Admit One 4/8/22
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Theaters)
Starring: Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Idris Elba, Lee Majdoub, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaugnessy, Natasha Rothwell
Directed by: Jeff Fowler
Plot: After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search of an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 66%
Critic Consensus: “It isn’t as much fun as the little blue guy’s greatest games, but if you enjoyed the first film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 serves as a generally acceptable sequel”
Ambulance (Theaters)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt, Moses Ingram, Jackson White, Cedric Sanders
Directed by: Michael Bay
Plot: Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.
RT Freshness: 69%
Critic Consensus: “At top speed and with sirens wailing, Ambulance comes riding to the rescue for audiences facing an emergency shortage of Michael Bay action thrills”
Cow (Theaters)
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Plot: An intimate portrait of one dairy cow’s life. The film highlights the beauty and challenges cows face and their great service to us all.
RT Freshness: 94%
Critic Consensus “A stark and emotionally resonant look at the life of a farm animal, Cow simply yet insistently asks the viewer to reconsider their relationship with their food”
Aline (Theaters)
Starring: Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, Roc Lafortune, Antoine Vézina
Directed by: Valérie Lemercier
Plot: With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world.
RT Freshness: 58%
Critic Consensus: “An unforgettable blend of the conventional and the singularly strange, Aline is definitely odd, but it’s also oddly entertaining”
All the Old Knives (Theaters and Prime Video)
Starring: Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Pryce, Corey Johnson, Colin Stinton
Directed by: Janus Metz
Plot: Two CIA operatives, and former lovers, reunite at idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea to re-examine a mission six years ago in Vienna where a fellow agent might have been compromised.
RT Freshness: 67%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Metal Lords (Netflix)
Starring: Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Joe Manganiello, Brett Gelman, Sufe Bradshaw
Directed by: Peter Sollett
Plot: Two friends try to form a heavy metal band with a cellist for the Battle of the Bands.
RT Freshness: 58%
Critic Consensus: N/A
A-ha: The Movie (Theaters)
Starring: A-ha, Andy Whittle, Sebastian Pitzer, Heidi Rydjord, Jan Omdahl, Lauren Savoy
Directed by: Thomas Robsahm
Plot: Follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?
RT Freshness: 91%
Critic Consensus: N/A
