Looking to reflect on the humanity of it all? Take a look at this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around El Paso.
Here are the highest rated drama 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.)
The Mustang
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 64 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Mustang" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 15. The Globe and Mail's Barry Hertz said, "Like Roman [played by Matthias Schoenaerts], though, all I longed for were further glimpses of the life outside, where man and beast roam free, oblivious to any narrative demands."
You can catch it at Bassett Place Premiere Cinema 17 + IMAX (6101 Gateway West, Suite 15) through Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Capernaum
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
With a Tomatometer Score of 89 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Capernaum" has racked up generally positive reviews since its release in December.
"It's essential viewing for the ways in which it illuminates brutally hard lives many of us could otherwise not imagine, and for the craft of its nonprofessional performers," according to Andrea Gronvall of the Chicago Reader, while the Detroit News's Adam Graham said, "Co-writer and director Nadine Labaki shoots 'Capernaum' with a fluent, documentary-like realism."
Catch it on the big screen at Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo (250 E. Montecillo Blvd.) on Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Sleepy Hollow
New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
With a Tomatometer Score of 68 percent and an Audience Score of 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick deserves a watch, with Jan Stuart of Newsday saying, "Pickering's wide, tremulous eyes reflect the film's lurid appeal to youthful terrors."
You can catch it at Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo (250 E. Montecillo Blvd.) on Friday, March 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
A Dog's Way Home
A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
With a Tomatometer Score of 62 percent and an Audience Score of 74 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "A Dog's Way Home" is well worth a watch. Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty said, "Heartwarming, mildly funny and occasionally thrilling without ever being anything more than just fine," and RogerEbert.com's Tomris Laffly noted, "A good dog movie with its heart in the right place."
It's screening at AMC Classic East Pointe 12 (8300 Gateway East) through Thursday, April 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet — finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
With a Tomatometer Score of 61 percent and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Bohemian Rhapsody" has been popular with audiences. Richard Brody of the New Yorker noted, "[Rami] Malek does an impressive job of re-creating Mercury's moves onstage, but the core of the performance is Malek's intensely thoughtful, insight-rich channelling of Mercury's hurt, his alienation and isolation even at the height of his fame."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at AMC Classic East Pointe 12 (8300 Gateway East) today, Thursday, March 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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