Admit One 8/24

The Happytime Murders

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Leslie David Baker

Directed by: Brian Henson

Plot: When the puppet cast of an ’80s children’s TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 25%

Critic Consensus: “The Happytime Murders wastes its intriguingly transgressive premise on a witless comedy that blindly pushes buttons instead of attempting to tell an entertaining story”

AXL

Starring: Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Tom Jane, Alex MacNicoll, Dominic Rains, Patricia De Leon

Directed by: Oliver Daly

Plot: A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog who develops a special friendship with Miles and will go to any length to protect his new companion.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

Searching

Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn

Directed by: Aneesh Chaganty

Plot: After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.

RT Freshness 90%

Critic Consensus: “Searching‘s timely premise and original execution are further bolstered by well-rounded characters brought to life by a talented cast”