Admit One 7/12/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One.
Longlegs (Theaters)
Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt, Erin Boyes, Blair Underwood, Lisa Chandler, Dakota Daulby
Directed by: Osgood Perkins
Plot: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 92%
Critic Consensus: “Saturated in disquieting mood while leveraging a nightmarishly gonzo performance by Nicolas Cage, Longlegs is a satanic horror that effectively instills panic”
Fly Me to the Moon (Theaters)
Starring: Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Ray Romano, Woody Harrelson, Nick Dillenburg, Colin Woodell
Directed by: Greg Berlanti
Plot: Marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins.
RT Freshness: 62%
Critic Consensus: “Sustained by Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum’s screwball chemistry even when its plotting strains credulity, this throwback romance is a pleasant enough trip to the moon and back”
Sing Sing (Theaters)
Starring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José, Paul Raci, David Giraudy, Patrick Griffin, Mosi Eagle
Directed by: Greg Kwedar
Plot: Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
RT Freshness: 98%
Critic Consensus: “A moving celebration of art’s redemptive power, Sing Sing draws its estimable emotional resonance from a never better Colman Domingo and equally impressive ensemble players”
The Convert (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Guy Pearce, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makoare, Dean O’Gorman
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Plot: A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.
RT Freshness: 81%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Lumina (Theaters)
Starring: Eric Roberts, Rupert Lazarus, Eleanor Williams, Andrea Tivadar, Sidney Nicole Rogers, Ken Lawson, Emily Hall
Directed by: Gino McKoy
Plot: Lumina follows four friends desperately searching for their abductee friend in a DUMB (Deep Underground Military Base). Whether they find their friend or not in the deserts of the US to the sands of the Sahara, will change their lives forever.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Starring: Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Brandy Norwood, Rita Ora, China Anne McClain, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley
Directed by: Jennifer Phang
Plot: Follows Red, daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, daughter of Cinderella, as they team up to save Auradon by traveling in back in time using the White Rabbit’s pocket watch, to stop an event that would cause grave consequences.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Inheritance (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Bob Gunton, Peyton List, Briana Middleton, Rachel Nichols, Austin Stowell, David Walton
Directed by: Alejandro Brugués
Plot: On the eve of his 75th birthday, billionaire Charles Abernathy invites his estranged children back home out of fear that tonight someone or something is going to kill him. He puts each of their inheritances on the line, to ensure they’ll help keep him alive.
RT Freshness: 38%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Dandelion (Theaters)
Starring: Kiki Layne, Thomas Doherty, Melanie Nicholls-King, Brady Stablein, Jack Stablein, Grace Kaiser
Directed by: Nicole Riegel
Plot: Follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
RT Freshness: 71%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Vanished Into the Night (Netflix)
Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Massimiliano Gallo, Annabelle Wallis, Gaia Coletti, Gerhard Koloneci, Bruno Ricci
Directed by: Renato De Maria
Plot: A father, immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Divorce in the Black (Prime Video)
Starring: Meagan Good, Cory Hardrict, Joseph Lee Anderson, Taylor Polidore, Shannon Wallace, Richard Lawson, Debbi Morgan
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Plot: Ava’s husband, Dallas, leaves her heartbroken as he deserts their marriage. Dallas’ malicious actions unravel as Ava gets a chance to find true love with her destined soulmate.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
