Admit One 11/8/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend: it’s Admit One
Heretic (Theaters)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Elle Young, Elle McKinnon
Directed by: Scott Beck & Bryan Woods
Plot: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 94%
Critic Consensus: “Hugh Grant has infectious fun playing against type in Heretic, a religious horror that preaches the gospel of cerebral chills over cheap shocks”
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Theaters)
Starring: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Lauren Graham, Elizabeth Tabish, Kirk B.R. Woller, Vanessa Benavente
Directed by: Dallas Jenkins
Plot: Nobody is ready for the mayhem and surprises that ensue when six of the worst youngsters disrupt the town’s yearly Christmas performance.
RT Freshness: 87%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Elevation (Theaters)
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, Danny Boyd Jr., David Malkoff, Shauna Earp
Directed by: George Nolfi
Plot: Set in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.
RT Freshness: 52%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Weekend in Taipei (Theaters)
Starring: Luke Evans, Gwei Lun Mei, Sung Kang, Wyatt Yang, Pernell Walker
Directed by: George Huang
Plot: Years ago, committed DEA agent John Lawlor fell in love with Joey Kwang, a Taipei-based transport driver working in the criminal underworld, but was forced to flee due to tragic circumstances. Now, the duo reunites when Lawlor blows his cover as a chef and takes an off-the-books weekend mission to Taipei to bring down a billionaire drug kingpin… who just so happens to be Joey’s new husband.
RT Freshness: 46%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Small Things Like These (Theaters)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne, Helen Behan, Emily Watson
Directed by: Tim Mielants
Plot: In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
RT Freshness: 93%
Critic Consensus: “Cillian Murphy’s outstanding acting anchors Small Things Like These, elevating an occasionally enervating historical drama”
Bird (Theaters)
Starring: Nykiya Adams, Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, James Nelson-Joyce, Jasmine Jobson, Joanne Matthews
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Plot: Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.
RT Freshness: 81%
Critic Consensus: “Director Andrea Arnold strikes a coming-of-age chord through Nykiya Adams’ moving performance, marrying fantasy and reality to the dizzying end”
Black Cab (Shudder)
Starring: Nick Frost, Synnove Karlsen, Luke Norris
Directed by: Bruce Goodison
Plot: A couple who find their jovial cab driver diverts them to a remote, haunted road, revealing disturbing motives and his true intentions.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Meet Me Next Christmas (Netflix)
Starring: Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola
Directed by: Rusty Cundieff
Plot: In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
10 Days of a Curios Man (Netflix)
Starring: Nejat Isler, Riza Kocaoglu, Kadir Cermik, Ilayda Akdogan, Senay Gurler, Cem Uslu, Sezer Aricay
Directed by: Uluc Bayraktar
Plot: When a young woman goes missing in Istanbul, a jaded writer gets tangled up in a deadly chain of events as he sets out to find her — and a good story.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
