Admit One 9/27/24

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

Megalopolis (Theaters)

Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Plot: The city of New Rome is the main conflict between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist in favor of a utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 50%

Critic Consensus: “More of a creative manifesto than a cogent narrative feature, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is an overstuffed opus that’s equal parts stimulating and slapdash.”

The Wild Robot (Theaters)

Starring: Lupito Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry

Directed by: Christopher Sanders

Plot: After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

RT Freshness: 98%

Critic Consensus: “A simple tale told with great sophistication, The Wild Robot is wondrous entertainment that dazzles the eye while filling your heart to the brim”

Lee (Theaters)

Starring: Kate Winslet, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgard, Marion Cotillard

Directed by: Ellen Kuras

Plot: The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

RT Freshness: 63%

Critic Consensus: “Kate Winslet’s gripping performance in the title role helps elevate Lee beyond its disappointingly conventional biopic trappings”

Notice to Quit (Theaters)

Starring: Michael Zegan, Isabel Arraiza, Nell Verlaque, Michael Angelo Covino, Jaime Zevallos

Directed by: Simon Hacker

Plot: Andy Singer, a struggling New York City realtor, finds his world crashing down around him when his estranged 10-year-old daughter, Anna, shows up unannounced on his doorstep in the middle of his eviction.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

Bagman (Theaters)

Starring: Sam Claflin, Antonia Thomas, William Hope, Steven Cree, Frankie Corio, Adelle Leonce, Henry Pettigrew

Directed by: Colm McCarthy

Plot: When a sinister threat from his childhood returns to haunt him, a father desperately struggles against his deepest inner fear. Only this time, the fight isn’t for himself; it’s for his family.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

Sleep (Theaters and VOD/Digital)

Starring: Jung Yu-Mi, Lee Sun-Kyun, Kim Gook-hee, Yoon Kyung-ho

Directed by: Jason Yu

Plot: A young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband’s nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.

RT Freshness: 95%

Critic Consensus: “Elegantly executed, Sleep builds prosperously upon a familiar premise and delivers rousing chills”

Killer Heat (Prime Video)

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden, Clare Holman, Babou Ceesay

Directed by: Philippe Lacote

Plot: Follows twin brothers who find themselves in a dangerous love triangle on an isolated Greek island. The investigation is given to “The Jealousy Man,” a wounded detective.

RT Freshness: 7%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Apartment 7A (Paramount+/Digital)

Starring: Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Jim Sturgess, Kevin McNally, Andrew Buchan, Marli Siu

Directed by: Natalie Erika James

Plot: When a struggling, young dancer suffers a devastating injury, she finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected, older couple promises her a shot at fame.

RT Freshness: 38%

Critic Consensus: “Apartment 7A is slickly assembled and solidly acted, but the lingering memory of Rosemary’s Baby and a predictable prequel template make for a sub(par)lease”

Wolfs (Apple TV+)

Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan, Irina Dubova

Directed by: Jon Watts

Plot: Two rival fixers cross paths when they’re both called in to help cover up a prominent New York official’s misstep. Over one explosive night, they’ll have to set aside their petty grievances and their egos to finish the job.

RT Freshness: 72%

Critic Consensus: “George Clooney and Brad Pitt’s professional star power gives Wolfs zip even when it cycles through clichés of the fixer genre, making for a pleasing and slick throwback”