Admit One 12/10/21
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming/VOD this weekend, it’s Admit One
West Side Story (Theaters)
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zeigler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rita Moreno, Corey Stoll, Brian d’Arcy James
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Plot: Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. Their burgeoning romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks — two rival gangs vying for control of the streets.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 96%
Critic Consensus: “Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story presents a new look at the classic musical that lives up to its beloved forebear — and in some respects might even surpass it”
National Champions (Theaters)
Starring: Stephan James, JK Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, King Bach, Jeffrey Donovan, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba, Andrew Bachelor, David Koechner, Kristen Chenoweth
Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh
Plot: A star quarterback ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the student-athletes.
RT Freshness: 62%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Red Rocket (Theaters)
Starring: Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone, Brittany Rodriguez
Directed by: Sean Baker
Plot: Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
RT Freshness: 86%
Critic Consensus: “Led by Simon Rex’s magnetic performance, Red Rocket is another vibrant, ground-level look at modern American life from director/co-writer Sean Baker”
Back to the Outback (Netflix)
Starring: Isla Fisher, Guy Pearce, Tim Manchin, Eric Bana, Wayne Knight, Rachel House, Jacki Weaver, Keith Urban, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie
Directed by: Clare Knight, Harry Cripps
Plot: Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they’re monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs.
RT Freshness: 89%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Last Son (Theaters, On Demand, Redbox)
Starring: Sam Worthington, Heather Graham, Thomas Jane, Machine Gun Kelly, James Landry Hebert, Alex Meraz
Directed by: Tim Sutton
Plot: Isaac LeMay is a murderous outlaw who learns he is cursed by a prophecy: one of his children will kill him. To prevent this, he hunts down each of his estranged children including his long-lost son Cal. With bounty hunters and Sheriff Solomon on his tail, LeMay must find a way to stop his children and end the curse.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Encounter (Prime Video)
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, Rory Cochrane, Keith Szarabajka
Directed by: Michael Pearce
Plot: A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from a mysterious threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
RT Freshness: 55%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Unforgivable (Netflix)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jon Bernthal, Vincent D’Onofrio, Viola Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Richard Thomas
Directed by: Nora Fingscheidt
Plot: A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
RT Freshness: 33%
Critic Consensus: “The Unforgivable proves Sandra Bullock is more than capable of playing against type, but her performance is wasted on a contrived and unrelentingly grim story”