Admit One 8/16/24
Here’s what’s out in theaters and streaming this weekend: It’s Admit One.
Alien: Romulus (Theaters)
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Johnson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu
Directed by: Fede Alvarez
Plot: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 82%
Critic Consensus: “Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own, Romulus injects some fresh acid blood into one of cinema’s great horror franchises”
Jackpot! (Prime Video)
Starring: Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Donald Elise Watkins, Sam Asghari
Directed by: Paul Feig
Plot: In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been newly established in California – the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot.
RT Freshness: 41%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Union (Netflix)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons, Mike Colter, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Directed by: Julian Farino
Plot: Mike, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart Roxanne recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Consumed (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Courtney Halverson, Mark Famigiletti, Devon Sawa
Directed by: Mitchell Altieri
Plot: Trapped between a madman seeking revenge and a skin-stealing monster, a married couple must find the strength to fight and make it out of the woods alive.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Skincare (Theaters)
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Nathan Fillion, Lewis Pullman, Michaela Rodriguez, Luis Gerardo Méndez, John Billingsley
Directed by: Austin Peters
Plot: Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman’s skincare business faces sabotage when rival Angel Vergara opens a boutique across the street. Aided by friend Jordan, Hope seeks to uncover who’s trying to ruin her reputation.
RT Freshness: 68%
Critic Consensus: N/A
My Penguin Friend (Theaters)
Starring: Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Nicolas Francella, Alexia Moyano, Rocio Hernandez, Pedro Caetano
Directed by: David Schurmann
Plot: An enchanting adventure about a lost penguin rescued from an oil spill, who transforms the life of a heartbroken fisherman. They soon become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them.
RT Freshness: 73%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Rob Peace (Theaters)
Starring: Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, Michael Kelly, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Mare Winningham
Directed by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Plot: Based on a true story, a brilliant young man puts his bright future at risk to help his father.
RT Freshness: 77%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The King Tide (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Frances Fisher, Clayne Crawford, Alix West Lefler, Aden Young, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Michael Greyeyes
Directed by: Christian Sparkes
Plot: After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next savior.
RT Freshness: 95%
Critic Consensus: N/A
