First Man
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciaran Hinds
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Plot: Neil Armstrong and NASA prepare for the first mission to land a man on the moon between 1961 and 1969
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “First Man uses a personal focus to fuel a look back at a pivotal moment in human history – and takes audiences on a soaring dramatic journey along the way”
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Starring: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell, Ken Jeong
Directed by: Ari Sandel
Plot: Slappy the Dummy returns and unleashes a new swarm of monsters on Halloween and a new group of teens is forced to try and stop him.
RT Freshness: 33%
Critic Consensus: “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween offers a handful of treats for very young viewers, but compared to the entertaining original, this sequel is a ding dong to ditch”
Bad Times at the El Royale
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia Erivo, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman
Directed by: Drew Goddard
Plot: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption… before everything goes to hell.
RT Freshness: 75%
Critic Consensus: “Smart, stylish, and packed with solid performances, Bad Times at the El Royale delivers pure popcorn fun with the salty tang of social subtext”