Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One.
Wicked: For Good (Theaters)
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Colman Domingo
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Plot: Elphaba, now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 71%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Sisu: Road to Vengeance (Theaters)
Starring: Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang, Richard Brake, Einar Haraldsson, Jaako Hutchings
Directed by: Jalmari Helander
Plot: A man returns to dismantle his family’s house, where they were murdered in war, to rebuild it elsewhere. When the killer, a Red Army commander, tracks him down, a brutal cross-country pursuit begins.
RT Freshness: 94%
Critic Consensus: “Sisu: Road to Revenge consistently and creatively kills the competition”
Rental Family (Theaters)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto
Directed by: Hikari
Plot: An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.
RT Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “A sweet-natured dramedy about faking human connection until you make it, Rental Family provides Brendan Fraser an ideal showcase for his sensitive star power while backing him up with a terrific ensemble”
Reverence (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Adam Hampton, Whit Kunschik, Ryan Francis, Gattlin Griffith, Connie Franklin
Directed by: Kyle Kauwika Harris
Plot: When 18-year-old Mattie vanishes over Christmas, her father faces every parent’s worst nightmare. An intense investigation ensues, and a determined Detective takes on the case. Quickly suspicion points to Mattie’s boyfriend, but as the case spirals into chaos, dark truths emerge. With time running out and his daughter’s life on the line, one father’s desperation pushes him to draw on his military past and take matters into his own hands.
RT Freshness: N/
Critic Consensus: N/A
Time Travel is Dangerous! (Theaters)
Starring: Stephen Fry, Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Guy Henry, Tony Way, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tom Lenk, Laura Aikman
Directed by: Chris Reading
Plot: Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. Stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past to stock their shop with no idea of the irreparable damage they’re causing to the fabric of the universe.
RT Freshness: 81%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Altered (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Tom Felton, Liza Bugulova, Richard Brake, Igor Jijikine, Aggy K. Adams
Directed by: Timo Vuorensola
Plot: In an alternate present, genetically enhanced humans dominate society. Outcasts Leon and Chloe fight for justice against corrupt politicians exploiting genetic disparity, risking everything to challenge the oppressive system.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Theaters)
Starring: Fabio Testi, Koen De Bouw, Maria de Medeiros, Thi Mai Nguyen, Céline Camara, Kézia Quental
Directed by: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Plot: When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
RT Freshness: 76%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon, William H. Macy
Directed by: Clint Bentley
Plot: The moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century.
RT Freshness: 95%
Critic Consensus: “A gorgeous meditation on America, ably shouldered by one of Joel Edgerton’s very best performances, Train Dreams takes on mythic proportions while maintaining an intimate emotional delicacy”
The Family Plan 2 (Apple TV)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Kit Harrington, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Directed by: Simon Cellan Jones
Plot: Going for a trip to Europe during Christmas, Dan had planned the perfect vacation for his family, until his past continues to haunt them in unexpected ways.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
