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The Predator

Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown

Directed by: Shane Black

Plot: When a young boy accidentally triggers the Predators to return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 36%

Critic Consensus: “The Predator has violence and quips to spare, but its chaotically hollow action adds up to another missed opportunity for a franchise increasingly defined by disappointment”

Unbroken: Road to Redemption

Starring: Samuel Hunt, Merritt Peterson, Bobby Campo, Vanessa Bell Calloway, David Sakurai, Gary Cole

Directed by: Harold Cronk

Plot: Picking up from Unbroken, the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini’s powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.

RT Freshness: 22%

Critic Consensus: N/A

A Simple Favor

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Eric Johnson, Jean Smart, Sarah Baker

Directed by: Paul Feig

Plot: Stephanie, a mommy blogger, seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s sudden disappearance from their small town.

RT Freshness: 85%

Critic Consensus: “Twisty, twisted, and above all simply fun, A Simple Favor casts a stylish mommy noir spell strengthened by potent performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively”

White Boy Rick

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rory Cochrane, Brian Tyree Henry, Bruce Dern

Directed by: Yann Demange

Plot: The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

RT Freshness: 58%

Critic Consensus: “The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison”

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