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Admit One 4/1/22

Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One

Morbius (Theaters)

Starring: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson

Directed by: Daniel Espinosa

Plot: Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 18%

Critic Consensus: “Cursed with uninspired effects, rote performances, and a borderline nonsensical story, this Spidey-adjacent mess is a vein attempt to make Morbius happen”

Night’s End (Shudder)

Starring: Gino Walker, Kate Arrington, Michael Shannon, Daniel Kyri, Theo Germaine, Felonious Munk

Directed by: Jennifer Reedner

Plot: An anxious shut-in moves into a haunted apartment, hiring a stranger to perform an exorcism which quickly takes a horrific turn.

RT Freshness: 30%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Barbarians (Theaters and VOD)

Starring: Iwan Rheon, Tom Cullen, Catalina Sandino Marino, Will Kemp, Connor Swindells

Directed by: Charles Dorfman

Plot: A dinner party in a country house that sees four friends come together for a birthday celebration. But as the night progresses secrets emerge and unsettling events begin to unfold around them.

RT Freshness: 55%

Critic Consensus: N/A

You Won’t Be Alone (Theaters)

Starring: Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, Felix Maritaud, Sara Klimoska

Directed by: Goran Stolevski

Plot: In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit.

RT Freshness: 93%

Critic Consensus: “Although it may strike some as too artsy for its own good, You Won’t Be Alone puts a thoughtfully fresh spin on familiar horror tropes”

The Contractor (Theaters and VOD)

Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Sander Thomas, Toby Dixon, Eddie Marsan, JD Pardo

Directed by: Tarik Saleh

Plot: A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.

RT Freshness: 44%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Nitram (Theaters and VOD)

Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Sean Keenan, Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, Annabel Marshall-Roth

Directed by: Justin Kurzel

Plot: Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.

RT Freshness: 89%

Critic Consensus: “Nitram asks viewers to face a gut-wrenchingly grim moment in Australian history — but rewards that effort with a gripping, well-acted character study”

Moonshot (HBO Max)

Starring: Lana Condor, Cole Sprouse, Zach Braff, Mason Gooding, Lukas Gage, Michelle Buteau

Directed by: Christopher Winterbauer

Plot: Two college students join forces in order to be reunited with their significant others, embarking on a lively journey that takes them wildly off course.

RT Freshness: 83%

Critic Consensus: N/A

The Bubble (Netflix)
Starring: Karen Gillan, Pedro Pascal, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Keegan-Michael Key, David Duchovny, Iris Apatow, Guz Khan
Directed by: Judd Apatow
Plot: Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down. The cast and crew of a blockbuster action franchise attempt to shoot a sequel while quarantining at a posh hotel
RT Freshness: 25%
Critic Consensus: “Meandering and mostly unfunny, The Bubble gums up an all-star cast with hackneyed gags about showbiz and pandemic life”
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
Starring: Jack Black, Bill Wise, Lee Eddy, Glen Powell, Zachary Levi, Josh Wiggins
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Plot: A coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
RT Freshness: 94%
Critic Consensus: “The sweetly nostalgic Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood finds Richard Linklater reusing visual and thematic ingredients in a deeply personal, freshly inspired way”

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