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Godzilla vs Kong

Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Millie Bobbie Brown, Eiza Gonzalez, Shun Oguri, Kyle Chandler, Julian Dennison, Demian Bichir, Lance Reddick

Directed by: Adam Wingard

Plot: Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans–instigated by unseen forces–is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 79%

Critic Consensus: “Delivering squarely on its title, Godzilla vs. Kong swats away character development and human drama to deliver all the spectacle you’d expect from giant monsters slugging it out”

The Unholy

Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Cary Elwes, Diogo Morgado

Directed by: Evan Spiliotopoulos

Plot: Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

RT Freshness: 27%

Critic Consensus: N/A

French Exit

Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Danielle MacDonald

Directed by: Azazel Jacobs

Plot: A widowed New York socialite and her aimless son move to Paris after she spends the last of her husband’s inheritance.

RT Freshness: 68%

Critic Consensus: “The smartly written French Exit offers proof that even the most caustic characters can be made entertaining — and even relatable — through a Michelle Pfeiffer performance”

Concrete Cowboy (Netflix)

Starring: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Lorraine Toussaint, Byron Bowers, Method Man

Directed by: Ricky Staub

Plot: Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

RT Freshness: 78%

Critic Consensus: “Well-acted and solidly directed, Concrete Cowboy lassos old-fashioned uplift with its story of a father and son in a little-seen corner of American culture”

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