Admit One 12/6/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend: it’s Admit One
Y2K (Theaters)
Starring: Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, The Kid LAROI, Fred Durst, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker
Directed by: Kyle Mooney
Plot: On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 61%
Critic Consensus: “Y2K earns points for ambition and sheer audacity, even if it struggles to keep the laughs coming while maintaining a messy tonal blend”
The Order (Theaters)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Marc Maron, Sebastian Pigott, George Tchortov
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Plot: For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and the public panicked throughout the Pacific Northwest. As the attacks become increasingly violent, FBI agent Terry Husk becomes convinced that the robberies are the work of a domestic terrorist gang that plan to use the loot to finance an armed uprising against the U.S. government.
RT Freshness: 89%
Critic Consensus: “A stoic Jude Law and diabolically good Nicholas Hoult turn the tides of history in this grippingly intense thrill rid”
The Return (Theaters)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Tom Rhys Harries, Amir Wilson
Directed by: Uberto Pasolini
Plot: After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength
RT Freshness: 79%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Nightbitch (Theaters)
Starring: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Ella Thomas, Zoe Chao, Mary Holland, Kerry O’Malley
Directed by: Marielle Heller
Plot: A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.
RT Freshness: 64%
Critic Consensus: “As far as adaptations go, Nightbitch packs more bark than bite as the stellar Amy Adams takes on motherhood and the neighborhood in a rather conventional romp”
Werewolves (Theaters)
Starring: Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jimmy Cummings, Lou Diamond Phillips
Directed by: Steven C. Miller
Plot: Two scientists try to stop a mutation that turns people into werewolves after being touched by a super-moon the year before.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Invisible Raptor (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Mike Capes, Brad Shackelford, Caitlin McHugh, Sandy Martin, Sean Astin, Richard Riehle, Bobby Gilchrist, Larry Hankin
Directed by: Mike Hermosa
Plot: After a top-secret experiment goes wrong, a hyper-intelligent invisible raptor escapes the lab and begins wreaking havoc in the surrounding neighborhood.
RT Freshness: 100%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Get Away (Theaters)
Starring: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres, Ville Virtanen, Eero Milonoff, Anitta Suikkari
Directed by: Steffen Haars
Plot: The Smith family’s much-needed vacation to the remote Swedish island of Svalta takes a dark turn when they arrive during preparations for a mysterious local festival that celebrates a dark history. Unsettled by the unfriendly locals and strange rituals, they try to make the best of their trip, stubbornly enjoying the island’s isolation and natural beauty. However, as the festival looms closer, the family realizes something far more sinister is unfolding–especially when they discover that a serial killer is on the loose.
RT Freshness: 75%
Critic Consensus: N/A
That Christmas (Netflix)
Starring: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Bill Nighy, Guz Khan, Jack Wisniewski, Zazie Hayhurst
Directed by: Simon Otto
Plot: It’s an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone’s plans, including Santa’s.
RT Freshness: 56%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Children’s Train (Netflix)
Starring: Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Christian Cervone, Stefano Accorsi, Giorgia Arena, Francesco Di Leva
Directed by: Cristina Comencini
Plot: In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
The End (Theaters)
Starring: Tilda Swinton, George Mackay, Moses Ingram, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, Lennie James, Michael Shannon
Directed by: Joshua Oppenheimer
Plot: Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life–until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine. Son, a naïve twenty-something who has never seen the outside world, is fascinated by the newcomer, and suddenly the delicate bonds of blind optimism that have held this wealthy clan together begin to fray.
RT Freshness: 55%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Mary (Netflix)
Starring: Noa Cohen, Ido Tako, Anthony Hopkins, Stephanie Nur, Susan Brown, Mila Harris, Ori Pfeffer, Eamon Farren
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Plot: Mary is shunned following an otherworldly conception and forced to flee when Herod’s insatiable thirst for power ignites a murderous pursuit for the newborn.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Lake George (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Shea Whigham, Carrie Coon, Max Casella, Glenn Fleshler, Ashley Fink, Troy Metcalf, Joey Oglesby, Derek Phillips
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner
Plot: Tasked by mobsters with putting an end to Phyllis’ life, Don is unable to pull the trigger, and instead, the two set off on a road trip that evolves into something much more. Phyllis has designs of her own and proposes a little tag team action to Don: combine forces with the aim to steal all the money from the people who want her dead.
RT Freshness: 91%
Critic Consensus: N/A
