Following the record-breaking opening weekend for “A Minecraft Movie” and the breakout success of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” a new slate of blockbusters and indie films are hoping to drum up excitement in May about what the summer movie season has in store.

Starting with memorial weekend’s wide releases, Tom Cruise is giving Ethan Hunt a final send-off in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” which follows up “Dead Reckoning” as the fate of the world is thrust into Ethan’s hands once again. Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames and Esai Morales return for the emotional finale and, to date, the film has a solid 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Disney has yet another live-action remake with “Lilo & Stitch,” which takes a page from the beloved 2002 animated original. Helmed by “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” director Dean Fleischer Camp, this new version follows a fugitive alien who causes...