Admit One 8/25
Birth of the Dragon
Starring: Phillip Ng, Xia Yu, Terry Chen, Billy Magnussen, Jingjing Qu, Xing Jing
Directed by: George Nolfi
Plot: In 1960’s San Fransisco, Bruce Lee fights kung fu master Wong Jack Man in a controversial battle that made Bruce Lee a legend.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 27%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Leap!
Starring: Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Mel Brooks, Carley Rae Jepsen, Kate McKinnon, Maddie Ziegler
Directed by: Eric Summer and Eric Warin
Plot: 11-year-old orphan, Félicie has one dream – to go to Paris and become a dancer. Her best friend Victor, an imaginative but exhausting boy with a passion for creating, has a dream of his own – to become a famous inventor. In a leap of faith, Victor and Félicie leave their orphanage in pursuit of their passions.
RT Freshness: 37%
Critic Consensus: “From its bland story to its unremarkable animation, Leap! does little to distinguish itself from a long list of like-minded — and superior — family-friendly alternatives”
Ingrid Goes West
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson, Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen, Pom Klementieff
Directed by: Matt Spicer
Plot: Social media obsessed Ingrid Thorburn moves to Los Angeles to stalk and attempt to befriend a popular Instagram influencer.
RT Freshness: 89%
Critic Consensus: “Led by strong performances from Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, Ingrid Goes West delivers smart, topical humor underlined by timely social observations”
Good Time
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Ben Safdie, Barkhad Abdi, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress
Directed by: The Safdie Brothers
Plot: After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City’s underworld in an increasingly desperate-and dangerous-attempt to get his brother out of jail.
RT Freshness: 88%
Critic Consensus: “A visual treat filled out by consistently stellar work from Robert Pattinson, Good Time is a singularly distinctive crime drama offering far more than the usual genre thrills”
