In the mood for some entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of action movies showing on the big screen in and around Irving.
Here are the best action films to catch in theaters, 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.)
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," while David Sims of the Atlantic noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
Get a piece of the action at AMC Classic Irving 10 (4205 W. Pioneer Drive), AMC Irving Mall 14 (2433 Irving Mall), and Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar. 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick comes highly recommended. "Even though this movie was made nearly 30 years ago, almost nothing about it feels dated," according to Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, while San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle said, "'The Terminator 2' is movie-making on a massive scale, packed dense with spectacular touches that are too many to describe – escape scenes, helicopter stunts and huge explosions."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) on Wednesday, Mar. 6 at 7 p.m. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Matrix
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
With a Tomatometer Score of 88 percent and an Audience Score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick has much to recommend it. "A technologically stunning movie that furthers the genre and features crowd-pleasing performances to go with the frequent scenes of gunplay and violence," noted David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter, while the Seattle Times's Keith Simanton said, "Extremely violent, extremely preposterous, extremely entertaining, The Matrix succeeds at two extremely difficult tasks: as a vast, exciting virtual-reality movie and as a defibrillator for Keanu Reeves' big screen career."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas (320 Las Colinas Blvd.) on Monday, Mar. 4 at 7 p.m. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Aquaman
Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people -- and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko, Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep.
With a Tomatometer Score of 65 percent and an Audience Score of 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Aquaman" is well worth a watch. The Chicago Reader's Andrea Gronvall said, "Veteran cinematographer Don Burgess's widescreen images beguile, and Bill Brzeski's production design impresses mightily, but next time, someone please give Momoa and company some memorable dialogue," and the Toronto Sun's Mark Daniell said, "A thoroughly entertaining ride."
It's screening at AMC Classic Irving 10 (4205 W. Pioneer Drive) through Wednesday, Mar. 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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