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Hardcore Henry

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Tim Roth, Dasha Charusha

Directed by: Ilya Naishuller

Plot: You enter the head of Henry, a cyborg super soldier who goes on a mission to rescue his wife from evil warlord.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 50%

Critic Consensus: “Hardcore Henry seems poised to reinvent the action flick, but without a story or characters worth caring about, its first-person gimmick quickly loses its thrill”

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The Boss

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Kristen Schaal, Kathy Bates, Parker Young

Directed by: Ben Falcone

Plot: A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

RT Freshness: 19%

Critic Consensus: “Melissa McCarthy remains as fiercely talented as ever, but her efforts aren’t enough to prop up the baggy mess of inconsistent gags and tissue-thin writing that brings down The Boss”

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