Admit One 6/10/22
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming, it’s Admit One
Jurassic World: Dominion (Theaters)
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isabella Sermon, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Campbell Scott, DeWanda Wise, Omar Sy, Mamoudou Athi, BD Wong
Directed by: Colin Trevorrow
Plot: Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live–and hunt–alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures in a new Era.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 36%
Critic Consensus: “Jurassic World Dominion might be a bit of an improvement over its immediate predecessors in some respects, but this franchise has lumbered a long way down from its classic start”
Block Party (Theaters)
Starring: Antoinette Robinson, Margaret Avery, Golden Brooks, John Amos, Faizon Love, Luenell, Bill Cobbs, Charlyne Yi, Gary Anthony Williams
Directed by: Dawn Wilkinson
Plot: Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke puts her career at stake in order to save her Grandma’s block party, and in the process, Keke falls back in love with her hometown and its people.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Hustle (Netflix)
Starring: Adam Sandler, Juancho Hernangomez, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall, Jaleel White
Directed by: Jeremiah Zagar
Plot: A washed-up basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA.
RT Freshness: 90%
Critic Consensus: “Hustle doesn’t have any fancy moves, but it doesn’t need them — Adam Sandler’s everyman charm makes this easy layup fun to watch”
Trees of Peace (Netflix)
Starring: Eliane Umuhire, Charmaine Bingwa, Ella Cannon, Bola Koleosho, Tongai Arnold Chirisa, Alanna Brown
Directed by: Alanna Brown
Plot: Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A