Admit One 1/12/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One
The Beekeeper (Theaters)
Starring: Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Josh Hutcherson, Minnie Driver
Directed by: David Ayer
Plot: One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 68%
Critic Consensus: “Cheerfully undemanding and enjoyably retrograde, The Beekeeper proves that when it comes to dispensing action-thriller justice, Statham hasn’t lost his sting”
Destroy All Neighbors (Shudder and Theaters)
Starring: Alex Winter, Kiran Deol, Randee Heller, Thomas Lennon, Jonah Ray, Jon Daly
Directed by: Josh Forbes
Plot: Struggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbor from hell.
RT Freshness: 73%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Mean Girls (Theaters)
Starring: Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briny, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows
Directed by: Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Plot: Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
RT Freshness: 72%
Critic Consensus: “Preserving the essence of the original while adding a few new wrinkles — not to mention musical numbers — Mean Girls is a sweet (if slight) update with an outstanding cast”
The Book of Clarence (Theaters)
Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Michael Ward
Directed by: Jeymes Samuel
Plot: Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
RT Freshness: 75%
Critic Consensus: “The Book of Clarence makes light work of some heavy subject matter, with undeniably entertaining — albeit uneven — results”
Lift (Netflix and Theaters)
Starring: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Sam Worthington
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Plot: An international heist crew is recruited to prevent a terrorist attack, and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Role Play (Prime Video)
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen, Bill Nighy, Sonita Henry, Simon Delaney
Directed by: Thomas Vincent
Plot: Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey. She also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband Dave discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Self Reliance (Hulu)
Starring: Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Andy Samberg, Natalie Morales, Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Brady, GaTa, Emily Hampshire
Directed by: Jake Johnson
Plot: When a middle-aged man is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Johnson is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can’t be killed if he’s not entirely alone, leading him to recruit an unlikely team to help him survive.
RT Freshness: 69%
Critic Consensus: “Debuting director Jake Johnson acquits himself admirably with Self Reliance, a unique comedy-thriller hybrid that does a generally effective job of balancing silly and sincere”