Looking to get real? Check out this week's lineup of dramas and Golden Globe-nominated films showing on the big screen in and around Irvine.
Read on for the top-ranked drama movie to catch in theaters, based on critical scores sourced from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. (Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango.)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Boasting a critical approval rating of 98 percent and an audience score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on October 19. The site's critical consensus has it that "deftly directed and laced with dark wit, 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' proves a compelling showcase for deeply affecting work from Richard E. Grant and Melissa McCarthy."
Catch it on the big screen at Edwards Westpark 8 (3735 Alton Parkway) through Thursday, Dec. 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Boy Erased
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program — or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
With a critical approval rating of 81 percent and an audience score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Boy Erased" has proven a solid option since its release on November 16. The site's critical consensus notes that "anchored in empathy by writer-director-star Joel Edgerton, 'Boy Erased' proves the road to complex, powerfully performed drama can also be paved with good intentions."
It's screening at Edwards University Town Center 6 (4245 Campus Drive) through Thursday, Dec. 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
At Eternity's Gate
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
With a critical approval rating of 81 percent and an audience score of 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "At Eternity's Gate" has been getting attention since its release on November 16. The site's critical consensus has it that "led by mesmerizing work from Willem Dafoe in the central role, 'At Eternity's Gate' intriguingly imagines Vincent Van Gogh's troubled final days."
You can catch it at Edwards Westpark 8 (3735 Alton Parkway) through Thursday, Dec. 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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