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Admit One 10/26

Cloud Atlas

Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Xun Zhou, Ben Whishaw, Susan Sarandon

Directed by: Lana and Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer

Plot: Stories following people in different time periods slowly start to show how everything is interconnected, as decisions and relationships carry over.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 58%

Critic Consensus: “Its sprawling, ambitious blend of thought-provoking narrative and eye-catching visuals will prove too unwieldy for some, but the sheer size and scope of Cloud Atlas are all but impossible to ignore”

Chasing Mavericks

Starring: Jonny Weston, Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abagail Spencer

Directed by: Curtis Hanson

Plot: Jay Moriarty dreams of being able to surf on the legendary, massive “maverick” waves and enlists a veteran surfer to train him.

RT Freshness: 31%

Critic Consensus: “It’s sweet, gentle, and affably modest, but Chasing Mavericks is ultimately pulled under by an unconvincing script and a puzzling lack of energy”

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Starring: Sean Bean, Kit Harrington, Carrie-Ann Moss, Radha Mitchell, Malcolm McDowell

Directed by: Michael J Bassett

RT Freshness: 11%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Fun Size

Starring: Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann, Chelsea Handler, Jane Levy, Riki Lindhome

Directed by: Josh Schwartz

Plot: High school senior Wren wants to go to the cool kids Halloween party but is forced to take her little brother trick r treating, but he quickly runs off.

RT Freshness: 29%

Critic Consensus: “It occasionally shows surprising flashes of wit, but Fun Size is too safe and formulaic — not to mention unfunny — to survive comparisons to the ’80s teen movies it eagerly imitates”

 

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