In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Pittsburgh.
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.)
Us
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 71 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 22.
Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service noted, "It wouldn't be as truly terrifying as it is without the jaw-dropping performance from (director Jordan Peele's) leading lady, (Lupita) Nyong'o, and with this collaboration they have created another whip-smart modern horror classic."
It's playing at Hollywood Theater (1449 Potomac Ave.), Waterworks Cinemas (923 Freeport Road), AMC Classic South Hills Village 10 (700 Ft. Couch Road), Cinemark Robinson Township and XD (2100 Settlers Ridge Center Drive) and Cinemark North Hills and XD (851 Providence Blvd.) through Wednesday, April 3, and Penn Hills Cinema (76 Federal Dr.) through Thursday, April 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 71 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has become a favorite since its release on Feb. 22.
"So much of 'The Hidden World' is stuffed with filler material. But in certain wordless moments, this grand final entry really sings," according to David Sims of the Atlantic, while the New York Post's Johnny Oleksinski said, "The movie could easily be called 'How To End Your Trilogy.' "
Catch it on the big screen at Waterworks Cinemas (923 Freeport Road) through Thursday, March 28, and AMC Classic South Hills Village 10 (700 Ft. Couch Road), Cinemark Robinson Township and XD (2100 Settlers Ridge Center Drive) and Cinemark North Hills and XD (851 Providence Blvd.) through Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Captain Marvel
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
With a Tomatometer Score of 78 percent and an Audience Score of 61 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Captain Marvel" is well worth a watch.
"Does it work? The short answer is: yes. There's enough to keep both diehard Marvel fans and newcomers engaged," noted Mark Daniell of the Toronto Sun, while the New Yorker's Anthony Lane said, "Superhero cinema has lectured us, ad infinitum, on the responsibility that is conferred by extraordinary gifts. Praise be to (Brie) Larson, for reminding us that they can be bringers of fun."
Get a piece of the action at Waterworks Cinemas (923 Freeport Road), AMC Classic South Hills Village 10 (700 Ft. Couch Road), Cinemark Robinson Township and XD (2100 Settlers Ridge Center Drive) and Cinemark North Hills and XD (851 Providence Blvd.) through Wednesday, April 3, and Penn Hills Cinema (76 Federal Dr.) through Thursday, April 4.Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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