Admit One 5/24

Aladdin

Starring: Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Marwan Kenzari, Alan Tudyk, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen

Directed by: Guy Ritchie

Plot: A street rat frees a genie from a lamp, granting all of his wishes and transforming himself into a charming prince in order to marry a beautiful princess. But soon, an evil sorcerer becomes hell-bent on securing the lamp for his own sinister purposes.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 61%

Critic Consensus: “Aladdin retells its classic source material’s story with sufficient spectacle and skill, even if it never approaches the dazzling splendor of the animated original”

Brightburn

Starring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Gregory Alan Williams

Directed by: David Yarovesky

Plot: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

RT Freshness: 63%

Critic Consensus: “Although Brightburn doesn’t fully deliver on the pitch-black promise of its setup, it’s still enough to offer a diverting subversion of the superhero genre”

Booksmart

Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Billie Lourd, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Eduardo Franco

Directed by: Olivia Wilde

Plot: Two academic superstars and best friends, on the eve of their high school graduation, suddenly realize that they should have worked less and played more. Determined never to fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

RT Freshness: 99%

Critic Consensus: “Fast-paced, funny, and fresh, Booksmart does the seemingly impossible by adding a smart new spin to the coming-of-age comedy”