Need date night ideas? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Walnut Creek.
Here are the highest rated films to catch, based on critical scores sourced from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. (Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango.)
Green Book
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans were forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line. They traditionally relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
With an 83 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, Green Book has racked up generally positive reviews since its release on November 16, with a consensus that "Green Book' takes audiences on a surprisingly smooth ride through potentially bumpy subject matter, fueled by Peter Farrelly's deft touch and a pair of well-matched leads."
Catch it on the big screen at Century 14 Downtown Walnut Creek and XD (1201 Locust St.) through Thursday, Dec. 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
2.0
An ornithologist who commits suicide returns as fifth force to wreak havoc on mankind for harming birds with mobile phone radiation. The only thing that is standing in his way is 2.0, the upgraded version of Chitti, and the robot.
With a critical approval rating of 73 percent and an audience score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, 2.0 is well worth a watch.
It's playing at Century 14 Downtown Walnut Creek and XD (1201 Locust St.) through Thursday, Dec. 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
With a critical approval rating of 62 percent and an audience score of 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, Bohemian Rhapsody is well worth a watch, with a consensus that "Bohemian Rhapsody hits a handful of high notes, but as an in-depth look at a beloved band, it offers more of a medley than a true greatest hits collection." The film was recently honored with two Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, according to Variety.
It's screening at Century 14 Downtown Walnut Creek and XD (1201 Locust St.) through Thursday, Dec. 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
