Admit One 1/11
If Beale Street Could Talk
Starring: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Brian Tyree Henry
Directed by: Barry Jenkins
Plot: A woman in Harlem embraces her pregnancy while she and her family struggle to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 95%
Critic Consensus: “If Beale Street Could Talk honors its source material with a beautifully filmed adaptation that finds director Barry Jenkins further strengthening his visual and narrative craft”
The Upside
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, Aja Naomi King, Tate Donovan
Directed by: Neil Burger
Plot: A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who’s hired to help him.
RT Freshness: 30%
Critic Consensus: “Preachy, manipulative, and frustratingly clichéd, The Upside showcases Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart’s chemistry without ever taking full advantage of it”
A Dog’s Way Home
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Edward James Olmos, Ashley Judd, Barry Watson, Alexandra Shipp, Wes Studi
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Plot: A dog travels 400 miles in search of her owner.
RT Freshness: 69%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Replicas
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, John Ortiz, Emily Alyn Lind, Emjay Anthony
Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Plot: A scientist becomes obsessed with bringing back his family members who died in a traffic accident.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
On the Basis of Sex
Starrring: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Sam Waterson, Jack Reynor
Directed by: Mimi Leder
Plot: The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and what she had to overcome in order to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
RT Freshness: 71%
Critic Consensus: “On the Basis of Sex is nowhere near as groundbreaking as its real-life subject, but her extraordinary life makes a solid case for itself as an inspirational, well-acted biopic”
