In the age of streaming entertainment, it can be hard to leave the couch. But movie theaters still offer a special experience for those willing to get out of the house. Want to see what's out there? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Austin.
Read on for the highest rated films to catch, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
Apollo 11
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has been a must-watch since its release on March 8.
"The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary Apollo 11 reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," according to Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly, while the Associated Press's Jake Coyle said, "Apollo 11 might not tell you anything you don't already know about the moon landing. But it will make you feel it, and see it, anew."
It's screening at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 (2901 Capital Of Texas Highway) through Tuesday, April 2; Alamo Drafthouse Village (2700 W. Anderson Lane) and Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) through Wednesday, April 3; and Regal Arbor 8 @ Great Hills (9828 Great Hills Trail) through Thursday, April 4 . Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has been a must-watch since its release in December of 2018. The New York Times's Lawrence Ware said, "This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," and the Atlantic's David Sims noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
It's screening at Regal Gateway Stadium 16 & IMAX (9700 Stonelake Blvd.) through Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Groundhog Day
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1993 release boasts plenty of accolades. The New Republic's Stanley Kauffmann said, "Murray, more often than not, is pretty unbearable; but here, playing a man who is unbearable, Murray begins convincingly, amusingly, and gets even more amusing as he metamorphoses," while Duane Byrge of the Hollywood Reporter stated, "While Murray's deadpan putdowns and dry dismissals of provincial peccadilloes are the comic highlights, Groundhog Day is no supercilious rip of small-town U.S.A."
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Mueller (1911 Aldrich St.) on Tuesday, April 2. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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