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Admit One 10/13/23

Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour (Theaters)

Starring: Taylor Swift

Directed by: Sam Wrench

Plot: The cultural phenomenon continues on the big screen! Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 100%

Critic Consensus: N/A

The Mill (Hulu)

Starring: Lil Rel Howery, Pat Healy, Karen Obilom, Patrick Fischler

Directed by: Sean King O’Grady

Plot: A businessman mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell with only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.

RT Freshness: 63%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Awareness (Prime Video)

Starring: Carlos Scholz, Pedro Alonso, María Pedraza, Óscar Jaenada, Lela Loren, Lucas Fuica

Directed by: Daniel Benmayor

Plot: Living on the outskirts of society, a rebellious teen manipulates minds with his ability to generate visual illusions. When one of his cons goes awry, he becomes the target of two rival organizations that want to exploit his powers.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

The Burial (Prime Video)

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Pamela Reed, Bill Camp

Directed by: Maggie Betts

Plot: Inspired by true events, a lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth, exposing a complex web of race, power, and injustice.

RT Freshness: 91%

Critic Consensus: “A solid courtroom drama led by a pair of nicely contrasted performances, The Burial hits the expected genre beats — and remains a crowd-pleasing treat at every turn”

Dear David (Theaters)

Starring: Justin Long, Augustus Prew, Andrea Bang, René Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll

Directed by: John McPhail

Plot: A man is haunted by the ghost of a boy named David, who is trying to kill him.

RT Freshness: 11%

Critic Consensus: N/A

In the Fire (Theaters and Digital/VOD)

Starring: Amber Heard, Eduardo Noreiga, Lorenzo McGovern Zaini, Luca Calvani, Sophie Amber, Yari Gugliucci

Directed by: Connor Allyn

Plot: A doctor travels to a remote plantation to care for a disturbed boy who has inexplicable abilities. She ignites a war of science versus religion with the local priest who believes the boy is possessed by the Devil.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

The Elderly (Theaters)

Starring: Zorion Eguileor, Gustavo Salmerón, Paula Gallego, Irene Anula, Juan Acedo, Josele Román

Directed by: Fernando González Gómez and Raúl Cerezo

Plot: An octogenarian enters into a state of dementia after the sudden suicide of his wife, sparking a series of paranormal events that will put his family’s lives at risk.

RT Freshness: 100%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Dangerous Waters (Theaters and Digital/VOD)

Starring: Odeya Rush, Eric Dane, Saffron Burrows, Ray Liotta, Sala Baker, Alexya Garcia

Directed by: John Barr

Plot: A sailing holiday spirals out of control when a teenage daughter uncovers the dark past of her mother’s new boyfriend.

RT Freshness: 40%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Herd (Theaters and Digital/VOD)

Starring: Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, Jeremy Holm, Timothy V. Murphy, Corbin Bernsen, Amanda Fuller

Directed by: Steven Pierce

Plot: When a woman trying to outrun her past ends up trapped between a zombie outbreak and warring militia groups, she must fight to find her way back home.

RT Freshness: 60%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Anatomy of a Fall (Theaters)

Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaïeb, Samuel Theis

Directed by: Justine Triet

Plot: For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.

RT Freshness: 96%

Critic Consensus: “A smart, solidly crafted procedural that’s anchored in family drama, Anatomy of a Fall finds star Sandra Hüller and director/co-writer Justine Triet operating at peak power”

Dark Harvest (Prime Video)

Starring: Casey Likes, Emyri Crutchfield, Dustin Ceithamer, Elizabeth Reaser, Jeremy Davies, Luke Kirby

Directed by: David Slade

Plot: A legendary monster called October Boy terrorizes residents in a small Midwestern town when he rises from the cornfields every Halloween with his butcher knife and makes his way toward those who are brave enough to confront him.

RT Freshness: 78%

Critic Consensus: N/A

15 Cameras (Theaters and Digital/VOD)

Starring: Will Madden, Angela Wong Carbone, James Babson, Jim Cummings, Skyler Bible, Hilty Bowen

Directed by: Danny Madden

Plot: When Cam and Sky bought their duplex, it seemed like the perfect investment opportunity for the young couple; a starter home, a mortgage offset by renters, and even a guest room for Sky’s sister, Carolyn. But as Sky and Cam slowly uncover hidden cameras and secrets of the duplex’s previous owner, obsession consumes their marriage and they both fall into destructive forms of voyeurism. When new tenants move in downstairs, their fixation with observing others has deadly consequences and they are forced to confront the very things they have been consumed by.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

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