Admit One 7/5/24
Here’s what new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One
Despicable Me 4 (Theaters)
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman
Directed by: Chris Renaud
Plot: Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 55%
Critic Consensus: “Fast paced and teeming with slapstick gags, Despicable Me 4 is as overstuffed as a piñata but full of enough candy to give audiences an enjoyable sugar rush”
MaXXXine (Theaters)
Starring: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon
Directed by: Ti West
Plot: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
RT Freshness: 77%
Critic Consensus: “Intoxicating with its maxxximal style, MaXXXine is an uneven but vibrant pastiche that drives a stiletto through Hollywood’s heart”
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (Theaters)
Starring: Nika King, Demetrius Grosse, Elizabeth Mitchell, Diaana Babnicova, Joshua Weigel
Directed by: Joshua Weigel
Plot: The true story of Donna and Reverend Martin and their church in East Texas. 22 families adopted 77 children from the local foster system, igniting a movement for vulnerable children everywhere.
RT Freshness: 82%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Kill (Theaters)
Starring: Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, Tanya Maniktala
Directed by: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Plot: When army commando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying kill-spree to save those around him — turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride.
RT Freshness: 89%
Critic Consensus: “A relentless thrill ride grounded in raw emotional stakes, Kill serves up a knuckle sandwich that action fans will gleefully eat up”
Boneyard (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Brian Van Holt, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mel Gibson, Nora Zehetner, Michael Sirow, Weston Cage, Vince E. McDaniel
Directed by: Asif Akbar
Plot: Inspired by the true events of a serial killer that may still be out there today.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Taylour Paige, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Kevin Bacon, Bronson Pinchot
Directed by: Mark Molloy
Plot: Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter’s life’s threatened. Includes old pals John Taggart and Billy Rosewood working to uncover a conspiracy.
RT Freshness: 65%
Critic Consensus: “Content to let a very game Eddie Murphy bring all the heat, the fourth Beverly Hills Cop coasts on nostalgia but marks a welcome return for Axel Foley”
Space Cadet (Prime Video)
Starring: Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Kuhoo Verma, Desi Lydic, Sebastian Yatra, Sam Robards, Dave Foley
Directed by: Liz W. Garcia
Plot: Rex, a Florida party girl, turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates who may have better resumés, but don’t have her smarts, heart, and moxie.
RT Freshness: 38%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Imaginary (Netflix)
Starring: Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando, Riisa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Atsuko Takahata, Issey Ogata
Directed by: Yoshiyuki Momose
Plot: Rudger is a boy no one can see, imagined by Amanda to share her thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger, suddenly alone, arrives at The Town of Imaginaries, where forgotten Imaginaries live and find work, he faces a mysterious threat.
RT Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “A visually splendid and emotionally resonant anime film that appeals to the child in everyone, The Imaginary is a flight of fancy that audiences won’t mind getting swept up in”
A Man of Reason (Theaters)
Starring: Jung Woo-sung, Kim Nam-gil, Park Sung-woong, Kim Jun-han, Park Yoo-na
Directed by: Jung Woo-sung
Plot: After 10 years in the prison on behalf of his boss, Su-hyuk is released, but the boss doubts his loyalty. When Su-hyuk visits his long-abandoned girlfriend, he finds out that he, now, is a father of young girl. He wants to cut ties with the gang, but the boss is not ready to release him, and hires a notorious killer. The killer takes the daughter as hostage, and Su-hyuk decides to take revenge in a way that he’s best at; a violence.
RT Freshness: 14%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Murder Company (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: William Moseley, Pooch Hall, Gilles Marini, Joe Anderson, Kelsey Grammar, Jilon VanOver
Directed by: Shane Dax Taylor
Plot: In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
