Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend: it’s Admit One.
The Naked Gun (Theaters)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
Plot: Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world!
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “With Liam Neeson’s gravelly gravitas proving to be a perfect fit for Frank Drebin’s deadpan buffoonery, The Naked Gun revives the original trilogy’s daffy sense of humor like it never went out of style”
The Bad Guys 2 (Theaters)
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh, Alex Borstein, Danielle Brooks, Maria Bakalova, Natasha Lyonne
Directed by: Pierre Perifel
Plot: The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.
RT Freshness: 84%
Critic Consensus: “The Bad Guys 2‘s crew of reformed rapscallions are still a ton of fun as their latest adventure raises the stakes while maintaining a playful sense of mischief”
Together (Theaters)
Starring: Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman, Mia Morrisssey, Karl Richmond
Directed by: Michael Shanks
Plot: Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country. With tensions already flaring, an encounter with an unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love and their flesh.
RT Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “Given an extra sinew of authenticity by the metatextual casting of Alison Brie and Dave Franco at the top of their game, Together is a body horror that’s as emotionally sticky as it is memorably gnarly”
She Rides Shotgun (Theaters)
Starring: Taron Egerton, Ana Sophia Heger, Rob Yang, John Caroll Lynch, Odessa A’zion
Directed by: Nick Rowland
Plot: A girl marked for death, must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knows-her father.Â
RT Freshness: 81%
Critic Consensus: “A gritty thriller grounded in powerful emotional stakes, She Rides Shotgun is harrowing but enlivened by Taron Egerton and Ana Sophia Heger’s superb performances”
Trouble Man (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Michael Jai White, Method Man, La La Anthony, Mike Epps, Gillian White, Orlando Jones
Directed by: Michael Jai White
Plot: Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own past.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
To Kill a Wolf (Theaters)
Starring: Maddison Brown, Michael Esper, Kaitlin Doubleday, Ivan Martin, David Knell
Directed by: Kelsey Taylor
Plot: In a modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, a social pariah discovers a teenage runaway in the Oregon Wilderness and does his best to help her find a way home – a troubling exploration of trauma and redemption.
RT Freshness: 100%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Omniscient Reader: The Prophet (Theaters)
Starring: Lee Min-ho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, Jisoo
Directed by: Kim Byung-woo
Plot: Dokja’s favorite novel comes ominously true; using his intricate knowledge of the impending apocalyptic story, the office worker changes destiny.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Harvest (Theaters)
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling, Rosy Mcewen, Arinze Kene, Thalissa Texeira, Frank Dillane
Directed by: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Plot: Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears.
RT Freshness: 70%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek (Theaters)
Starring: Hudson Henley, Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Josh Futcher, Ayla Bullington, Brycen Patterson
Directed by: Jesse Edwards
Plot: When Scott accepts a dare to camp all night in the woods, Hailey is the only friend willing to help him. But Scott doesn’t believe in the Bigfoot creature lurking along Shaggy Creek — it’s just a story… right?
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
War of the Worlds (Prime Video)
Starring: Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Michael O’Neill, Olivia DeLaurentis, Clark Gregg, Iman Benson
Directed by: Rich Lee
Plot: A computer security analyst working for the U.S. government finds his daily life disrupted by an alien attack; accustomed to dealing with virtual threats, his struggle extends to secrets the government may be hiding.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
My Oxford Year (Netflix)
Starring: Sofia Carson, Corey Mylchreest, Dougray Scott, Catherine McCormack, Harry Trevaldwyn, Hugh Coles, Poppy Gilbert
Directed by: Ian Morris
Plot: When Anna, an ambitious young American woman, sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream, she has her life completely on track until she meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives.
RT Freshness: 31%
Critic Consensus: N/A
