Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One
Black Phone 2 (Theaters)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Demian Bichir, Miguel Mora
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Plot: Four years ago, 13-year-old Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of The Grabber. But true evil transcends death… and the phone is ringing again.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 74%
Critic Consensus: “Taking the consequences of its predecessor seriously, Black Phone 2 is a chilling sequel that mines memorable scares and thought-provoking themes from the scars that linger”
Good Fortune (Theaters)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh
Directed by: Aziz Ansari
Plot: A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist.
RT Freshness: 78%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Mastermind (Theaters)
Starring: Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Gaby Hoffmann, Bill Camp
Directed by: Kelly Reichardt
Plot: In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.
RT Freshness: 92%
Critic Consensus: “Kelly Reichardt crafts a heist film at her own laconic pace with The Mastermind, a contemplative crime drama that glides along Josh O’Connor’s effortless watchability and a sumptuously vintage aesthetic”
Grow (Theaters)
Starring: Nick Frost, Golda Rosheuvel, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Joe Wilkinson, Tim McInnerny, Jane Horrocks
Directed by: John McPhail
Plot: A no-nonsense farmer living in the self-proclaimed ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’, takes in her estranged niece Charlie. Charlie decides to enter the local pumpkin growing competition where she and the other pumpkin growers face fierce competition, sabotage and a genetically engineered rival. As she nurtures her pumpkin ‘Peter’ and watches him grow, so does her bond with the townsfolk, farm and her new way of life.
RT Freshness: 92%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Truth & Treason (Theaters)
Starring: Ewan Horrocks, Ferdinand McKay, Daf Thomas, Nye Occomore, Rupert Evans
Directed by: Matt Whitaker
Plot: As World War II rages, a teenage boy in Germany is forced to confront a terrible truth–loyalty to his country now means loyalty to a lie. When his trusted bishop urges obedience to the Nazi regime, he begins to question everything. And after his Jewish friend is taken away, he secretly listens to banned radio broadcasts and launches a resistance, exposing the truth.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Pets on a Train (Theaters)
Starring: Damien Ferrette, Hervé Jolly, Kaycie Chase, Frantz Confiac, Emmanuel Garijo, Nicolas Marié
Directed by: Benoît Daffis and Jean-Christian Tassy
Plot: When a crew of animal bandits embark on a routine swindle, they find themselves caught up in a high-tech train heist. It’s up to Falcon, a petty thief raccoon, and Rex, a righteous police-dog, to save the animals aboard this high-speed runway train.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Theaters)
Starring: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, ASAP Rocky
Directed by: Mary Bronstein
Plot: With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
RT Freshness: 92%
Critic Consensus: “Liable to leave audiences in a cold sweat, this fever dream immersion into parental stress connects with thunderous force thanks to Rose Byrne’s gutsy star turn and director Mary Bronstein’s uncompromising vision”
The Astronaut (Theaters)
Starring: Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna, Ivana Miličević, Macy Gray
Directed by: Jess Varley
Plot: After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth.
RT Freshness: 47%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning (Theaters)
Starring: Choi Han, Nam Doh-hyeong, Jung Yoo-jung, Kim Yeon-woo
Directed by: Kim Dong-chul
Plot: When a demonic uprising threatens to end the world as they know it, a monk and an excommunicated priest join forces to protect a powerful young boy and the next generation of magic. As dark forces close in, the unlikely trio must confront their inner demons.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Delivery Run (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Alexander Arnold, Liam James Collins, Joey Palmroos, Nadine Higgin, Arthur Sylense
Directed by: Joey Palmroos
Plot: Stranded on icy mountain roads, a delivery man is hunted by a mysterious snowplow driver with deadly intent. With the night closing in and nowhere to run, Lee must fight for his survival from the relentless killer out to get him.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Wilderness (Theaters)
Starring: Hunter Doohan, Lamar Johnson, Aaron Holliday, Matt Gomez-Hidaka, Vinessa Shaw, Liana Liberato, Sam Jaeger
Directed by: Spencer King
Plot: A group of troubled teenage boys are kidnapped from their homes and taken deep into the unforgiving Utah desert, where they are forced into a brutal and secretive “Wilderness Therapy” program. With no contact with the outside world, their only way home is to earn the approval of the enigmatic program director–whose motives are far from therapeutic. As the line between rehabilitation and manipulation blurs, the boys must decide whether to survive the program or escape it.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Good News (Netflix)
Starring: Sul Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung, Ryoo Seung-bum, Yamada Takayuki, Shiina Kippei, Kim Sung-oh
Directed by: Byun Sung-hyun
Plot: Set in the 1970s, a group of people gather to land a hijacked airplane at all costs. Determined to make the mission a success, they devise a covert plan.
RT Freshness: 100%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Twits (Netflix and Theaters)
Starring: Margo Martindale, Johnny Vegas, Natalie Portman, Emilia Clarke, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ryan Lopez, Jason Mantzoukas, Timothy Simons, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Byer
Directed by: Phil Johnston
Plot: Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city.
RT Freshness: 50%
Critic Consensus: N/A
