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Admit One 4/18/25

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

Sinners (Theaters)

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo

Directed by: Ryan Coogler

Plot: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 98%

Critic Consensus: “A rip-roaring fusion of masterful visual storytelling and toe-tapping music, writer-director Ryan Coogler’s first original blockbuster reveals the full scope of his singular imagination”

The Ugly Stepsister (Theaters)

Starring: Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, Flo Fagerli, Isac Calmroth

Directed by: Emilie Blichfeldt

Plot: Follows Elvira as she battles against her gorgeous stepsister in a realm where beauty reigns supreme. She resorts to extreme measures to captivate the prince, amidst a ruthless competition for physical perfection.

RT Freshness: 96%

Critic Consensus: “Taking a hammer and chisel to a quintessential fairy tale, The Ugly Stepsister‘s masterful application of gore and subversion are the stuff that nightmares are made of”

Sneaks (Theaters)

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Martin Lawrence, Swae Lee, Chloe Bailey, Macy Gray, Ella Mai, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, Quavo, Young Miko, Amirah Hall

Directed by: Rob Edwards and Chris Jenkins

Plot: When a designer sneaker unwittingly finds himself lost in New York City, he must dig deep into his sole in order to rescue his sister and return to his rightful owner.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

It Feeds (Theaters and VOD/Digital)

Starring: Ashley Greene, Shawn Ashmore, Ellie O’Brien, Shayelin Martin, Julian Richings

Directed by: Chad Archibald

Plot: A young girl insists that a malevolent entity is feeding on her, and her anguished father desperately struggles to protect his own daughter. To save the girl before she is consumed completely, a clairvoyant therapist must confront her own personal demons.

RT Freshness: 92%

Critic Consensus: N/A

The Shrouds (Theaters)

Starring: Diane Kruger, Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders

Directed by: David Cronenberg

Plot: Karsh, a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals.

RT Freshness: 71%

Critic Consensus: “Ruminating on the love within loss, The Shrouds is a personal and peculiar examination of grief by director David Cronenberg”

 

The Canary (Theaters)

Starring: Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung

Directed by: Andrew Ahn

Plot: Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

RT Freshness: 87%

Critic Consensus: “Andrew Ahn lends a tender eye to a humorous and heartfelt remake that boasts loving performances to be embraced by all”

The Death of Snow White (Theaters)

Starring: Sanae Loutsis, Chelsea Edmundson, Tristan Nokes, Meredith Binder, Colin Miller, Dillon Moore

Directed by: Jason Brooks

Plot: Hunted by her evil step-mother, Snow White must overcome the horrors of the dark forest and make unlikely friends with 7 murderous dwarves in this dark retelling of the classic fairy tale.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

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