Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One.
The Smashing Machine (Theaters)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk, Lyndsey Gavin
Directed by: Benny Safdie
Plot: MMA fighter Mark Kerr reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 74%
Critic Consensus: “Dwayne Johnson goes the distance with his transformative turn as Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, a gritty biopic that sidesteps cliché even at the expense of narrative satisfaction while still landing the dramatic body blows that count”
Bone Lake (Theaters)
Starring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita, Marco Pigossi, Eliane Reis, Clayton Spencer
Directed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
Plot: A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple.
RT Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “Unwavering in its psychological trappings, Bone Lake is a supercharged game of survival that yields a thrilling rabbit-hole of intrigue and fun”
Good Boy (Theaters)
Starring: Indy, Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden
Directed by: Ben Leonberg
Plot: A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.
RT Freshness: 91%
Critic Consensus: “Good Boy is a visually striking, emotionally devastating horror film that eschews genre conventions to deliver a uniquely haunting and conceptually ambitious experience”
Coyotes (Theaters)
Starring: Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Mila Harris, Katherine McNamara, Brittany Allen, Keir O’Donnell, Norbert Leo Butz
Directed by: Colin Minihan
Plot: Trapped in their Hollywood Hills home, a family must fight for survival as a pack of savage coyotes closes in.
RT Freshness: 69%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Anemone (Theaters)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, Safia Oakley-Green
Directed by: Ronan Day-Lewis
Plot: Jem Stoker visits his estranged hermit brother, Ray, to ask him to come home.
RT Freshness: 55%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Scared Shitless (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Steven Ogg, Daniel Doheny, Chelsea Clark, Mark McKinney, Julian Richings, Marty Adams
Directed by: Vivieno Caldinelli
Plot: A plumber and his germophobic son are forced to save the residents of an apartment building, when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty creature escapes into the plumbing system.
RT Freshness: 92%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Shell (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia Gerber, Elizabeth Berkley, Arian Moayed, Este Haim, Lionel Boyce
Directed by: Max Minghella
Plot: Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon–only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.
RT Freshness: 57%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Killing Faith (Theaters)
Starring: Guy Pearce, DeWanda Wise, Raoul Trujillo, Jamie Neumann, Jack Alcott, Joanna Cassidy, Emily Ford, Bill Pullman
Directed by: Ned Crowley
Plot: In 1859, a recently freed slave believes her mysterious Caucasian daughter is possessed due to everything she touches dying and convinces a widowed physician to take them on a journey to find a distant faith healer.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Scurry (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Jamie Costa, Emalia, Peter O’Hanlon, Jet Tranter
Directed by: Luke Sparke
Plot: The city is under attack by a monstrous threat. Two strangers, a family man with everything to live for and a criminal with nothing to lose, find themselves trapped below ground during the chaos. Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hope of finding an exit before they bleed out.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Play Dirty (Prime Video)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, Gretchen Mol, Thomas Jane, Tony Shalhoub
Directed by: Shane Black
Plot: A ruthless thief and his expert crew stumble onto the heist of a lifetime.
RT Freshness: 52%
Critic Consensus: N/A
V/H/S/Hallowen (Shudder)
Starring: David Haydn, Anna McKelvie, Adam James Johnston, Eddie MacKenzie, Aisha Lawal, Samantha Cochran, Natalia Montgomery Fernandez, Elena Musser
Directed by: Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman, R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, Anna Zlokovic
Plot: A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
RT Freshness: 96%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Lost Bus (Apple TV+)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Levi McConaughey, Kay McCabe McConaughey
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Plot: A determined bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a deadly wildfire.
RT Freshness: 86%
Critic Consensus: “Recreating a real-life disaster with terrifying authenticity, The Lost Bus ratchets up the tension while maintaining a humanist core thanks to Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera’s effective performances”
Steve (Netflix)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Simbi Ajikawo, Emily Watson, Douggie McMeekin, Youssef Kerkour
Directed by: Tim Mielants
Plot: Follows headteacher Steve battling for his reform college’s survival while managing his mental health. Concurrently, troubled student Shy navigates his violent tendencies and fragility, torn between his past and future prospects.
RT Freshness: 77%
Critic Consensus: “A sobering drama that throws everything along with the kitchen sink at its doggedly determined hero, Steve‘s pileup of crises can strain credulity but Cillian Murphy’s superb performance keeps it grounded in reality”
