Epoch Watchlist: Recommended Viewing for June 5–11

This week, we feature a new ominous sci-fi thriller on human-alien contact and a spectacular rollicking adventure involving lost relics, family ties, and greedy Nazis.

New Release

‘Signal One’

Annika (Isabelle Fuhrman) arrives as the brain hired to solve the impossible: speak to something that comes from beyond Earth. The billionaire behind the project (Dennis Quaid) thinks he’s changed mankind’s future, but the signal answers back with a price.

Fuhrman gives Annika the right kind of restless intelligence, and Quaid’s billionaire has enough charm to make a bad idea sound reasonable. Sobol keeps the premise lean: a private island and a room full of brilliant people learning that first contact doesn’t care how smart they think they are.

Mystery | Sci-Fi Release Date: June 5, 2026 Director: Jonathan Sobol Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis Running Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes MPAA Rating: R Where to Watch: Theaters Rated: 3 1/2 stars out of 5

Family Pick

‘The Jungle Book’

Mowgli (Bruce Reitherman), a boy raised by wolves, must leave the jungle after Shere Khan (George Sanders), a man-eating tiger, returns. Black panther Bagheera (Sebastian Cabot) guides him toward the man-village, while carefree bear Baloo (Phil Harris) tempts him to stay in the jungle.