A testosterone-fueled action movie with Alan Ritchson, a social satire with Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy, and a new film from the director of The Toxic Avenger. Here's what you can catch in theaters this weekend.

Motor City (2025)

Detroit, 1970s. An ordinary auto worker, John Miller, falls in love with the girlfriend of a local crime boss, and the punishment is not long in coming. John is framed and sent to prison on false charges. After many years, Miller is released—and his soul harbors only one desire: to take revenge on the one who deprived him of love, freedom, and life itself.

A new action film starring Alan Ritchson (Jack Reacher, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare)—an actor who is increasingly carving out a path in ultra-masculine cinema, overshadowing others with his powerful physique. And in the director's chair is Potsey Ponciroli, the creator of the excellent western Old Henry. Having established a reputation as a confident action director, Ponciroli decides to go beyond genre conventions and completely removes all dialogue from Motor City, so that the viewer is distracted by nothing but the relentless and crisp fistfights.

And there is plenty of that in the film, and in this element Ritchson feels like a fish in water, picking up the baton from the testosterone-fueled 80s. A similar technique—the absence of dialogue—was previously used by John Woo in Silent Rage, where the protagonist was deprived of a voice. For Woo, it all turned out for the best. But whether Ponciroli managed the same is to be found out in the cinema. Instead of words, the director generously fills the film with a magnificent soundtrack, which was created with the participation of classic rock veterans.

Sacrifice (2025)

In Greece, participants in a charity event resemble guests at a social soiree more than serious intellectuals. A famous actor going through hard times, Mike Tyler, prepares an inspired speech calling for action against climate change, hoping it will restore his former popularity. Meanwhile, billionaire Bracken is promoting a deep-sea mining program. However, both their plans are hindered by Joan—the leader of a radical eco-movement. She and her like-minded followers firmly believe that the only way to prevent a catastrophic underwater volcano eruption and save the planet is to sacrifice three celebrities.

The new satire on the theme of fighting suffocating capitalism was directed by Greek filmmaker Romain Gavras (Athena), assembling a constellation of Hollywood names on screen: Chris Evans (Avengers, Knives Out), Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Queen's Gambit), as well as Salma Hayek, John Malkovich, and Vincent Cassel. Sacrifice follows almost the same tracks as Triangle of Sadness, The Palace, and The Menu (the latter, by the way, also featured Taylor-Joy). However, the star-studded cast did not pull the film out of the abyss of negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has only 37% approval based on 35 reviews. Critics admired the cast but criticized the film for stylistic fragmentation, blatant posturing, and clumsy execution of a noble concept.

Idiots (2026)

Two inseparable slacker friends, Mark (Dave Franco) and Davis (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), scrape by with odd jobs, but are more than happy to just burn through their days. Another offer of easy work looks like a gift from fate: deliver a local bigwig's teenage son to a rehabilitation clinic. But along the way, the guys realize their passenger is not so simple, and this trip could turn into the craziest and most dangerous adventure of their lives.

The crime comedy Idiots was directed by Macon Blair—a director and screenwriter better known to audiences for his acting roles in The Ruins of the Past, Green Room, or Oppenheimer. This is his third feature film, and again in the genre of absurdist humor. Previously, Blair made the quite decent black comedy I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore with Elijah Wood, but then failed with the American trash classic The Toxic Avenger with Peter Dinklage. Returning to a more grounded buddy movie clearly benefited the director: critics received the film warmly, noting the adventurous spark, sense of humor, and chemistry between Franco and Jackson Jr., which carries the film as well as any script.

The selection of films this week is truly wide. And what would you like to see? Or is Spider-Man still a priority? Write in the comments!