Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worth your time (and money)? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Yonkers.
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.)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1976 release is not to be missed. The Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr said, "Wales also possesses a touching emotional vulnerability that marks another significant step away from Eastwood's often-overcriticized 'macho' image," while Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine noted, "[Eastwood] gets to the heart of the matter briskly, orchestrates his confrontations intelligently and gets off without lingering unduly over the resultant ugliness."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) on Wednesday, March 20. 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 92 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.'"
You can catch it at Cross County Multiplex Cinemas (2 South Drive) through Wednesday, March 20; Showcase Cinema de Lux Ridge Hill (59 Fitzgerald St.) through Wednesday, March 20; and Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) through Thursday, March 21. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Starfish
Based on the real story of Tom and Nicola Ray from Rutland. Their perfect life is totally ruined in a single moment after Tom had developed sepsis. While her husband was in a coma, Nicola gave birth to their second child on the other side of the same hospital. Within a matter of days, sepsis would rob Tom of both his arms and legs, and left his face severely disfigured. As an ordinary man, Tom never put himself at risk — he just woke up two months later in a nightmare, a face-off quadruple amputee... This incredible story of survival shows what can be overcome when love is unconditional.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Starfish" is not to be missed.
"'Starfish' is very much its own sci-fi mixtape-curated with hit and miss offerings, but with an undeniable and meaningful sincerity all the same," noted Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com, while The Blogging Banshee's Molly Henery said, "Starfish is a stunning and raw journey through the grieving process as the world ends."
Interested? It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) on Friday, March 15. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
With a Tomatometer Score of 74 percent and an Audience Score of 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick is well worth your time. The Seattle Times's John Hartl said, "When a group of actors this gifted and lively tries so good-naturedly to deliver such an obvious message, the audience is left in the position of trying to stop a tidal wave. You may hate yourself for responding, but you're smothered before you know it," while Jay Boyar of Orlando Sentinel stated, "Directed and co-written by first-timer Jon Avnet, the episodic production manages to capture the fried-tomato flavor of the deep South without becoming too pushy or patronizing about it."
Catch it on the big screen at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Ave.) through Sunday, Marc 17. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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