picks section has been focused on getting by in Trump’s America 2.0. But, even as democracy struggles for its continued existence, there’s still things to enjoy in life, such as movies. With summer movie season just around the corner, we thought we’d do something a little more upbeat and list off our most anticipated summer movies.

The Twits

This animated adaptation of the classic 1980 Roald Dahl book follows Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the mean-spirited couple who spend all their time playing pranks on each other. We have high hopes for this one considering that there’s pretty much never been a bad movie adaptation of a Roald Dahl book, from “James and the Giant Peach” to “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” to, of course, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” So this seems likely to be the next great Dahl adaptation when it lands on Netflix on June 13.

Elio

Has there ever been a bad Pixar movie? The answer is no. From the original “Toy Story” to “The Incredibles” to “Inside Out” to “Coco,” the studio has just produced hit after hit after hit. This film, about a young boy obsessed with sci-fi who gets abducted by aliens and mistaken for Earth’s ambassador, promises to be the next great Pixar masterpiece. The movie beams up on June 20.

28 Years Later

Danny Boyle’s 2002 film “28 Days Later” is an absolute zombie classic, as is the 2007 sequel “28 Weeks Later.” The third film in the franchise plans to take the series to exciting new heights. And, in an interesting twist, significant parts of the film were shot on an iPhone, something that’s pretty much never been done in film before. Catch the fever on June 20.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The beloved superhero team, The Fantastic Four, has seemed to have some sort of curse surrounding its movie adaptations. There was the 1994 version that was so bad it was never released, the overly silly 2005 version and its subsequent sequel, and the less said about the 2015 reboot the better. Now that Marvel Studios got the rights to the team and intends to introduce them into the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems like someone might have finally gotten it right. Flame on with the Fantastic Four on July 25.

Freakier Friday

Lindsay Lohan’s return to the film industry after a number of years of absence continues as she and Jamie Lee Curtis team up once again for a sequel to the 2003 version of “Freaky Friday.” With an even more convoluted body-switcheroo for this sequel, it promises a whole new set of fun hijinks that are sure to satisfy millennial nostalgia. Get freaky on August 8.