Admit One 6/28/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend: it’s Admit One
A Quiet Place: Day One (Theaters)
Starring: Lupita Nyong’0, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Woodward
Directed by: Michael Sarnoski
Plot: A woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during the early stages of an invasion by alien creatures with ultrasonic hearing.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 87%
Critic Consensus: “Grounded in raw humanity by Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn, this sideways entry into A Quiet Place finds fresh notes of fright to play amongst the silence”
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (Theaters)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, Colin Cunningham
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Plot: Families, friends and foes discover the lure of the Old West as the Civil War divides the country.
RT Freshness: 44%
Critic Consensus: “Kevin Costner doesn’t lack for ambition as he sketches this frontier saga across the widest of canvases, but Horizon‘s first chapter proves too diffuse in scope for it to satisfy as a self-contained endeavor”
Kalki 2898 AD (Theaters)
Starring: Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani
Directed by: Nag Ashwin
Plot: In a future ruled by elites who revel in absolute luxury while leaving the rest of the world in darkness, a warrior must rise to protect the one who will bring a new tomorrow.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Daddio (Theaters)
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn
Directed by: Christy Hall
Plot: New York City. JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey
RT Freshness: 76%
Critic Consensus: “A ruminative chamber piece on wheels, Daddio feels expansive thanks to Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn’s compelling rapport”
A Family Affair (Netflix)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Zac Efron, Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy, Sherry Cola
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
Plot: An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her boss, grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Vourdalak (Theaters)
Starring: Kacey Mottet Klein, Ariane Labed, Grégoire Colin, Vassilli Schneider, Claire Duburcq
Directed by: Adrien Beau
Plot: Lost in a hostile forest, the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, finds refuge in the home of a strange family.
RT Freshness: 92%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Scream Therapy (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Rochelle Anderson, Skyler Bible, Harley Bronwyn, Mandie Cheung, Brian Flaccus, Claire Dellamar, Geri Courtney-Austein
Directed by: Cassie Keet
Plot: Five gal pals struggling with life decide to head to the desert, for a girls weekend of restorative scream therapy. Their vacation takes a sharp turn when they cross paths with a few dead-beat dudes who turn out to be demon-worshipping incels on the hunt for a human sacrifice. When these guys discover a secluded house with five lonely women — they decide to make them their sacrifice forcing the women to outwit and outlast these demonic henchmen who have no lives.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
A Sacrifice (Theaters)
Starring: Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, Sylvia Hoeks, Jonas Dassler, Stephan Krampwirth, Lara Feith, Alexander Schubert
Directed by: Jordan Scott
Plot: American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event, while his daughter becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Fancy Dance (Apple TV+)
Starring: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasilewski, Tamara Podemski
Directed by: Erica Tremblay
Plot: Following her sister’s disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child’s white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.
RT Freshness: 96%
Critic Consensus: “An urgent drama grounded in its observant depiction of reservation life, Fancy Dance establishes director/co-writer Erica Tremblay as a rising filmmaking talent”
